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Binance bans derivatives products accounts in Hong Kong. Ethereum fork provides a trading boost, and India’s Olympic winners get more than just medals. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Aug 6, 2021

On Saturday, lawmakers are expected to vote on the crypto tax provision amendments in the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. This comes after senators debated late Thursday on crypto tax exemptions, among other vital issues. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the critical revisions in the amendments to watch for and reasons why lawmakers might be struggling to reach an agreement.

Aug 6, 2021

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest details surrounding the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which sparked backlash from the crypto community, including three senators filing an amendment that would allow for miners, developers and node operators to be exempt from broker tax reporting purposes.

Aug 5, 2021

Fairlead Strategies Technical Analyst Katie Stockton breaks down an Ichimoku Cloud chart to discuss levels to watch for bitcoin prices as the top cryptocurrency by market value is down 5% over the past week. Plus, her price projections on ether as Ethereum's highly-anticipated London hard fork nears.

Aug 5, 2021

China’s e-CNY trials continue. Google allows crypto advertising back, and Oscar Mayer rolls out “hot doge” sale. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Aug 5, 2021

Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) are proposing an amendment to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that will exempt bitcoin miners and other validators from the crypto tax reporting provision. Kristin Smith, the executive director of the Blockchain Association, discusses the specifics and potential impact of this amendment and what it means for industries outside the crypto world.

Aug 5, 2021

Ethereum’s latest hard fork upgrade, dubbed “London,” officially activated on the network Thursday and aims to improve the Ethereum network’s user experience, value proposition, and more.

Aug 5, 2021

Investors keep a close watch on Ethereum’s London upgrade. India launches e-RUPI digital payment vouchers, and Australia’s Coinjar partners with Mastercard to launch a crypto card. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Aug 4, 2021

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, including Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) defending the controversial crypto provision currently being debated in the Senate. Plus, Nik's thoughts on notable takeaways from SEC Chair Gary Gensler's remarks Tuesday to the Aspen Institute's forum on security.

Aug 4, 2021

Lex Sokolin, Global Fintech Co-Head of leading Ethereum software company ConsenSys, explains the details and implications of the supposedly bullish London hard fork on the Ethereum blockchain, an upgrade scheduled to activate Thursday that aims to curb ether’s supply growth over time and burn a portion of fees paid to miners.

Aug 4, 2021