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Talk about stablecoins and the assets backing them has never been as heated as in recent weeks, within the crypto community and among regulators and traditional market investors. Carlos Domingo, CEO of digital asset securities firm Securitize, explains whether stablecoins should be regulated by the SEC as securities, and also breaks down tokenized stocks. Plus, the launch of two crypto yield funds and what they mean for his business.

Jul 29, 2021

Italian soccer club AS Roma has signed a three-year partnership worth €36 million ($42 million) with blockchain fintech Zytara Labs. DigitalBits founder Al Burgio discusses what it's all about as perhaps the most notable sponsorship deal to date between a soccer club and blockchain or crypto-centric firm.

Jul 28, 2021

Congress held three simultaneous hearings around cryptocurrencies and their use cases on Tuesday. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the high-level takeaways, proposing the outlook for crypto regulation. Plus, whether there is a partisan divide among lawmakers in their discussions about crypto.

Jul 28, 2021

Bitmain spins off Antpool bitcoin mining pool. Indian banks invest in blockchain technology. Binance CEO reconfirms he is willing to step down. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast”.

Jul 28, 2021

Henry Elder, Head of Treasury and Wealth Management at Wave Financial, discusses ​the potential reasons behind bitcoin's bounce and the outlook for the cryptocurrency as it returns near $40K resistance. Plus, bitcoin's correlation to the altcoin markets and traditional capital markets and whether institutional interest in bitcoin has subsided.

Jul 28, 2021

SEC Commissioner and “Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce discusses her take on crypto regulation as the SEC’s authority garners attention from Congress. “All of us are going to be challenged as regulators in thinking about how to regulate while making sure that we preserve the important American fundamental of innovation and privacy,” Peirce said.

Jul 28, 2021

USDT has largely held its dollar peg since Bloomberg reported Monday the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin, for possible bank fraud. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments in the ongoing investigation and what to watch for.

Jul 27, 2021

Bitcoin is up about 25% over the past week, despite pulling back after approaching the $40K resistance level on Monday. Frances Coppola, author of "The Case For People's Quantitative Easing," discusses the potential reasons behind bitcoin's bounce. Plus, breaking down the proposed systemic risks of Tether and how it could impact the wider financial markets. "It is a worry," Coppola said.

Jul 27, 2021

Huobi applies to deregister its Beijing entity in China. Facebook in hiring mode for its Novi digital wallet project in the Philippines. K-drama gets set to take crypto back in time. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jul 27, 2021

China’s Bit Mining pivots to focus on overseas mining business. Korean crypto exchange Upbit accused of involvement in illegal transactions. Ethereum’s creator joins the cast of animated crypto series ‘Stoner Cats.’ We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Jul 26, 2021