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Juneteenth Hologram NFT Drop Featuring Viral Black Artists
Jadu, a mobile augmented reality platform for holograms, is immortalizing viral TikTok dances and other holographic performances of Black artists as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in honor of the Juneteenth holiday. Jadu CEO Asad J. Malik joins "First Mover" to discuss the importance of the release and how it connects to the legacy of Juneteenth.

Crypto Clampdown Hits Sichuan; DTravel Launches Airbnb Rival
China crypto mining clampdown hits Sichuan as miners seek safe-havens. Shanghai promotes digital yuan with a red envelope lottery. DTravel launches decentralized rival to Airbnb. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Eqonex Group CEO Anticipated Bitcoin to Rise to $175K by End of Year
Richard Byworth, the CEO of Eqonex Group, shares his bullish outlook for bitcoin and crypto markets analysis.

Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to New York-based Signature Bank adding stablecoin TrueUSD into its blockchain-based payments platform and discusses how TUSD compares to Tether. Review of this week’s congressional hearings on crypto and looking ahead to FATF’s plenary meeting on Monday.

DeFi Risks in Focus After Iron Finance’s Titan Token Crash
Iron Finance isn’t yet a serious project, says CoinDesk senior reporter Brady Dale. “The fact that this is the first thing Marc Cuban showed up at is what happens with rich people and dumb money,” he said. Dale discusses the case and lessons learned.

Fed Projects Earlier Interest Rate Increase
Crypto markets update and outlook from MarketGauge Group's Michele Schneider as the Federal Reserve anticipates raising interest rates sooner than expected. Plus, Iron Finance's Titan Token falls from $65 to near zero. Schneider weighs in on what potentially caused the panic sell-off and the state of decentralized finance (DeFi).

Game Developer Mythical Games CEO on Its $75M Raise for Playable NFTs
Mythical Games has raised $75 million to build a platform for external game developers to bring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into their fictional worlds. Mythical Games CEO John Linden joins “First Mover” to discuss gaming on the blockchain and how this transforms the traditional world of online and video games.

More Regulation for South Korean Crypto Exchanges; NFTs Kick-Start K-Pop Comeback
South Korean crypto exchanges banned from trading self-published tokens. PlanetWatch launches blockchain-powered air quality sensors in Hong Kong. K-pop’s Brave Girls use NFTs to kick-start their comeback. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Republican House Campaign Arm to Accept Donations in Crypto
The National Republican Congressional Committee will reportedly accept donations via BitPay in cryptocurrencies. Also, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is extending Vaneck's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application decision. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De shares insights into the latest regulatory news.

Ledger Completes A $380 Million Series C Raise
"You don't just want to store [your digital assets] in a closet. You want them to interact with the whole ecosystem," says Ledger's chief experience officer Ian Rogers. "But the place your digital assets are most at risk is at the moment of transaction." Rogers joins "First Mover" to discuss Ledger's latest funding round, cybersecurity and ransomware attacks.
