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Proof of Stake Alliance executive director Alison Mangiero breaks down the increasing attention being paid to staking over the past year. "Many people started paying attention to staking earlier this year, when we saw the Kraken settlement and SEC with the enforcement actions against Coinbase and Binance," Mangiero said.

Set 25, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC)'s price is sliding Monday and appears on track to ending the third quarter lower. Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong discusses his crypto markets outlook and why some investors might be "overestimating" the impact of certain macro factors.

Set 25, 2023

As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Proof of Stake Alliance executive director Alison Mangiero discusses the state of staking in the U.S. and abroad one year after the historic Ethereum "Merge." 

Set 25, 2023

Though the digital assets industry is desperate for regulatory clarity in the U.S., and is fighting legal skirmishes with the SEC while it waits for answers, the long-awaited congressional solution isn’t coming any time soon, according to former U.S. Senator Pat Toomey. "It's quite unlikely that legislation gets all the way to the President's desk and signed into law in this Congress. However, there is real important progress being made," Toomey said.

Set 25, 2023

U.S. House lawmakers have been making strides in crypto regulation, but could the recent flurry of legislative progress become law? Former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) discusses the outlook for regulatory clarity and why "we still have a ways to go" as the SEC pushes for more industry oversight. Plus, insights into Toomey joining Coinbase's global advisory council and his central bank digital currency (CBDC) outlook.

Set 25, 2023

J. Christopher Giancarlo, former CFTC chairman and senior counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, weighs in on the state of digital asset regulation in the U.S. "We need some degree of generational change in Washington before we get the sensible crypto legislation that we really need," Giancarlo said.

Set 22, 2023

Former CFTC chairman and senior counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP J. Christopher Giancarlo shares his thoughts on the potential future of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). "The real issue is...how do we future-proof the U.S. dollar?" Giancarlo said. "How do we protect democratic values of economic integrity and economic autonomy in these digital systems?"

Set 22, 2023

Nym security consultant Chelsea Manning joins "First Mover" to discuss the future of privacy in the digital world, along with the public access to information. "Now we're in a very different era... we have a broad spectrum of information sources and it's become much more difficult to identify which is the valuable information," Manning said. "We essentially have a needle in a haystack problem."

Set 22, 2023

Robinhood recently added wallet support for bitcoin and dogecoin, increasing the breadth of its crypto wallet beyond the Ethereum ecosystem. Robinhood Crypto General Manager Johann Kerbrat shares insights into the trading platform's crypto journey and the latest trends in user activity.

Set 22, 2023

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill meant to prevent a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). Former CFTC chairman and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP senior counsel J. Christopher Giancarlo weighs in. "There's a false choice between stablecoins and central bank digital currencies when it comes to privacy," Giancarlo said.

Set 22, 2023