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Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token has surged nearly 16% in the last two weeks, according to CoinGecko. This comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve's instant payments platform FedNow listed Hedera-powered micropayments platform "Dropp" as a service provider. Dropp CEO Sushil Prabhu shares insights into the project and its mission. "It really is a major step in the direction to offer instant payments to every consumer in this country, and globally, everywhere else," Prabhu said. 

Ago 21, 2023

Bitcoin appears to be stabilizing around $26,000, after last week's decline took the largest cryptocurrency by market cap to as low as roughly $25,500 from $29,000. Opimas LLC CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi discusses the potential macro factors driving bitcoin's price lower. Plus, Marenzi's outlook on ether futures ETF in the U.S. 

Ago 21, 2023

Securities regulators are likely to approve ether (ETH) futures ETFs for trading in the U.S, according to Bloomberg. Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan discusses his take on the state of the ether futures ETF race and the implications for the broader crypto industry.

Ago 21, 2023

Crypto-friendly Custodia Bank announced a week ago that it launched to business customers in a number of states. Custodia Bank founder and CEO Caitlin Long joins "First Mover" to discuss the details of the launch and her reaction to major news in the crypto industry from the plunge in bitcoin to Prime Trust filing for bankruptcy protection. Plus, insights into the legal battle between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve.

Ago 18, 2023

Judge Analisa Torres has let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argue it can appeal against her ruling that Ripple didn’t violate securities laws in making XRP available to retail traders by putting it on exchanges. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the new developments in Ripple's legal battle against the agency and the next steps of the case.

Ago 18, 2023

Layer 1 blockchain ZetaChain just raised $27 million in a new funding round, in a bid to bring universal interoperability to crypto. Brandon Truong, head of product at the protocol, joins "First Mover" to discuss their plan with the funds and the state of decentralized applications on the platform.

Ago 18, 2023

Bitcoin has slumped over 7% in the past 24 hours to below $26,500, marking one of the biggest drops in recent months. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara discusses the plunge in BTC and why a relatively boring August is now seeing a downturn as Wall Street becomes more risk-averse.

Ago 18, 2023

Caitlin Long shares an update on Custodia Bank, along with her reaction to bitcoin's (BTC) sharp downturn in the past 24 hours. “There's a lot more adoption offshore than there is onshore...in other parts of the world, where folks are using bitcoin for payments, they're not here to speculate,” Long added.

Ago 18, 2023

Valkyrie Digital Assets has filed an application for an ethereum-focused ETF with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses the differences between bitcoin and ethereum-focused ETF applications.

Ago 17, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $28,400, after touching the lowest level seen by investors since June 21. The Tie director of content Lawrence Lewitinn breaks down the recent lack of movement in the crypto markets. Plus, insights on the overall performances across different sectors of the crypto industry.

Ago 17, 2023