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On the heels of the ENS token distribution, exchange aggregator ParaSwap has launched its PSP governance token. PSP enables users to stake in liquidity pools in exchange for platform rewards and participate in its newly formed decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance. “The Hash” squad discusses the latest continuation of Airdrop season in DeFi land.

Nov 15, 2021

“The Hash” panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto venture capital (VC) as Paradigm, the venture firm launched by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia partner Matt Huang, now has $2.5 billion for investing in the next generation of leading crypto projects.

Nov 15, 2021

The Barbadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has signed an agreement with the popular crypto-powered digital world Decentraland to establish a digital embassy. “The Hash” hosts discuss Barbados working to develop digital sovereign land in what could be seen as a historic step toward the legitimization of the metaverse.

Nov 15, 2021

The Bitcoin Taproot upgrade, which aims to improve privacy and efficiency on the blockchain network, went live Sunday. "The Hash" team discusses the significance of Bitcoin's most significant network upgrade in four years and what it means for the bitcoin community.

Nov 15, 2021

Chinese crypto miner The9 signed a 32 megawatt (MW) mining capacity deal with Compute North to expand in the U.S. The latest move in the “great migration” of China-based crypto mining companies moving to other regions, particularly North America.

Nov 12, 2021

Major crypto players Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Cosmos, Polygon Studios, and Solana Ventures were among those that have invested an additional $725 million in blockchain gaming platform Forte. Given the Discord gaming community’s disdain for crypto and NFTs, are blockchain games just another barrier to entry to non-gamers, host Jenn Sanasie asks?

Nov 12, 2021

AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron announced the U.S. movie theater chain will now accept bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, litecoin, and dogecoin in the future. Is the Shiba Inu token next? "The Hash" hosts hashes out this "awesome news" that's popularizing crypto payments in everyday use but questions its choices of tokens. "You might want to look into some of these coins," host Naomi Brockwell says to AMC.

Nov 12, 2021

There is a new band on the block, and it has nothing to do with music. Universal Music Group (UGM) announced it had signed Kingship, a collection of four anthropomorphic NFTs. "It's going to be really fun to watch how Hollywood misinterpret what NFTs are about," host Zack Seward said. "The Hash" crew discusses Hollywood's involvement in profile picture (PFP) NFTs and whether there's anything there beyond a sign to be part of a club.

Nov 12, 2021

President of China Xi Jinping has issued a new historic resolution to cement his leadership as the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) going forward. The only other leaders who have pushed through such resolutions on the party’s history are Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

Nov 11, 2021

Bitwise Asset Management has withdrawn the application for its Bitcoin futures ETF, citing what it said are the cost and complexity of such ETFs. The company will instead focus its efforts on its spot bitcoin ETF filing already in the pipeline. "The Hash" squad discusses the story and what it reveals about the pros and cons of investing in ETFs.

Nov 11, 2021