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Paris Hilton is using a Genies avatar to DJ at “Metaverse Festival,” a four-day first-of-its-kind music festival hosted by Decentraland that kicks off Oct. 21 featuring more than 80 real-world artists, VIP areas, a merchandise store for NFTs, and portable toilets.

Oct 19, 2021

Novi, Facebook's digital wallet subsidiary, will go live in the U.S. and Guatemala in a pilot program without the Diem (formerly Libra) stablecoin, allowing users to trade the Paxos Dollar (USDP). Crypto exchange Coinbase will provide custody services for the program. "The Hash" team discusses the latest in the ongoing Diem drama despite ongoing regulatory pushback.

Oct 19, 2021

Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a bitcoin spot ETF. This comes as ProShares launches the first U.S. bitcoin futures ETF, “BITO,” on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today.

Oct 19, 2021

Martha Stewart is unveiling a collection of Halloween-themed NFTs on her e-commerce site featuring images of hand-carved pumpkins and her costumes. "The Hash" group discusses the significance for the lifestyle guru launching her first line of digital collectibles and whether more NFT strategies are likely to emerge.

Oct 19, 2021

Genopets, a Solana-based NFT “move-to-earn” game where players are rewarded for the steps they take in real life, combining free-to-play and play-to-earn style gameplay, has raised $8.3 million in a seed funding round led by Konvoy Ventures and Pantera Capital. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest development in the world of crypto gaming signaling mainstream blockchain awareness and disruption of traditional gaming.

Oct 18, 2021

"The Hash" team reacts to ProShares' bitcoin futures ETF beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Tuesday, following the SEC's approval of a bitcoin futures ETFs Friday. What does this mean for the crypto industry and for the prospective investors getting access to the price movements of bitcoin?

Oct 18, 2021

New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James has ordered two crypto lending platforms to cease their activities, which were determined to be unregistered and unlawful. Three further platforms were asked to provide information about their activities and products.

Oct 18, 2021

Facebook is looking to hire 10,000 people in Europe to build out a metaverse program, catered for everyone. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications for Facebook getting into the metaverse, an area growing in interest from VCs, and what it could mean for Europe's tech industry during a time of increased scrutiny of the company by EU and U.K. regulators.

Oct 18, 2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fined Bitfinex and Tether more than $42 million on allegations the USDT stablecoin was not fully backed at all times and Bitfinex violated a previous agency order. "The Hash" hosts discuss the charges and the outlook for stablecoin regulation.

Oct 15, 2021

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the U.S. government’s financial crimes watchdog, said payments tied to ransomware attacks in 2021 are already exceeding 2020′s total, with more than $590 million in the first half of this year outstripping a 2020 total of $416 million. "The Hash" team discusses the latest development in the bitcoin narrative about criminal activity in crypto.

Oct 15, 2021