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Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital is launching NFT platform Flatter at his SALT conference in New York Tuesday. The first bundle to be sold on Flatter will be 140 bottles of “rare whiskey” decorated with a portrait of "The Mooch" himself. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest hedge fund investing firm tapping into NFT technology as the digital collectibles market continues to thrive.

Sep 13, 2021

Beginning next week, the U.K.’s Post Office will offer users the ability to purchase crypto through its identity-verification service, EasyID, using a voucher system from Swarm Markets. Some suggest the integration may expose more people to decentralized finance (DeFi) through Swarm’s yield farming offering.

Sep 10, 2021

El Salvador’s new bitcoin wallets could cost money services providers like Western Union and MoneyGram $400 million a year in commissions for remittances, according to CNBC. “The Hash” panel discusses the potential impact of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption on its remittance payments and the country’s wider economy.

Sep 10, 2021

Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. “The Hash” panel reflects on its history and present legacy that has been left since, discussing its impact on today’s surveillance age and bitcoin’s emergence.

Sep 10, 2021

The Algorand Foundation has launched a 150 million ALGO (US$300 million) fund to support innovation in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications such as exchanges, money markets and NFT platforms on the Algorand network. “The Hash” squad discusses the details and implications for the larger ​DeFi landscape.

Sep 10, 2021

Mastercard has acquired CipherTrace in a surprise deal announced Thursday, enabling the payments giant to track over 900 cryptocurrencies through the crypto analytics firm and extending its digital assets capabilities. "The Hash" panel discusses the acquisition as a potential threat to trust and security within the crypto economy.

Sep 9, 2021

Binance.US, the American arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has hired Brian Shroder as president following last month’s sudden departure of CEO Brian Brooks. Shroder was formerly a strategist and business development executive at Ant Group, an affiliate company of Chinese internet giant Alibaba.

Sep 9, 2021

Crypto advocate Brian Quintenz, who stepped down from the CFTC at the end of August, has joined venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a part-time adviser in the latest high-profile addition to the firm. "The Hash" hosts discusses the outlook for a16z as it continues to build partnerships, expand its crypto division and potentially drive a crypto revolution.

Sep 9, 2021

Chinese mining rig maker Bitmain will send 56,000 Antminers to the U.S. state of Georgia under a deal with ISW Holdings and Bit5ive. ISW plans its Georgia facility to run at 200 megawatts by October 2022, which will cost $62 million. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move signaling the great migration of Chinese miners out of China, and what it could reveal about the future of the North American mining landscape.

Sep 9, 2021

An Australian Senate Committee has heard several cases of financial institutions denying or terminating banking services to local cryptocurrency and remittance businesses. Australian banks stand accused of "debanking" and engaging in “anti-competitive” behavior. "The Hash" team discusses the latest regulatory news out of Australia illuminating the complex relationship between traditional finance and the crypto economy.

Sep 8, 2021