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Recently revealed emails tied William Hinman, the former director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, were published Tuesday by Ripple in its ongoing defense against an SEC lawsuit. Hinman suggested in a 2018 speech that bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) were not securities, in his view. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto industry's reaction to the release of these documents.

Jun 13, 2023

Disco, a metaverse company focused on consent-based digital identity, is working to address the significance of users' online reputation and personal data. The firm is incentivizing customers to move personal data from company-owned platforms to user-owned digital wallets by making its swag free for users who do it — and prohibitively expensive for everyone else. "The Hash" panel shares their reactions to the marketing strategy.

Jun 12, 2023

Popular trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) reported Monday that trading volume for cryptocurrencies dropped to $2.1 billion in May, down 43% from the prior month. On a yearly basis, crypto trading volume slowed by 68%, it said. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Robinhood and the state of crypto at large.

Jun 12, 2023

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) chose London as the site for its first office outside the U.S., saying the U.K. government is willing to create policies that encourage startups to pursue decentralization. "The Hash" panel discusses the move.

Jun 12, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase highlight the need for U.S. lawmakers to come up with “a comprehensive framework on how to regulate the crypto industries and the relative responsibilities of SEC vs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),” JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report. "The Hash" panel weighs in.

Jun 12, 2023

Former CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert will join stablecoin issuer Circle as chief legal officer and head of corporate affairs, effective July 1. "The Hash" panel discusses how former regulators could help crypto firms comply better with the regulatory framework.

Jun 9, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice charged Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner with the Mt. Gox hack, at the time one of the biggest thefts in crypto history. The two "gained unauthorized access" to Mt. Gox's wallets around September 2011, the DOJ said in a press release, stealing 647,000 over the course of nearly three years. These funds were then laundered. "The Hash" panel breaks down the developments in the case.

Jun 9, 2023

Michael Egorov, the CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Curve Finance, is being sued for fraud by venture capital firms ParaFi Capital, Framework Ventures, and 1kx. A complaint filed in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco, alleges Egorov misappropriated trade secrets of the three VC firms, and defrauded the firms out of close to $1 million in funds. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the lawsuit against Egorov and what this means for the exchange.

Jun 9, 2023

Robinhood (HOOD), the popular trading platform, will end support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL), tokens that were named as securities in recent SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. Separately, Binance.US says it's transitioning to an all-crypto exchange as of June 13, citing pressures from the SEC. The Hash" panel discusses how the crypto industry is impacted by the regulator's recent actions.

Jun 9, 2023

The reward for successfully mining a bitcoin block is cut in half roughly every four years and the bitcoin mining hashrate, a measure of computing power on the network, will likely decline dramatically a year from now, once rewards are halved. "The Hash" panel shares insights on how miners can survive the upcoming halving in 2024.

Jun 8, 2023