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Wall Street Journal
RPT: Fidelity’s Crypto Unit Plans to Double Staff This Year Despite Crypto Winter
Fidelity Digital Assets plans to double its headcount this year to meet growing demand for crypto trading from institutional investors, according to the Wall Street Journal. “The Hash” team discusses Fidelity’s continued bets in crypto and what it could mean for the future of mainstream crypto adoption.

Crypto Markets Brace for Biden, Powell Meeting Amid Soaring Inflation
President Joe Biden outlined his plan to combat rising inflation in a new Wall Street Journal op-ed ahead of his Tuesday meeting with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Opimas CEO Octavio Marenzi reacts to Biden’s strategy and how the crypto markets could respond.

Meme Investing: From GameStop to AMC, Did Wall Street Still Win?
In the aftermath of the GameStop short squeeze, Wall Street Journal "Heard on the Street" editor Spencer Jakab discusses the key findings from his new book "The Revolution That Wasn't," explaining that meme investing from retail investors did little to change power dynamics on Wall Street. Plus, his take on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's influence on crypto.

NSC Director: Biden Administration Hasn't Determined Holistic Policy Approach to Virtual Currency
Speaking at Consensus 2021, Carole House, National Security Council Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation, said the executive branch hasn't taken a position of banning or making virtual currency illegal, but it has said it has the same obligations as any other financial activity, including preventing terrorist financing and money laundering.

2008 Financial Crisis Key to Why Bitcoin Took Off
No digital currency or electronic cash system has prevailed as Bitcoin has. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Paul Vigna suggests that Bitcoin, which was invented in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, took off due to the timing of when it was released and the environment into which it was released.

Inflation Is the Cruelest Tax
A reading of a new piece on inflation from the Wall Street Journal that NLW argues shows a shifting mainstream narrative.

Crypto Exchange ShapeShift Calls Money Laundering Claims 'Deceptive'
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees condemned a Wall Street Journal investigation claiming the exchange laundered money as being "inaccurate."

Brave Offers First Bitcoin Micropayments to Publishers
The Wall Street Journal was at the top of a list of websites that can now collect bitcoin from Brave on behalf of the browser's users.
