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In November, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the infrastructure bill that includes a controversial provision broadening the tax code’s definition of “broker.” Yet, crypto and civil liberties attorney Marta Belcher suggests there could be another hidden crypto provision that violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Jan 28, 2022

Wonderland’s TIME tokens fell 32% Thursday after blockchain sleuths revealed "Sifu," a core member of the founding team, is an alleged long-time serial scammer. With a conviction and deportation on his record, "Sifu" was also the co-founder of failed Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest development turning heads in the world of DeFi.

Jan 27, 2022

According to four CoinDesk sources familiar with the plans, Coinbase is readying withdrawals of SPL, or “Solana Program Library,” tokens comparable to Ethereum’s ERC-20. “The Hash” panel discusses the major development in Coinbase’s token onboarding strategy and what this could indicate about the ​state of crypto exchanges.

Jan 27, 2022

Warner Music Group (WMG) is entering the metaverse with a music-focused theme park in The Sandbox, featuring “concerts and musical experiences” from its star-studded roster of artists. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest major music player looking to expand its audience into virtual worlds.

Jan 27, 2022

Amazon Marketplace owners who sell their business to Elevate Brands will now have the option of being paid in crypto in partnership with Coinbase Prime. “The Hash” team discusses what this means for Amazon following the industry’s first institutional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rollup offering bitcoin as a payout option.

Jan 27, 2022

Bitcoin has stabilized on the heels of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank will likely raise interest rates in March amid concerns of soaring inflation. Michael Venuto, chief investment officer at Toroso Investments, discusses its potential impact on the crypto markets.

Jan 27, 2022

Brazil's second most populous city, Rio De Janeiro, is planning to allocate 1% of the city's treasury reserves to cryptocurrencies, also exploring ​applying discounts to tax payments made with bitcoin. "We were really inspired by Miami actually," Rio de Janeiro Economic Development Secretary Chicão Bulhões said of the move, sharing insights into what this means for the state of crypto in Brazil.

Jan 27, 2022

Russia’s Ministry of Finance opposed to crypto ban. Korea steps up efforts to protect metaverse users. NFT and crypto markets diverging. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Jan 27, 2022

China's central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan, is expected to make its international debut next week at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Michael Sung, professor of Fintech & Innovation at Fudan University, shares insights into China's CBDC rollout and its potential ripple effect across the world, particularly in the U.S. Plus, could bitcoin mining return to China?

Jan 27, 2022

Michael Patryn, the previously anonymous co-founder of now-defunct exchange QuadrigaCX, has been revealed as the alleged founder of DeFi protocol Wonderland. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the developments in the latest possible blow to the crypto industry.

Jan 27, 2022