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The Economist is auctioning its Sept. 18 cover titled "Down the rabbit hole: The promise and perils or decentralised finance" as an NFT. All proceeds go to the Economist Education Foundation, its independent charity. Alice Fulwood, a Wall Street correspondent at The Economist, shares insights into the launch and the possibilities of decentralized web in providing new ways of distributing media.

26 окт. 2021 г.

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what regulatory events he’s continuing to watch as wealth manager VanEck’s bitcoin futures ETF is expected to launch Tuesday under the stock ticker XBTF. This is the third bitcoin futures ETF to be approved by the SEC following ProShares and Valkyrie Investments.

26 окт. 2021 г.

The Philippines looks to blockchain voting for overseas workers. Australia’s Byron Bay to host crypto mining operation. Alipay and Tencent rebrand NFTs as digital collectibles. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

26 окт. 2021 г.

As the crypto industry anticipates the launch of the third bitcoin futures ETF from VanEck (XBTF), "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee, Emily Parker and Lawrence Lewitinn discuss their crypto markets assessment and outlook.

26 окт. 2021 г.

Daily average percentage gains for bitcoin peaked last Tuesday, the day ProShares launched its bitcoin futures ETF in the U.S. ProShares hauled in over half of $1 billion of assets in its first day, with over $1 billion in trading, becoming one of the most successful ETF launches ever.

26 окт. 2021 г.

A key conference for the fintech world, “Money 20/20,” is happening in Las Vegas. Pat White, co-founder and CEO of crypto tax accounting and compliance manager BitWave, discusses the state of crypto affairs and acceptance in Las Vegas. Plus, insights into launching the industry’s digital asset maturity model and crypto tax planning.

26 окт. 2021 г.

Jesse Proudman, co-founder and CEO of SEC-registered crypto robo advisor Makara, discusses his short-term and end-of-year outlook for bitcoin as it surged to an all-time high of $66,974 last week. Plus, whether he’s advising his clients to invest in bitcoin futures ETFs and views on Tesla’s stocks making big moves.

26 окт. 2021 г.

NEAR, the high-speed and self-styled “climate neutral” chain, has launched a mammoth $800 million grants fund with major tranches earmarked for specific purposes, with DeFi being a major focus of the program. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest development in what may be the first step towards a full DeFi ecosystem.

25 окт. 2021 г.

The official unveiling of the eNaira, Nigeria’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), happened Monday. It is designed to complement the country's physical currency, not replace it, according to an official announcement. This comes as Nigeria banned crypto transactions within its banking sector in February. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest digital payments momentum from Nigeria signaling further control of the money supply, and the wider outlook for CBDCs at large.

25 окт. 2021 г.

Mastercard and digital asset platform Bakkt are teaming up to allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings. The two companies plan to also shake up the way consumers can collect loyalty rewards. "The Hash" hosts discuss the development as a possible big step forward in bringing stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies to a wider market.

25 окт. 2021 г.