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FTT, the native token of crypto exchange FTX, surged 7% after a report that payment giant Visa (V) has partnered with the exchange to roll out crypto debit cards. “The Hash” panel discusses FTX’s continued bets in crypto and the potential impact on crypto payments.

7 oct 2022

U.S. employers added 263,000 jobs in September, according to the Labor Department's late jobs report. That's slightly more than expected but still reflects a weakening labor market. Bitcoin (BTC) fell about 2% on the news. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest job numbers and the revelations about the state of the economy.

7 oct 2022

Initial token movements suggested that up to 2 million BSC tokens, worth roughly $570 million at the time, were targeted by an attacker late Thursday, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao estimated in a tweet the attacker was only able to get away with $100 million of that. BNB Chain also tweeted that $7 million of that amount was already frozen. "The Hash" discusses the implications of cross-chain security and decentralization, and what this suggests about the future of the crypto ecosystem.

7 oct 2022

The BNB Smart Chain (BSC) resumed operations as chain validators adopted a software update that would close the exploit used by hackers to drain funds off-chain. Initial token movements suggested that up to two million BSC tokens, worth roughly $570 million, were targeted by an attacker late Thursday, but Binance CEO CZ Zhao estimated in a tweet that the attacker was only able to get away with $100 million of that. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the details.

7 oct 2022

Exponential, a DeFi investment discovery and risk assessment platform, has raised $14 million in seed funding led by crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm. Exponential.fi Co-Founder & CEO Driss Benamour shares insights into the state of DeFi and the impact of BNB Chain's $100M cross-chain bridge exploit.

7 oct 2022

Valkyrie Funds and Ark Invest are the latest fund managers to announce crypto SMA plans on the heels of Franklin Templeton, a sign of the maturing crypto product industry with Wall Street involvement. Frank Downing, director of research at Ark Invest, joins Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg to discuss the latest developments. Plus, their end-of-year crypto outlook amid recession concerns.

7 oct 2022

Nonfarm payrolls rose 263,000 last month while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to the Labor Department’s latest jobs report. Bannockburn Global Forex Managing Director Marc Chandler discusses the implications for the crypto markets and global finance. Plus, bitcoin (BTC)’s correlation with gold hits its highest level in over a year.

7 oct 2022

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading within a $600 range while the token’s correlation with both risk-on and risk-off assets rose in September, according to Kraken Intelligence. Plus, insights on the quiet BTC whale activities in the past month. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

6 oct 2022

A South Korean judge canceled the arrest warrant for Yu, Terra's head of general affairs at Terraform Labs, according to Yonhap News. Plus, Marathon Digital’s investment of $31.3 million in bankrupt data center Compute North.

6 oct 2022

Crypto lender Celsius Network’s bankruptcy case is entering a new phase where shareholders will be pitted against the firm’s beleaguered customers. This comes as court records show Celsius’ top executives withdrew a little over $17 million in cryptocurrency between May and June 2022, right before the company suspended withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy.

6 oct 2022