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Former World Economic Forum executive Sheila Warren is now CEO of Washington-based lobbying group Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI). Last July, CCI co-hosted a bitcoin-focused virtual event featuring Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood.

2 feb 2022

New York-based asset manager Grayscale has launched the first equity exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the Bloomberg Grayscale Future of Finance index. This comes amid a pending SEC approval to convert its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a bitcoin spot ETF.

2 feb 2022

Comedian Pete Holmes joins the inaugural episode of "NFT All-Stars" to discuss how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) might "revitalize" the art and entertainment worlds. Plus, insights into his show "Non-Fungible Jokin," the world's first live comedy program produced and distributed via NFTs.

2 feb 2022

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon floated a funding proposal for $38.5 million from the Terra community treasury to sponsor a major American sports league team he didn’t name. The funding would be in the form of TerraUSD (UST) stablecoins, or tokens pegged on a 1:1 basis with U.S. dollars.

1 feb 2022

The adoption of China’s digital yuan is expanding ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, despite some analysts warning central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could threaten consumer privacy. CoinDesk’s David Morris shares insights into the path towards a digital dollar and privacy considerations.

1 feb 2022

Tom Brady, National Football League (NFL) star quarterback and co-founder of NFT startup Autograph, officially announced his retirement Tuesday, saying he planned to spend more time with his family and work on his businesses. "The Hash" panel reacts, discussing Brady's potential post-retirement second act in crypto and NFTs. What will he do next?

1 feb 2022

In her presentation of the Modi government’s budget to Parliament, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to launch a digital rupee by next year, and tax income from the transfer of virtual assets at 30%. This comes amid talks of a potential crypto ban in the country.

1 feb 2022

Ethereum ecosystem titan ConsenSys said Tuesday it acquired Ethereum wallet MyCrypto, for undisclosed terms. MyCrypto will eventually merge with ConsenSys’ hugely popular MetaMask wallet. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications for Metamask's acquisition in the latest move bringing the hot wallet service to more platforms and deepening its integrations.

1 feb 2022

Justin Ehrenhofer, VP of Operations at Cake Wallet, an open-source, noncustodial crypto wallet for bitcoin, litecoin, and privacy coin monero, explains monero and zero-knowledge proofs, and their benefits to preserving privacy on the blockchain. “Monero is the easiest way to transact privately,” Ehrenhofer said.

1 feb 2022

Ian Lee, co-founder of Syndicate, a decentralized investment platform tapping into the power of social networks, shares insights into the evolution and promises of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). “It is gonna be the year of DAOs,” Lee said. Plus, reactions to Wonderland DAO voting out QuadrigaCX co-founder Sifu as treasurer and considering shutting down.

1 feb 2022