cdtv

A legislative proposal from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would prohibit using a national central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money within his state. This comes as the Biden administration is studying the possibility of introducing a CBDC. "The Hash" panel weighs in on an issue that is likely to get more prominence as the next U.S. presidential election starts to heat up.

21 mar 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the U.S. government is already taking steps to backstop deposits, saying "similar actions could be warranted if smaller institutions suffer deposit runs that pose the risk of contagion." Meanwhile, U.S. officials are studying ways to temporarily expand FDIC coverage to all deposits if needed in a crisis. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments amid a brewing banking crisis.

21 mar 2023

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is considering whether to tax non-fungible tokens (NFT) on a par with other collectibles, such as stamps, works of art and fine wine, in a move likely to have an impact on those including the digital assets within their retirement plan, according to a document published Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the proposal and the future of crypto taxes.

21 mar 2023

India's central bank is advocating for legislation that will allow users of its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to delete any transactions from the network's ledger in order to maintain anonymity, a highly placed person told CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel discusses the wider implications of preserving privacy on the blockchain, as lawmakers and individuals across the world have been concerned about the potential surveillance aspects of CBDCs.

21 mar 2023

Crypto exchange BitMEX has published a report titled "Crypto Outlook – Fundamentals vs. Sentiment: Three Scenarios to Watch in 2023." Stephan Lutz, BitMEX Acting CEO and Group Chief Financial Officer, discusses the key takeaways.

21 mar 2023

"If [bitcoin] achieves the market cap that gold has, that's related to its monetary purpose, it would be somewhere in the $500,000 to a million bucks," CoinRoutes CEO and co-founder Dave Weisberger said. "The likelihood of bitcoin achieving that critical mass has never been higher," Weisberger added.

21 mar 2023

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, has proposed a stablecoin backed by bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin derivatives called the NakaDollar. BitMEX Acting CEO and Group Chief Financial Officer Stephan Lutz reacts to the proposal, saying, "Arthur's idea is a natural one."

21 mar 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $28,000 after the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has rallied nearly 70% since the start of 2023. Dave Weisberger, CEO and co-founder of algorithmic crypto trading platform CoinRoutes, joins "First Mover" to discuss his crypto market analysis.

21 mar 2023

The Wall Street Journal reports that crypto exchange Coinbase told clients it's no longer supporting Signet, the real-time payments network of failed Signature Bank. "First Mover" hosts Christine Lee and Lawrence Lewitinn weigh in as bitcoin (BTC) hovers around $28,000.

21 mar 2023

The Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) network upgrade went live last week, introducing smart contracts and enabling developers to design dapps on Filecoin, a decentralized file storage network. Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering at Protocol Labs, the company behind Filecoin, discusses what FVM brings to the Filecoin community and the broader crypto ecosystem. Plus, insights into Filecoin's space and AI projects. 

21 mar 2023