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Marc Lopresti, The Strategic Funds' managing director, discusses the recent upswing in the crypto markets amid Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements on a digital dollar and Terra Luna’s purchase of $125 million worth of bitcoin. Plus, a conversation about investor interest in various altcoins like Solana, AVAX, and ether, and traditional finance’s ongoing effort to enter the DeFi space.

24 mar 2022

China’s ZTE registers metaverse trademarks. Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan chased over NFT tax. Decentraland offers a glimpse into the future of fashion at its Metaverse Fashion Week. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

24 mar 2022

Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein explains the crucial role of cryptocurrency in the Ukraine war as displaced Ukrainians turn to digital assets for storage of funds.

23 mar 2022

The National Football League will now allow teams to pursue sponsorship deals with blockchain companies but still restricts the direct promotion of cryptocurrencies to mitigate the risk of promoting scams.

23 mar 2022

The debate over bitcoin's value as a digital gold safe haven asset or a risky investment is heating up. As BTC's sensitivity to stock markets increases, concerns that the Federal Reserve's aggressive tightening plans may tip the U.S. economy into recession rise. Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

23 mar 2022

CoinDesk Markets Reporter Damanick Dantes shares insights on BTC’s current price action, highlighting an increasing resemblance to risk asset behavior as bitcoin becomes more sensitive to equities. Plus, a conversation about the potential of volatility increase and bitcoin’s support and resistance levels.

23 mar 2022

CoinDesk Markets Reporter Damanick Dantes shares insights on BTC’s current price action, highlighting an increasing resemblance to risk asset behavior as bitcoin becomes more sensitive to equities. Plus, a conversation about the potential of volatility increase and bitcoin’s support and resistance levels.

23 mar 2022

The Environmental Conservation Committee of the New York State Assembly voted in favor of a bill that would ban proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining for two years due to energy consumption concerns. “The Hash” hosts discuss the growing politicization of bitcoin and possible ways for the mining industry to respond.

23 mar 2022

El Salvador’s finance minister announced that the country is postponing its $1 billion bitcoin bond offering, which reportedly aims to help fund the “Bitcoin City” project. “The Hash” team discusses El Salvador’s ongoing bitcoin experiment and the international criticism the Central American nation has received from entities like the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

23 mar 2022

As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week content, Regulatory Reporter for Europe Sandali Handagama explains how crypto mining firms like the Alps Blockchain are using renewable hydropower in the mountainous regions of Italy. Handagama addresses the broader narrative of eco-friendly mining and the debate in the European Parliament on proof-of-work.

23 mar 2022