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Japanese megabank to take advantage of stablecoin law. Korea’s Bithumb gets in on Winter Olympics action. Lack of clarity clouds India crypto tax. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

8 feb 2022

A group of Canadian truckers has turned to bitcoin for donations following the suspension of a GoFundMe fundraiser. The GoFundMe account had received more than $9 million in donations toward Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates. Jaxx wallet CEO Anthony Di lorio discusses the reactions, implications and potential trust issues for blockchain as a tool for financial freedom.

8 feb 2022

Emin Gun Sirer, Co-Founder & CEO of Ava Labs, best known for building the proof-of-stake layer 1 Avalanche blockchain, discusses his bullish long-term outlook for the crypto markets and positive take on the recent correction. Plus, insights into the opportunities of Avalanche to "digitize all things," the status of decentralization in crypto, thoughts on Ethereum, and more.

8 feb 2022

The House Financial Services Committee is meeting to discuss stablecoin regulation Tuesday. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses ​what we can expect.

8 feb 2022

Jay-Z backed metaverse- and blockchain-based tech incubator spatial LABS (sLABS) will launch its first product, called “LNQ,” this year. SLABS founder Iddris Sandu shares insights into his “hardware-first approach” for the incubator and LNQ, a blockchain-enabled hardware platform helping onboard young creators to the metaverse. Plus, exploring the intersection of crypto and hip-hop.

8 feb 2022

From NFTs’ rise to fame on “Saturday Night Live” to dogecoin’s slew of celebrity endorsements to El Salvador adopting bitcoin as legal tender to BTC hitting new all-time highs, CoinDesk TV was there to cover it all. Take a look back at the first year in CoinDesk TV history.

8 feb 2022

Justin Baillard, CEO of Wyoming-based Bitcoin energy solutions provider JAI Energy, discusses the "very positive" impact of Texas' winter storm on the Bitcoin network, and what it reveals about the state's power grid. "[The storm] does show that miners can provide a base load for the grid," Baillard said. "There's really not a better option to do it with, other than bitcoin mining." Plus, why his firm is accumulating BTC "as much as possible."

7 feb 2022

New data from CoinShares reveals inflows into crypto funds quadrupled last week to $85 million, a sign of positive sentiment among investors as bitcoin’s price climbed back above $40,000. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

7 feb 2022

Bitcoin soared above $44,300 Monday, confirming a break above its 2-month downtrend. David Stryzewski, CEO of financial advisor Sound Planning Group, discusses the potential macro factors moving bitcoin’s prices and the wider markets higher. “It’s very possible [BTC] could go up to $200,000,” he said.

7 feb 2022

On “NFT All-Stars,” CoinDesk’s Christine Lee explains why digital scarcity matters for determining the value of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

7 feb 2022