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House Financial Services Committee recently voted in favor of a new bill that would require public companies to publish diversity information about their board members, as well as other environmental and social metrics. Nikhilesh De breaks down how these new policies, if passed into law, would impact public crypto companies.

Apr 22, 2021

Blockchain and fintech groups in five ASEAN countries and Australia sign memos to advance blockchain innovation together. The consortium hopes to engage regional regulators as blockchain draws more attention from institutions. PayPal announces plans to launch a new domestic wallet in China, with a focus on cross-border payments.

Apr 21, 2021

Evangelist, entrepreneur, and investor Roger Ver on why he thinks bitcoin cash “has the best shot at bringing the most economic freedom to the most people around the world.” Plus, his comments on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

Apr 21, 2021

Celo, a mobile-first decentralized payments network, has added Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecom by revenue, as a partner. DT is also buying a "significant" number of Celo tokens. Celo Co-founder Rene Reinsberg explains the importance of the new partnership and addresses privacy concerns.

Apr 21, 2021

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, aka "Crypto Dad," has joined BlockFi's Board of Directors. Giancarlo discusses his new role and whether or not there are risks of a U.S. regulatory crackdown in the cryptocurrency space.

Apr 21, 2021

ShapeShift, a non-custodial cryptocurrency leader, has integrated its decentralized exchange mobile platform with THORChain, allowing users to trade unwrapped bitcoin with litecoin and ethereum. ShapeShift CEO and Founder Erik Voorhees shares details of THORChain and why he's convinced such decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms will reduce interest in crypto ETFs.

Apr 21, 2021

A trio of luxury-goods companies are partnering on the Aura Blockchain Consortium to tackle fake goods, which aims to give shoppers a blockchain-based seal of authenticity for their products. “The Hash” panel discusses how crypto’s in vogue with the luxury crowd.

Apr 21, 2021

Average bitcoin transaction fees are the highest they've ever been, reaching $59 after mining accidents in China caused power outages at the country's largest bitcoin mining operation. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee with the Chart of the Day.

Apr 21, 2021

3iQ is the fourth ETF to be launched on Canada's Toronto Stock Exchange. CEO and Chairman Fred Pye joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss 3iQ's launch. Plus, his take on whether increased competition in the ETF space will drive fees downwards.

Apr 21, 2021

Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $28M funding round for data privacy startup Aleo, which aims to launch a platform for programmable data privacy that leverages zero knowledge-proofs (ZKPs). "The Hash" panel breaks down why this is significant.

Apr 21, 2021