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Since February, Oklahoma-based Vast Bank, formerly known as Valley National Bank, has been helping select clients buy crypto with their bank accounts through a partnership with Coinbase. Now, it is inserting a crypto purchasing feature into its mobile banking app. "The Hash" team discusses the development as a potential glimpse into the continuous investor interest in bitcoin.

25 de ago. de 2021

Whistleblower and security engineer Chelsea Manning has joined privacy startup Nym as a security consultant, focusing on auditing their mix network or "mixnet," which takes its name from the proxy servers it employs, called “mixes." The squad for "The Hash" discusses the latest in the world of privacy software and security audits as we increasingly move forward in the digital age. "This is the direction we need to be moving in in society," host Naomi Brockwell said.

25 de ago. de 2021

Budweiser USA has changed its Twitter profile picture to a rocket designed by non-fungible token (NFT) platform Rocket Factory, which was bought for 8 ETH (US$25,000).

25 de ago. de 2021

“The Hash” panel discusses the specifics, reactions, and potential impacts of the U.S. House of Representatives voting 220-212 to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sept. 27 without considering any amendments. “It’s a little more malicious than we’re actually giving it credit for,” host Naomi Brockwell said.

25 de ago. de 2021

OnlyFans said Wednesday it has “suspended” its original plans to ban pornographic content in a complete U-turn. This comes just days after the online subscription platform received fierce user backlash for announcing it would ban sexually explicit content beginning Oct. 1, citing pressure from banks and payment companies.

25 de ago. de 2021

Octavio Marenzi, CEO of capital markets consultancy Opimas, discusses bitcoin’s next move as the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is down about 3% over the past 24 hours as buyers continue to take profits.

25 de ago. de 2021

Asia’s first football NFTs come to Hong Kong. Hong Kong-based vegetarian food concept offers crypto mooncakes, and Vogue Singapore launches an NFT cover. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

25 de ago. de 2021

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to consider the original provision of the Senate's $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Sept. 27 without any crypto amendments. ​CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the latest on Congress' crypto tax provision and the possible outcomes. Plus, his take on the outlook for ether futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications as it seems the ETF scene is heating up again.

25 de ago. de 2021

Ethereum’s most popular software client, Geth, has issued a hotfix to a high-severity security issue in its code, encouraging users to upgrade immediately to the latest version. CoinDesk's Christine Kim breaks down the release and the implications for the Ethereum blockchain. Plus, insights into the developments and impact of the highly anticipated London hard fork upgrade nearly three weeks after its launch.

25 de ago. de 2021

CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De has the latest on the infrastructure bill awaiting a vote in the House. As Nik reports, lawmakers are still trying to amend the controversial crypto provision in the bill even though it doesn’t seem likely they will succeed.

24 de ago. de 2021