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Asset tokenization firm Securitize has acquired digital asset wealth platform Onramp Invest to extend its offering to registered investment advisors (RIAs). Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo discusses the details of the acquisition and possible plans for further expansion, as part of an ongoing push to tokenize real-world assets.

Aug 22, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is holding firm around $26,000 after a massive sell-off last week. ETC Group chief strategy officer Bradley Duke shares his crypto markets analysis and thoughts on what could happen if the U.S. sees a spot bitcoin ETF approved.

Aug 22, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is back in court on Tuesday, getting arraigned on the most recent version of his indictment. Renato Mariotti, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner and former federal prosecutor, discusses what to make of the latest developments. The problem is "not the lawyers, it's Sam Bankman-Fried," Mariotti said. 

Aug 22, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as layer 1 blockchain Terra warns users to avoid using its website after being targeted by a phishing attack. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin deposited roughly $1 million worth of ether (ETH) to Coinbase. And, a closer look at the hype swirling around new social tokenization protocol Friend.tech.

Aug 21, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) and the U.S. inflation-adjusted bond yield are again moving in opposite directions, exhibiting the strongest negative correlation in four months. Bitcoin fell over 10% last week as the yield on the 10-year inflation-indexed security rose to the highest since 2009. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Aug 21, 2023

NFT startup Recur announced plans to shut down its Web3 platform due to "unforeseen challenges and shifts in the business landscape," according to a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). This comes after Recur had a $50 million Series A funding round back in 2021. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the state of NFT markets as the crypto winter drags on.

Aug 21, 2023

NFT marketplace OpenSea plans to "sunset the OpenSea operator filter" and "move to optional creator fees on all secondary sales for new collections," according to a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). Billionaire investor Mark Cuban called the move a "huge mistake" as an OpenSea investor. "The Hash" panel shares their reactions and what this could mean for Web3 creators.

Aug 21, 2023

Data from Ethereum blockchain scanning website etherscan shows that Vitalik Buterin deposited 600 ether (ETH), which is worth roughly $1 million, to crypto exchange Coinbase. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential reasons behind the Ethereum co-founder's recent transaction.

Aug 21, 2023

Friend.tech, which lets X (formerly Twitter) personalities issue shares on its app for access to a closed group chat, has made over $1.04 million in fees, set at 5% of the value of each transaction over the past 24 hours. "The Hash" panel discusses the increasing interest in the social tokenization protocol as NBA player Grayson Allen and a FaZe Clan co-founder join the platform.

Aug 21, 2023

Matt Hougan, Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer, discusses his outlook on the possible timeline for an ether futures ETF getting approved in the U.S., along with the evolving dynamics in the crypto ETF space. "I think we will see a decision on ETH futures before we will see a decision on spot bitcoin," Hougan said.

Aug 21, 2023