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Data from Glassnode and Blockware reveal that miners’ 30-day “hashrate” average, a measure of computing power to process cryptocurrency transactions, has fallen below the 60-day average. That’s a sign miners are capitulating as the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall. "All About Bitcoin" host Lawrence Lewitinn breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Nov 30, 2022

The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates by another 50 basis points in December, Fed Chair Jerome Powell implied Wednesday. Popular Bitcoin self-custody firm Casa is adding Ethereum support to its platform. Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through its blockchain-based auction platform, Fragment.

Nov 30, 2022

Crypto is Macro Now Economist Noelle Acheson breaks down the key takeaways from her CoinDesk opinion piece called "Central Banks and Bitcoin: Closer Than You Think," and discusses why attention to the idea of central banks holding bitcoin is gaining traction.

Nov 30, 2022

Maersk and IBM will wind down their shipping blockchain TradeLens by early 2023, ending the pair’s five-year project to improve global trade by connecting supply chains on a permissioned blockchain. "The Hash" panel discusses the significance and the future of enterprise blockchain.

Nov 30, 2022

Ulrich Bindseil, director general market infrastructure and payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), along with Adviser Jürgen Schaff, called the current price action in the crypto markets "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance," among other jabs at the industry. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for crypto in Europe and beyond.

Nov 30, 2022

Genesis Global Trading's creditors have hired restructuring lawyers to help find a way prevent the crypto brokerage from having to file for bankruptcy, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. "The Hash" hosts discuss the outlook for Genesis.

Nov 30, 2022

Crypto exchange Kraken is cutting 30% of its global workforce – around 1,100 people – in response to the crypto market downturn. This comes as it reached a settlement with the Treasury Department over serving customers in Iran. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in a string of continued layoffs across the industry.

Nov 30, 2022

Hong-Kong based crypto exchange AAX closed out its derivatives position. The company said in a statement on Nov. 19 that the firm "has a chance ... of resuming normal operations." Former AAX VP and Head of Research Ben Caselin says "that's definitely not my sentiment observation," adding the exchange is likely moving to a legal procedure.

Nov 30, 2022

DFD Partners President Bilal Little shares his outlook for a bitcoin (BTC) bottom before a rally up toward $22,000.

Nov 30, 2022

"If there was a central bank for crypto, which seems to be what Binance is trying to create ... we wouldn't see the scope of problems that we're seeing today," says Howard Fischer, Moses Singer LLP partner and former SEC senior trial counsel. He points out the irony of crypto's call for regulation amid ongoing contagion and bankruptcy hearings.

Nov 30, 2022