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Circle, a key supporter of the USDC stablecoin, revealed in a regulatory filing that it received an “investigative subpoena” from the SEC’s Enforcement Division in July, potentially about the assets backing USDC. “The Hash” team discusses the latest escalation by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s signaling federal scrutiny of crypto is on the rise.

Oct 5, 2021

Central and southern Asia is a crypto hotspot. Petition calls for Korea crypto tax pause. TikTok jumps into NFT market. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Oct 5, 2021

Bitcoin is trading around $50,000 for the first time since early September as short-term momentum improves. GlobalBlock Head of Trading Grant Whitlock discusses his analysis and outlook for bitcoin’s price action, explaining the potential factors driving BTC higher and predicting levels to watch as indicators of the next bull run.

Oct 5, 2021

UC Berkeley is offering its first-ever massive open online course (MOOC) on DeFi. The school has ranked third in CoinDesk's 2021 list of top universities for blockchain. Dawn Song, one of the course leaders and CEO of Oasis Labs, shares insights into the course offering and the importance of DeFi education.

Oct 5, 2021

The foundation of DeSo, the blockchain short for "decentralized social" started by the founder of social media site BitClout Nader Al-Naji, formerly known as "Diamondhands," has unveiled a $50 million fund called "Octane" to support the development of a decentralized social media ecosystem. Al-Naji discusses insights into the launch and its goals, also addressing BitClout's controversies.

Oct 5, 2021

Reacting to the North American mining industry making big investments, Kevin Zhang, Vice President of Business Development at crypto mining advisor Foundry, discusses how China’s crackdowns on crypto mining and trading could contribute. He explains the potential impact of the country’s great bitcoin mining migration and where its miners are heading.

Oct 5, 2021

CoinDesk Research has published its latest quarterly report for Q3 2021, outlining the trends driving the digital asset markets, focusing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and more.

Oct 5, 2021

As bitcoin bounces back above $49,000, Mike Belshe, CEO of institutional crypto custody and security firm BitGo, discusses his short-term outlook and long-term price prediction for BTC. “We will probably … see a large peak and then a large retreat,” Belshe said. “It’s a volatile space. Be prepared for it.”

Oct 4, 2021

Digital asset investment products attracted $90 million in new money in the seven days last Friday, the seventh straight week of inflows. Bitcoin-focused funds reportedly took in $69 million and has attracted new capital for three straight weeks after a period of outflows in recent months.

Oct 4, 2021

Media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk sold a doodle of an elephant at Christie's for $412,500. "Empathetic Elephant," which outsold works by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Alice Neel, and more, was part of the basis for Vaynerchuk's VeeFriends NFT collection, a set of tokens tied to animal-themed collectibles on Ethereum. "The Hash" hosts discuss the implications of the sale and what it reveals about the evolving worlds of traditional art and digital collectibles.

Oct 4, 2021