Crypto


Videos

US Senators’ Crypto Bill; India’s Crypto Taxes Bite

Industry players weigh in after US crypto bill unveiled. Indian crypto exchange WazirX warns of tough year ahead. Singapore’s ADDX to recognize crypto assets. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Givepact Builds Free Crypto Fundraising Platform for Nonprofits

The fundraising platform aims to create an economy of giving and advocacy in the metaverse. It's a finalist in this week's Web 3 Pitch Fest at Consensus.

Givepact co-founders Steven Aguiar and Alicia Cepeda Maule (Givepact)

Videos

Bitcoin Falls Below $30K as Bullish Momentum Wanes

Bitcoin tumbles back below $30,000 amid liquidity pressure. TradeStation Group VP of Market Intelligence David Russel discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on S&P 500, Chinese stocks, their impact on the global crypto markets and the rising recession risks.

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NFL Star DeShone Kizer’s Crypto Journey

DeShone Kizer, former NFL Quarterback and current One of None founder & CEO, on how he found success with his own NFT company and why he wants to bridge the physical and virtual worlds.

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Policy

BIS Economists Contend Crypto Can't Fulfill the Role of Money

The nature of permissionless blockchains necessarily leads to “fragmentation of the crypto landscape,” according to the central banking group.

Basel, Switzerland, home to the BIS (Allan Baxter/Getty images)

Policy

BIS Appoints Cecilia Skingsley as Head of Innovation Hub

Skingsley is currently the first deputy governor of Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.

Cecilia Skingsley (BIS)

Finance

Jewel Bank Approved as Bermuda's First Digital Asset Bank as Premier Burt Readies to Take Nation Into Stablecoins

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) issued full-bank and digital asset business licenses to Jewel, which plans to issue a USD stablecoin and other single fiat currencies.

Bermuda-licensed Relm Insurance unveils suite of crypto risk products (Shutterstock)

Finance

How Crypto Can Do Good for the World

"Coordination failures" stymie our ability to solve big global problems. But Web 3's economic designs can empower the next generation to do better. This post, by Kevin Owocki, is part of the "Road to Consensus" series.

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