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Steven McClurg, CIO of alternative asset management firm Valkyrie Investments, discusses his analysis of bitcoin's price swings this week as it faces resistance at the $40,000 level, citing the rising Evergrande crisis in China. Plus, his take on crypto regulation, Fed tapering, Valkyrie's bitcoin futures ETFs, and more.

Sep 22, 2021

As U.S. regulators pay closer attention to the crypto industry and bitcoin enters pullback mode, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis discusses why he doesn't think the "looming regulatory threat" or "more aggressive language from the SEC" is what caused this week's massive market sell-off. Plus, his take on regulating DeFi and insights into his tweet suggesting someone was served a subpoena at the Mainnet conference in New York.

Sep 21, 2021

Mathew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager at VanEck, discusses the potential factors driving crypto markets lower as bitcoin slips below $45,000. Plus, his take on Chinese developer Evergrande's debt crisis as it poses a potential global systematic risk to tether and the broader crypto markets and the state of bitcoin law in El Salvador following his visit there.

Sep 20, 2021

Ahmed Shabana, Managing Director at Parkpine Capital, discusses his analysis, adoption, and price forecast for ether, explaining whether he sees ETH as a store of value or deflationary asset. "95% of our strategy is in Ethereum," Shabana said, suggesting the bullish outlook for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Plus, other investments he's continuing to watch.

Sep 16, 2021

Bitcoin is recovering after Monday's volatile sell-off. Wes Fulford, CEO of registered investment advisor Viridi Funds, discusses his analysis, price forecast, and adoption outlook for bitcoin. "In a year's time, we're somewhere around $110,000 per coin for BTC," Fulford said. Plus, he explains $RIGZ, a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in clean crypto mining firms.

Sep 15, 2021

Mario Gomez Lozada, co-founder of crypto options and derivatives platform PowerTrade, discusses his reading of the crypto markets and explains key buying opportunities to watch for bitcoin. "I think we've seen a good pullback," Lozada said. "I don't think it's going to fall that much further." Plus, insights into BTC flows, spot activity, and ETH.

Sep 10, 2021

Bitcoin is now officially a legal tender in El Salvador. The cryptocurrency is declining after testing resistance near $52,000 on Monday, with initial support seen at the $50,000 breakout level. Steven McClurg, CIO and co-founder of asset management firm Valkyrie, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on altcoins and bitcoin ETFs.

Sep 7, 2021

Bitcoin crossed the $50,000 mark for the first time since Aug. 23. The advance comes just a day after ether jumped above $3,800 to reach the highest level since mid-May, ending the day with an 11% gain, the biggest single-day rise since July 21. Stephen Stonberg, CEO of crypto exchange Bittrex Global, discusses his take on what's driving the crypto markets higher and what assets he's continuing to watch. Plus, insights into institutional traders.

Sep 2, 2021

Solana’s SOL token is now the 8th biggest cryptocurrency by market value. Toroso Investments CIO Michael Venuto discusses his take on what could be driving the current Solana rally. Plus, his insights into the possible impact of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on institutional interest in crypto and outlook for bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Aug 30, 2021

Andrei Poliakov, CEO of Canadian crypto exchange Coinberry, discusses insights into the state of crypto in Canada and its regulatory landscape. How much does it diverge from the U.S. markets? Plus, his reading of bitcoin's price as the cryptocurrency remains roughly flat over the past 24 hours.

Aug 27, 2021