aab clip

U.S. financial conditions are easing. That’s putting more pressure on Fed Chief Jerome Powell to temper the expectations of investors who sent the prices of risky assets like cryptocurrencies higher on Wednesday in anticipation of lower rate hikes, as they downplay Powell’s comments that fighting inflation is still the Fed’s priority. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

1 dic 2022

Casa, a popular Bitcoin self-custody firm, is adding Ethereum support to its platform. Nick Neuman, Casa CEO, along with Jameson Lopp, Casa co-founder and CTO, discuss the latest move and further expansion plans in the mission to help "empower" retail customers and "make self-sovereignty more attainable for the average person."

1 dic 2022

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is calling for lawmakers to act quickly and create a crypto regulatory framework after FTX's collapse. Plus, Compass Mining is offering its first protection product so customers can safeguard their bitcoin mining machines. And, Bitcoin self-custody firm Casa is adding Ethereum support to its platform.

1 dic 2022

Umee founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses his outlook for bitcoin as the cryptocurrency climbs above $17,000 for the first time in two weeks and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says interest rate hikes are likely coming in December.

30 nov 2022

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.

30 nov 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.

30 nov 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.

30 nov 2022

Wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), a clone of bitcoin (BTC), has traded at a discount to BTC's price since crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11. "All About Bitcoin" host Lawrence Lewitinn breaks down the Chart of the Day.

29 nov 2022

Crypto lender BlockFi has about $355 million in crypto frozen on FTX. Sam Bankman-Fried addresses Bahamian FTX withdrawals and the collapse of his crypto exchange in a newly released audio interview from Tiffany Fong. Coinbase Wallet will no longer support the native tokens associated with Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC) and others, effective Dec. 5.

29 nov 2022

In the wake of the fallout of crypto exchange FTX, could the current market climate change the way people donate this holiday season? Pat Duffy, co-founder of crypto donation marketplace The Giving Block, discusses the FTX collapse, its impact on crypto philanthropy and the overall mission of using crypto as a force for social good.

29 nov 2022