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A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.  Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up. “Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including: Mt. Gox Payout Update Binance's CZ Distances Himself from BUSD Stablecoin After Super Bowl Ad, DigiDaigaku NFTs’ Price Rises Links to the headlines:   Mt. Gox...

There is now a 60-day public comment period on the SEC's newly proposed rule. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the newly proposed custody rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the rule has broader implications other than crypto, many in the crypto industry are concerned that Chairman Gary Gensler may use the rule as a roundabout way to expand the SEC’s jurisdic...

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.  Binance Holdings, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, is considering severing its ties with U.S. business partners amid heightened scrutiny from regulators, according to Bloomberg. Separately, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a 55-page document detailing various charges of fraud against Do Kwon and Te...

Several tokens are listed as securities in the lawsuit, and Do Kwon is accused of fraud. In today’s episode, NLW breaks down a slew of late-breaking news, including: Terraform Labs and Do Kwon are being sued by the SEC Binance US made strange transfers of $400 million between 2020 and 2021, according to Reuters Judge Kaplan threatens to revoke SBF's bail  - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and...

What is the role of the U.S. dollar? Is it not just a purchasing power but a language? As the crypto economy shifts, can stablecoins keep Bitcoin's original promise in payments, foreign exchange and cross-border settlement? On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey speaks with Gordon Liao, chief economist at Circle, the creator and issuer of the USDC stablecoin token; and Alex McDougal,...

Was it related to ordinals, global liquidity conditions or something else entirely? In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW examines the various explanations for Wednesday's 11% increase in BTC’s price, including: Market structure Global liquidity conditions Stablecoin concerns  Ordinals Debt ceiling debates The Asian bid  - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore...

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.  "The Hash" team discusses the biggest headlines of the day, including the two biggest creditors of Mt. Gox, the crypto exchange that failed due to a hack nine years ago, electing to get their bankruptcy recovery paid out mostly in bitcoin (BTC), according to CoinDesk sources. Plus, the battle between zero-fee non-fungible token (NFT) m...

CoinDesk Managing Editor Nik De recaps his regulatory scoops from last week. Plus: Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, details what’s next for the network. On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson hit crypto’s highlights of the week with news from the SEC, Solana and the Super Bowl.  [1:48] Inside the Desk: CoinDesk's managing editor for global...

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.  The hosts of "The Hash" weigh in as Interactive Brokers (IBKR) begins offering cryptocurrency trading to professional investors in Hong Kong. The region's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will reportedly allow retail trading in a select group of cryptocurrencies. El Salvador is discussing opening a "bitcoin embassy" in Texas. W...

The Senate Banking Committee discussed the regulatory path forward at Tuesday’s “Crypto Crash” hearing. On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the “Crypto Crash.” NLW discusses the opening statements of the ranking committee member and chairman, as well as the regulatory proposals put forward by witnesses. He also discusses the ruling by a U.S. judge that FTX will not have an i...

Kamz is joined by Robin Arzón, the vice president of fitness programming and head instructor at Peloton. She believes that sweat transforms lives, and her story is living proof, going from an underwhelmed corporate litigator working in New York City to an ultra-marathoner, New York Times bestselling author, driven entrepreneur and executive, successful investor, practicing vegan, OG hustler, lovin...

Year-over-year CPI came in at 6.4% compared to an expected 6.2%. On today’s episode, NLW updates on the Paxos situation. Paxos made a statement that it is willing to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission in court over whether BUSD is a security. The main part of the episode is focused on January’s inflation data, which came in slightly higher than expected. NLW argues it’s not enough for th...

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.  "The Hash" squad weighs in on today's top stories, including Binance’s Chief Executive Officer Changpeng “CZ” Zhao distancing himself from the Binance-branded stablecoin BUSD after regulatory action caused minting to cease. Plus, Bloomberg reports the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose rule changes that would...

Welcome to “Crypto Crooks” Season 2: ”Lunacy: The Rise and Fall of Do Kwon." "Crypto Crooks" is sponsored by Chainalysis. Crypto's biggest names thought Do Kwon and his algorithmic stablecoin would take them to the promised land. But then terraUSD slipped from its dollar peg by just one cent. Everything unraveled. $60 billion, vaporized. Life savings, obliterated. A wave of suicides across the glo...

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.  "The Hash" panel weighs in as the price of DigiDagaku's non-fungible token (NFT) is rising on the secondary market after the project’s expensive commercial aired during the Super Bowl last night; bankrupt Genesis Global Holdco unveiled the final details of a proposed plan to sell itself and Genesis Global Trading to help parent Digital C...

Paxos announced it will cease issuing BUSD after action by the NYDFS. Last week, rumors swirled that Paxos was the next target for regulatory action. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported the Securities and Exchange Commission was preparing a suit accusing the company of issuing an unregistered security. Then on Monday, the New York-regulated company announced it would cease issuing Binance...

Erika Wykes-Sneyd joins “Gen C” this week and discusses how her passion for Web3 resulted in her creating the Adidas /// Studio dedicated fully to Web3 initiatives. As a seasoned marketer, Erika’s career prior to Adidas includes Playstation, Google, Uber and Paypal where she was at the forefront of launching brands and initiatives that have had a large impact in culture. Her current role at Adidas...

How a set of new technologies are converging.  On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: “A Pragmatic View of ChatGPT in a Web3 World” by Jesus Rodriguez  “How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget” by George Kaloudis  - Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all th...

A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023.  Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up. “Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including: LocalBitcoins to Close Down Amid 'Very Cold' Crypto Winter Binance Setting Up Consortium to Try to Rebuild Trust in Crypto Judge Denies Bankman-Fried's Bail M...

Kraken has agreed to end its staking-as-a-service program in the U.S. and pay a $30 million fine.  On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW goes over the latest front in the crypto wars. On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $30 million settlement with Kraken over their staking-as-a-service program. The move is rumored to be part of a much larger offensive against crypt...

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Feb. 10, 2023.  "The Hash" panel weighs in as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is warning other platforms to "take note" of crypto exchange Kraken's move to halt its staking service in the country and cough up a $30 million fine. This comes as SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a public dissent to her agency’s latest e...

A recent history of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the weaponization of the banking system against crypto. The crypto industry is increasingly facing a U.S. banking system that has been weaponized against it. In this second part of a two-part special, NLW looks at the post-Brian Brooks era at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and examines how crises like Luna and FT...

A positive theme emerged after the FTX blowup: the survival of decentralized finance, or DeFi. On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are finally together again and are joined by Colin Butler, Polygon’s global head of institutional capital, to discuss “bringing the world to Ethereum.” If you're unfamiliar with Polygon, it's a blockchain designed to interact directly...

Agencies across the federal government have launched a coordinated campaign to pressure banks into not serving crypto customers. Operation Choke Point was an Obama-era initiative that put political pressure on banks and financial institutions to deny service to out-of-favor industries. Something similar is happening again with intense pressure being exerted for banks not to service the crypto indu...

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 8, 2023.  "The Hash" squad discusses today's top stories, including bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins gearing up to close this month. This comes as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says he's heard rumors the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would like to ban retail investors from engaging in cryptocurrency staking, the income-generating tec...