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CryptoCurrencyWire’s Jonathan Keim reviews the latest updates surrounding the world of cryptocurrency. In the show’s new “Look and Learn” segment, the hosts also review “the good, the bad and the ugly” on exchanges. “There are 435 global crypto exchanges. And they’re located all over the world,” Taylor says during the program, discussing the various sizes, large and small, of the exchanges and wha...

CryptoCurrencyWire’s Jonathan Keim shineS a spotlight on the latest and greatest happenings in the world of cryptos. Taylor and Bates also covered the ongoing run on cryptos, a new milestone reached with cryptocurrency surpassing 100 million users for adoption, and took it back to the basics on cryptocurrency to discuss basic terminologies and whether it’s a “21st century unicorn” or the money of...

Crypto Currency Wire Communications Director, Jonathan Keim on The Wild West Crypto Show Episode 148 | Markets are CRAY CRAY but Cryptos on Turbo Broadcast Feb 18, 2021. The latest news from around the cryptocurrency/blockchain space with Crypto Currency Wire's Communications Director, Jonathan Keim. The Wild West Crypto Show is the brainchild of Drew Taylor. Drew created this platform as a tool t...

Keim reviews the latest and greatest happenings from the crypto world, including shining the spotlight on insight on Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone’s latest commentary on bitcoin being “less risky than the Dow.”  “For those who don’t know Mike, he is Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist. So, definitely someone to pay attention to,” Keim says during the program. “He attributes bitcoin’s recent jump to...

CryptoCurrencyWire’s Jonathan Keim also shined a spotlight on the latest and greatest from the cryptocurrency world. The hosts also discuss a full week of a new president with a stack of executive orders and “jittery” financial markets. Randy, a guest from an undisclosed location, discusses events and problems as well as solutions related to civil unrest. “Our grandparents didn’t call it prepping,...

The episode covers another wild week in crypto, with bitcoin breaking and staying fairly well above the 20K milestone. CryptoCurrencyWire’s Jonathan Keim also joined the show to share the latest and greatest from the cryptocurrency world.  Scott Heninger, the CEO of Carnomaly, also discussed creation of a new type of trading platform — one that benefits both consumers and dealers. “We’re bridging...

Conservative alt-coin podcast hosts Drew Taylor and Brent Bates recently rounded up guests and the audience to a lively episode 140 of their wildly popular Wild West Crypto Show. Taking the reins in the week’s wild ride was bitcoin, its price climbing to a new all-time high of $22,000 at time of the show’s taping. The program also featured CryptoCurrencyWire’s Jonathan Keim to share the latest and...

Jonathan Keim, Communications Director of CryptoCurrencyWire, appeared with his usual trio of news developments. He kicked off his Weekly News Update with a report that: US Fed economists are exploring the ‘intrinsic’ value drivers of CBDCs ( https://ccw.fm/LiKvH ). CBDCs are digital currencies issued by a central bank. They appear to differ from regular fiat currencies by being directly issued to...

BTC is taking it in the shorts but the alts are rising!

Regarding the news in alt coin adoption trends, CryptoCurrencyWire Communications Director Jonathan Keim addressed subjects ranging from traditional financial service institutions’ move toward offering services on a decentralized finance (“DeFi”) framework to rumors PayPal may launch its own alt coin in the next year. “I was just amazed at all the progress that’s being made. … There’s no doubt tha...

CryptoCurrencyWire Communications Director Jonathan Keim is a show regular, offering additional insights on crypto space news headlines from around the world. In this episode, Keim acknowledges new signs that alternatives to the dollar are gaining mainstream recognition. When Cointelegraph reported that U.S. Currency Comptroller Brian Brooks stated that decentralized finance movements will spawn “...

CryptoCurrencyWire Communications Director Jonathan Keim, who appears in each week’s segment analyzing recent news in the market space, acknowledged alt-coin adoption by other companies making big investments into bitcoin. Regarding a CoinDesk report about Stone Ridge Asset Management’s more than $100 million investment in bitcoin as part of a billion-dollar spin-off, echoing business intelligence...

Jonathan Keim, the communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, noted research showing growing adoption of cryptocurrencies, not just as an investment vehicle but as a liquid form of money. “The fact that 70% of the 35,000 respondents are now spending crypto, and not just HODLing it, means that it’s really achieved currency status,” Keim said. “To all these restaurants we’ve been telling, ‘You c...

CryptoCurrencyWire (“CCW”) communications director Jonathan Keim reported as usual on some of the major developments in the crypto space, beginning with the headline: “Adoption: 101 Million Users Joined Crypto in 2020, According to Cambridge Report” ( https://ccw.fm/F5Te8 ). A study by Britain’s University of Cambridge and its Centre for Alternative Finance shows that 2020 has been a bumper year f...

The first item on Jonathan Keim’s news update this episode, was this headline: There Are Now Over 10,000 Bitcoin ATMs Throughout the World ( https://ccw.fm/pff4o ). Bitcoin retail transactional capacity has progressed rapidly since Bitcoin ATMs first made their appearance in 2013. The seven years it has taken to reach 10,000 machines means their deployment has been one and a half times faster than...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, made his usual weekly cameo appearance. This week, his trio of news updates began with a headline that shows how, in the Bitcoin world, detractors become disciples: After $250 Million Bitcoin Buy, MicroStrategy Eyes More ( https://ccw.fm/mn5ze ). Back in 2013, Michael Saylor, CEO of Nasdaq-listed data analytics firm MicroStrategy, tweet...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, weekly news update began with a report that shows the lines between crypto and fiat are blurring: a new matching engine from Nasdaq Market Technology puts Bitstamp’s tech on par with the world’s top traditional exchanges ( https://ccw.fm/ZztQK ). Founded in 2011, Bitstamp is an exchange in Luxembourg that facilitates trading between U.S...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire (“CCW”), called in with his usual weekly update, which began with a revelation that may startle the IRS. Residents of Switzerland’s canton of Zug, aptly named Crypto Valley, now have the option of paying their taxes in Bitcoin (“BTC”) and ether (“ETH”) ( https://ccw.fm/1USWE ). Zug acquired the crypto label because of its crypto-friendly...

Jonathan Keim, director of communications at CryptoCurrencyWire, joined the show and brought everyone up to speed with developments in the crypto space. The big headline for the day: Fidelity President Files for New Bitcoin Fund ( http://ccw.fm/2Res2 ). If anyone had doubts that cryptocurrencies are now totally mainstream, they can lay that uncertainty to rest. America’s largest 401(k) provider, F...

Highlights of the show included Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, who shared an intriguing trio of bulletins in his Weekly News Update. First off was the headline: Blockchange and Gemini Partner in Industry First to Bring Digital Assets to Registered Investment Advisors ( http://ccw.fm/lCpXt ). This news brief highlighted the collaboration between these two pioneers tha...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, kicked off his report with the eye-catching news that Grayscale was debuting a new TV campaign focusing on the history of money ( http://ccw.fm/2j0DA ). Grayscale Investments, reportedly the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, is launching an advertising “blitzkrieg” to raise awareness of its products. The company provides a...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire (“CCW”), tuned in for his regular weekly news update, which kicked off with the intriguing headline: “Bloomberg: Americans Trade Depreciating Dollars for Bitcoin” ( http://ccw.fm/pSNhF ). Fearing an inflation-driven devaluation of the dollar, investors are shunning savings accounts, money market funds, and treasuries, and placing their c...

Jonathan Keim, director of communications at CryptoCurrencyWire, had a triplet of fascinating developments to report on. He started with the headline: Celsius Network Announces 25+ Cryptocurrencies as Loan Collateral ( http://nnw.fm/OtKQp ). Keim sees this announcement as a strong vote of confidence in the crypto markets, which historically have experienced a great deal of volatility. In January 2...

Jonathan Keim, communications director of CryptoCurrencyWire, appeared with another trio of exciting updates, kicking off with this headline: eToro Quarterly Report: Q2 2020, stablecoins find a mainstream use case ( http://ccw.fm/NHn2m ). Results of a recent study, conducted by social investment platform eToro and its market research unit, the Tie, indicate that adoption of cryptocurrencies and as...

Jonathan Keim, communications director at CryptoCurrencyWire, called in with his usual weekly triplet of exciting developments in the crypto space. He started with the headline: “CoinPayments Appoints Veteran Tech Marketer Ray Torresan as CMO to Drive New Branding & Global Growth” ( http://ccw.fm/qDTuf ). CoinPayments, a large cryptocurrency payments processor, has appointed Ray Torresan as chief...