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A sea of red across the global equities markets is impacting crypto prices as bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap, slipped below $45,000 Monday. Robert Zagotta, CEO of Bitstamp USA, discusses why he sees the correction as purely short-term, adding "a lot of the volatility we're experiencing right now is expected." Plus, his take on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation, stablecoins, and the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

Sep 20, 2021

Past data shows September dips pave the way for larger bull runs, particularly those seen after a halving year. Bitcoin underwent its third mining-reward halving in May last year. The first and the second halvings took place in 2012 and 2016. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 20, 2021

As bitcoin slips below $45,000, Adriana Rodriguez, a crypto advocate in El Salvador, joins “All About Bitcoin” from her country to discuss the potential impact of bitcoin’s pullback on the Central American nation’s Bitcoin Law and the overall state of crypto there. “Basically, we’re banking the unbanked,” Rodriguez said.

Sep 20, 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

New data on bitcoin transactions over the past 20 months reveals bitcoin transaction fees are, at times, relatively cheap. Still, when the bitcoin mempool becomes congested, transaction fees can spike substantially, making casual transactions less viable at the base layer. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 17, 2021

The dream of using bitcoin for electronic cash payments has not died out. CoinDesk's George Kaloudis discusses the latest update to the Lightning Network, explaining the difference between nodes and channels. CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes also discusses his markets analysis of bitcoin's price action this past week as the cryptocurrency consolidates, sharing insights into institutional interest. Plus, their take on El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

Sep 17, 2021

CoinDesk's markets reporter Damanick Dantes discusses his outlook for bitcoin and why he expects "more bullish sentiment" to return next week. He also discusses his take on the impact of U.S. and global lawmakers' growing regulatory scrutiny on the crypto markets and why this could contribute to increased volatility. Plus, CoinDesk's George Kaloudis on what he's monitoring next week, including price action and exchange outflows.

Sep 17, 2021

The Court of Accounts in El Salvador received a complaint on Sept. 10 from the regional human rights and transparency organization Cristosal over the government’s handling of bitcoin purchases and subsequent crypto ATMs. The public management watchdog will investigate the complaint.

Sep 17, 2021

South Korea crypto exchanges face strict new regulations in just seven days. E-CNY launch in final stretch. On the ground in El Salvador as bitcoin is put to the test. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Sep 17, 2021

Blockchain metrics show bitcoin’s latest breakout above key resistance is back by renewed interest from large investors. The so-called “large transaction volume” has hit a two-year high of over 10 billion BTC in bitcoin terms. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 16, 2021