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Time magazine launched a new NFT collection dubbed "TIMEPieces" Thursday, offering "unlimited access" to its website through 2023. All 4,676 tokens, each priced at 0.1 ETH tied to digital artworks, were sold in minutes. But the sale also clogged the Ethereum blockchain, with buyers spending almost four times as much on transaction fees as they did on the NFTs themselves. "The Hash" hosts react, discussing the implications for a historic American institution getting involved in the NFT space.

24 sept 2021

The People’s Bank of China announced Friday virtual currency-related business activities are illegal, warning they seriously endanger the safety of its citizens’ assets. Bitcoin slipped below $42,000 after the news and is down about 3% over the past 24 hours.

24 sept 2021

“The Hash” team discusses CEO Jack Dorsey’s continued infatuation with crypto as part of a larger push to monetize content creators and bring blockchain awareness to the mainstream. Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now connect third-party tipping services to their profile, including the ability to link both Bitcoin and Lightning Network addresses.

24 sept 2021

“The Hash” panel discusses the specifics, reactions, and implications for the Bank of England reportedly telling its ministers to decide whether a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be “programmable,” allowing the issuer to control the way the recipient spends it.

23 sept 2021

The website for Bitcoin.org, an open-source project that aims to support Bitcoin development, went dark early Thursday after being the victim of an attack claiming it would double funds sent to it. “The Hash” team discusses the latest giveaway scam making waves in the crypto industry.

23 sept 2021

Crypto financial services firm Amber Group is weighing a direct listing with the U.S as the “likely destination.” The company attained unicorn status in June following a $100 million funding round that gave it a valuation of $1 billion.

23 sept 2021

Community toolkit developer Grape Network closed a $1.8 million round led by Multicoin Capital Thursday. The venture funding comes on the heels of last week's $600,000 public sale that was so overheated with bot-buyers that it knocked host blockchain, Solana, offline for nearly a full day. "The Hash" squad discusses their take on the network and what it reveals about the state of crypto venture capital.

23 sept 2021

Coinbase is said to be working on a pitch about how federal regulators could oversee the crypto industry. The news comes after the crypto exchange announced it was ceasing plans to offer a crypto lending product, which the SEC said would violate securities laws. "The Hash" team discusses Coinbase's latest attempt to create frameworks and tools to standardize how exchanges approach crypto listings and products.

22 sept 2021

In a conversation with the Washington Post Tuesday, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said stablecoins are the “poker chips” in the “Wild West” that is the crypto landscape. He said he also doesn’t see much long-term viability for cryptocurrencies, among other remarks about crypto trading and lending platforms, securities, and regulation.

22 sept 2021

In the battle to link real-world criminals to their anonymous bitcoin troves, the industry's largest blockchain tracing firm Chainalysis has found a "meaningful" edge: a block explorer website it secretly operates called walletexplorer.com that scrapes visitors' internet protocol (IP) addresses, which has reportedly provided law enforcement with "meaningful leads." "The Hash" squad discusses Chainalysis' strategy in tracking illicit crypto for law enforcement partners and what it illuminates about the crypto ecosystem.

22 sept 2021