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Global payments company Ripple is reportedly looking to build a crypto market-making platform and is currently hiring staff in London and Singapore. The company is still mired in legal action in the U.S. "The Hash" hosts digs into the world of market-making, exploring the outlook for Ripple and XRP's price amid ongoing regulatory woes.

Set 17, 2021

U.S. Treasury officials are developing a report on stablecoins and their potential risks to the financial system to present to the President’s Working Group for Financial Markets. This allegedly follows last week’s meeting with representatives from financial institutions to discuss stablecoin regulations and other crypto issues.

Set 17, 2021

Crypto exchange Binance plans to abandon its long-standing "decentralized headquarters" concept as it faces increasing regulatory scrutiny from global lawmakers. "The Hash" team discusses the latest continuation of Binance's attempts to get ahead in its regulatory positioning.

Set 16, 2021

Time Magazine has listed Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in its 100 Most Influential People list for 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele have also been recognized.

Set 16, 2021

“The Hash” panel discusses their reactions to Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio’s assessment of bitcoin, who said regulators would ultimately take control of the cryptocurrency if it achieves mainstream success. “The bitcoin revolution is because we finally have a money that can’t be shut down,” host Naomi Brockwell said. Could bitcoin ever be completely “killed?”

Set 16, 2021

Fresh on the heels of a $180 million incentive program, the Avalanche Foundation announced Thursday a $230 million raise led by Three Arrows Capital and Polychain Capital to jumpstart liquidity in the network’s burgeoning decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. "The Hash" squad discusses Avalanche as an emerging player entering the DeFi game, implications for VCs getting involved with the network, and the competition with Ethereum.

Set 16, 2021

Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said Wednesday it uncovered evidence of insider trading by one of its employees. Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product, is at the center of the scandal which emerged on Twitter Tuesday night, with major investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) also investigating the case.

Set 15, 2021

Crypto exchange BitMEX's head of business operations Gregory Dwyer, the last of the four accused executives from BitMEX to remain at large amid money laundering charges, has apparently agreed to be extradited from Bermuda to the U.S. "The Hash" team discusses the key takeaways as BitMEX's ongoing saga with U.S. lawmakers continues to unfold.

Set 15, 2021

Yield Guild Games (YGG), a key investor in the “play-to-earn” arena, has teamed up with the stablecoin-focused decentralized finance (DeFi) project HaloDAO to allow its gamers to cash out using its stablecoin and gain yield. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move signaling the importance of DeFi in emerging economies and the world of blockchain games.

Set 15, 2021

Solana’s blockchain validators came back online early Wednesday following engineers racing to restore service. After being down for more than half a day, the high-speed blockchain succeeded shortly after 1:30 a.m. Eastern time in pushing a network patch that held across a network of validators. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest development around Solana and what it illuminates about the "experimental" nature of the digital asset space.

Set 15, 2021