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Host Angie Lau weighs in on the spike in crypto prices following investors' excitement over the spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Plus, the latest in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial as the disgraced FTX founder took the stand in his own defense. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

Oct 27, 2023

How do we make progress towards clear and effective crypto regulation? As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger discusses the agency's approach to crypto oversight and the outlook for the regulatory landscape in the U.S.

Oct 26, 2023

Representatives from key states active in implementing and enforcing crypto policy share their forthcoming priorities and perspectives on the current state of affairs during CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 in Washington, D.C. Panelists include Tung Chan from the Colorado Division of Securities, Florida Office of Financial Regulation’s Russell Weigel, Oklahoma Attorney General Office’s Richard Jackson and Joe Rotunda from the Texas State Securities Board.

Oct 26, 2023

Representatives from key jurisdictions discuss global regulatory harmonization and what’s next on their respective agendas from Europe’s landmark Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework, the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, to Hong Kong's new licensing regime at CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 in Washington, D.C. Panelists include Bermuda Premier E. David Burt, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Henson Orser, U.K.’s House of Commons Dr. Lisa Cameron, and European Commission Adviser Peter Kerstens.

Oct 26, 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including bitcoin's price action after a better-than-expected U.S. GDP report. Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand in his own defense, which could happen as soon as Thursday. Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures are testing a SWIFT alternative for stablecoins and CBDCs. Plus, JPMorgan’s digital token reportedly handles $1 billion worth of transactions a day.

Oct 26, 2023

Data from Kaiko reveals that exchange de-listings are at record highs, despite bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto markets climbing higher this week on renewed spot bitcoin ETF optimism. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Oct 26, 2023

As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., Vanderbilt Law School Professor and Associate Dean Yesha Yadav discusses the string of bankruptcies the crypto industry has seen and how bankruptcy courts have effectively become "quasi-regulators in the mix."

Oct 26, 2023

Decentraland's AI World Fair is underway, where industry experts are exploring the ideas, issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence (AI). Decentraland Foundation executive director Yemel Jardi discusses the intersection of AI and the metaverse. "The contact point with AI is huge, because AI is empowering the creators," Jardi said.

Oct 26, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to testify in his criminal trial, a direct appeal to jurors in his bid to prove he did not intend to defraud investors. Lowenstein Sandler LLP partner Rachel Maimin, who specializes in white-collar criminal defense, discusses the potential outcomes. "I think 90% of this is about personality and humanizing him, as opposed to substance," Maimin said.

Oct 26, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC)'s recent rally hasn't seen these levels since last May, just before the crypto industry faced a series of crypto bankruptcies that included FTX, Voyager and Celsius. Brown Rudnick LLP partner Robert Stark, along with Vanderbilt Law School Professor and Associate Dean Yesha Yadav join CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C. to discuss how crypto bankruptcies are playing out in U.S. courts. 

Oct 26, 2023