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Matt Hougan, Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer, discusses his outlook on the possible timeline for an ether futures ETF getting approved in the U.S., along with the evolving dynamics in the crypto ETF space. "I think we will see a decision on ETH futures before we will see a decision on spot bitcoin," Hougan said.

Aug 21, 2023

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has revised its motion for settlement after the U.S. Trustee objected to an earlier motion, according to a court filing. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the new proposal. Plus, the latest on Sam Bankman-Fried's case as the disgraced FTX founder asks to be released from jail five days a week for legal defense work.

Aug 21, 2023

Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token has surged nearly 16% in the last two weeks, according to CoinGecko. This comes after the U.S. Federal Reserve's instant payments platform FedNow listed Hedera-powered micropayments platform "Dropp" as a service provider. Dropp CEO Sushil Prabhu shares insights into the project and its mission. "It really is a major step in the direction to offer instant payments to every consumer in this country, and globally, everywhere else," Prabhu said. 

Aug 21, 2023

Bitcoin appears to be stabilizing around $26,000, after last week's decline took the largest cryptocurrency by market cap to as low as roughly $25,500 from $29,000. Opimas LLC CEO and founder Octavio Marenzi discusses the potential macro factors driving bitcoin's price lower. Plus, Marenzi's outlook on ether futures ETF in the U.S. 

Aug 21, 2023

Securities regulators are likely to approve ether (ETH) futures ETFs for trading in the U.S, according to Bloomberg. Bitwise Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan discusses his take on the state of the ether futures ETF race and the implications for the broader crypto industry.

Aug 21, 2023

A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase that sought to argue the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service designed to make crypto transactions anonymous. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the latest developments for Tornado Cash.

Aug 18, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as bitcoin (BTC) trades below $26,000. There's still no decision in Greyscale's lawsuit against the SEC over the approval of a bitcoin spot ETF. Meantime, Bloomberg says Ether futures ETFs will get approval from the SEC. Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius will hold a vote on its plan to sell assets. Plus, crypto lender Exactly has become the latest protocol to be struck by a hack.

Aug 18, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is on track for its worst weekly drop since FTX's collapse in November of last year. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is on track to end the week lower at over 10%. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Aug 18, 2023

Payments giant Mastercard has created a forum where crypto industry players can discuss and collaborate on central bank digital currencies, injecting its influential voice into the CBDC conversation as nations around the world consider whether to digitize their money. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook on the utility and adoption of CBDCs.

Aug 18, 2023

Bloomberg reports that securities regulators are poised to approve ether (ETH) futures ETFs for trading in the U.S. "The Hash" panel discusses the firms that have joined the race to list these exchange-traded funds and whether they could receive the greenlight from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Aug 18, 2023