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The exploiter responsible for draining $61 million assets held on decentralized exchange Curve Finance has returned some of the stolen crypto after engaging in talks with one of the victims on Friday, blockchain data shows. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the future of DeFi as anxious investors yanked out assets as a precaution.

Aug 4, 2023

Miami Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez joins "The Hash" to discuss his thoughts on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' proposal to ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) if elected president. "Nobody wants the Federal government or any government knowing where you have your money...it's a violation of our rights of privacy," Mayor Suarez said.

Aug 4, 2023

Bitcoin and crypto have become unexpected talking points on the U.S. Presidential campaign trail. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joins "The Hash" panel with an update on his Presidential bid and accepting bitcoin donations for his campaign. Plus, how Suarez plans to "set the ground rules" for the crypto industry if elected and why he's "never been a fan" of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Aug 4, 2023

Host Angie Lau takes a deep dive into the DeFi world as the nearly $52 million exploit of Curve Finance stirred up trouble in the space. Plus, Shanghai's plan to build a blockchain infrastructure hub to link with Hong Kong and Singapore. And, the outlook on a potential revival of the defunct crypto exchange FTX. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

Aug 4, 2023

Stuart Barton, Volatility Shares co-founder and CIO weighs in on the flurry of applications with the SEC for an ether futures ETF. “Our approach has been to use rules that were adopted around ETFs,” Barton said.

Aug 4, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around the $29,200 level as the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in July with the unemployment rate little-changed at 3.5%. The Tie Director of Content Lawrence Lewitinn shares his crypto markets analysis as investors react to the latest U.S. economic data.

Aug 4, 2023

Coinbase released its latest quarterly earnings results. The crypto exchange beat analyst estimates for the second quarter, reporting revenues of $708 million a narrower-than-expected loss of $0.42 a share. Coinbase shares (COIN) have risen roughly 15% in the past month. Oppenheimer Senior Analyst Owen Lau shares his key takeaways.

Aug 4, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice released another filing late Thursday regarding Sam Bankman-Fried and his alleged sharing of former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's personal diaries to the New York Times. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses the filing and the back-and-forth between the prosecutors and former FTX CEO's legal defense team.

Aug 4, 2023

Coinbase (COIN) has filed for judgement in its ongoing case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging the regulator is stepping outside its jurisdiction with the lawsuit. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down Coinbase's arguments in its latest filing and how this compares to the SEC's other recent lawsuit against Ripple.

Aug 4, 2023

Volatility Shares has filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) for an ether (ETH) futures-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), with other entities following suit. This comes after the bitcoin spot ETF hype started after BlackRock jumped into the race. Volatility Shares co-founder and CIO Stuart Barton discusses the filing and the state of the broader U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

Aug 4, 2023