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Nvidia's (NVDA) stock is climbing, following the company's latest earnings report. The chipmaker's market capitalization has even surpassed $1 trillion, outpacing companies like Meta and Tesla, according to data from Yahoo Finance. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

May 30, 2023

The bitcoin mining difficulty, a measure of how easily miners can discover a block of bitcoin, is set to surpass the 50T mark on Wednesday, setting a new all-time high. Meantime, stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in an energy production and sustainable bitcoin mining facility in Uruguay. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook for the bitcoin mining community.

May 30, 2023

Criminal charges that lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried sought to dismiss, including technicalities around his extradition back to the U.S. and campaign finance violations, are valid, prosecutors said in court filings from Monday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the FTX bankruptcy case.

May 30, 2023

Indian crypto exchanges are in survival mode, cutting costs wherever possible, re-negotiating partner contracts, suspending employee pay-hikes, conducting lay-offs, exploring new revenue models and rebranding themselves, all in an effort to extend their financial runways. "The Hash" panel discusses the ongoing fallout of crypto winter and the implications for India's state of crypto.

May 30, 2023

Bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital and exchange platform Gemini are asking a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the two sold unregistered securities, court filings from Friday show. Genesis and CoinDesk are owned by the Digital Currency Group (DCG). Separately, a new Bloomberg report takes a closer look at the future of crypto exchange Gemini under the leadership of billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss.

May 30, 2023

LabDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization focused on open-source drug discovery, has raised $3.6 million in a funding round co-led by Inflection.xyz and Village Global. LabDAO co-founder Niklas Rindtorff discusses the latest funding round and his outlook on advancing decentralized science. Plus, the role of artificial intelligence in research and the launch of LabDAO's PLEX software platform.

May 30, 2023

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are looking to extend the debt limit through 2025 and include some moderate federal spending cuts. "First Mover" hosts discuss the latest developments surrounding the U.S. debt ceiling and what it means for the crypto markets.

May 30, 2023

Berenberg said in a report that MicroStrategy (MSTR) represents an attractive alternative to Coinbase (COIN) for investors looking to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency sector. Mark Palmer, equity research analyst at investment bank Berenberg, joins "First Mover" to break down the key takeaways.

May 30, 2023

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur's lending platform Blend has captured about $308 million in trading volume in just 22 days since its launch, seizing 82% of total NFT lending market share, according to a report from blockchain data aggregator DappRadar. DappRadar Web3 analyst Sara Gherghelas discusses the report's key takeaways and the state of the digital collectibles market.

May 30, 2023

Data from Glassnode shows that 14.85% of all ether was held in wallets owned by centralized exchanges as of Thursday, the lowest level the market has seen since the summer of 2016. Typically, low exchange balances are a bullish sign, indicating that the supply of ether available for purchase is limited, thus putting pressure on prices to increase. CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

May 26, 2023