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Lamina1 is a metaverse-focused, layer 1 blockchain, the brainchild of science-fiction author Neal Stephenson and blockchain expert Peter Vessenes. Lamina1 CEO Rebecca Barkin weighs in on the state of mainstream metaverse adoption and how augmented reality could be incorporated.

Apr 17, 2023

Beacon Chain tracker data shows ether (ETH) withdrawals crossed 1 million tokens even as prices touched an 11-month high following the successful Shanghai upgrade. Galaxy Digital Vice President of Research Christine Kim discusses the latest developments on the upgrade and reaction from the Ethereum community.

Apr 17, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering around $30,000 amid a recent rally in solana's (SOL) token price. Market updates and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Apr 17, 2023

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies and a request to study a central bank digital currency (CBDC). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the first possible major piece of crypto legislation that could move in 2023.

Apr 17, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving toward DeFi oversight as it reopens a proposal from last year that would now explicitly target platforms for those crypto transactions as exchanges that need to be regulated. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins "First Mover" to discuss her views on decentralized exchanges and the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape at large.

Apr 17, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is closely following its early 2019 surge and prices could peak at around $45,000 next month, according to Vetle Lunde, a senior analyst at K33 Research. Lunde joins "First Mover" to discuss the parallels between BTC's early surge in 2019 and the token's recent rally. Plus, insights on ether's strong performance after the Shanghai upgrade.

Apr 17, 2023

Crypto derivatives trading volumes across centralized and decentralized exchanges rose for a third consecutive month in March, the first three-month streak since at least January 2022, according to figures from CCData. George Kaloudis presents "The Chart of the Day."

Apr 14, 2023

Ether’s (ETH) continued rallying above $2,000 after a successful Shanghai upgrade late Wednesday dropped bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance from an almost two-year record high, according to TradingView data. CoinDesk Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

Apr 14, 2023

Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. CoinDesk Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa breaks down what happened behind the scenes ahead of Paxful shutting down operations earlier this month.

Apr 14, 2023

Earlier this month, peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful suspended its operations. Now, Paxful co-founder Ray Youssef is co-authoring a white paper on a new peer-to-peer electronic market system. Separately, Bitdeer's (BTDR) shares dropped nearly 30% after the bitcoin miner was listed on the Nasdaq Friday.

Apr 14, 2023