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Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end the first quarter with its best performance since the first quarter of 2021. So far, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has rallied roughly 70% in 2023. Separately, the U.S. government sold 9,861.17 bitcoin (BTC) for almost $216 million on March 14, a court filing shows. CoinDesk's Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa and Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. discuss.

Mar 31, 2023

According to data from Santiment, the price of bitcoin has been on the rise in the last two weeks, while trading volume has been going down. That’s a sign the price rally won’t continue unabated, according to the blockchain analytics firm. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis presents "The Chart of The Day."

Mar 31, 2023

Recently, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill aimed at blocking the Federal Reserve from creating a consumer-based central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down how U.S. political parties might align on crypto.

Mar 31, 2023

A Swiss nonprofit called the ZeroSync Association aims to help scale Bitcoin by using zero-knowledge proofs (zk-proofs), a cryptographic technique that has exploded in popularity on rival chain Ethereum. ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus discusses the launch and its significance to the Bitcoin community.

Mar 31, 2023

Argentinian low-cost airline Flybondi is integrating Web3 into its ticketing process by issuing e-tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). "The Hash" panel discusses the convenience of an NFT ticketing process and the outlook on Web3 adoption around the globe.

Mar 31, 2023

A year after the Ronin network hack made headlines, Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, announced that it is overhauling Ronin’s core systems to make the network more decentralized. "The Hash" panel discusses the significance of this upgrade.

Mar 31, 2023

Sushi Swap Head Chef Jared Grey is no longer feeling "inspired" after U.S. regulators clamp down on crypto exchanges, according to comments he made during the protocol's ask-me-anything call. "The Hash" panel discusses the crypto industry's response to the recent regulatory crackdown.

Mar 31, 2023

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted in part on Thursday that a temporary halt to developments in ChatGPT would be a "bad idea." Armstrong went on to write, "Don’t ever let fear stop progress, and be wary of anyone trying to capture control in some central authority." "The Hash" panel weighs in on the debate swirling around the potential ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence.

Mar 31, 2023

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Binance, the exchange’s founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), and a couple of other entities on charges of failing to register as a “futures commission merchant” while offering unregistered crypto derivatives options to U.S. customers. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De weighs in on the significance of the lawsuit.

Mar 31, 2023

A new report from DappRadar suggests that Layer-2 solutions are gaining traction in the DeFi space. DappRadar Head of Research and Analytics Pedro Herrera breaks down why decentralized finance was in the spotlight in the first quarter and the significance of the highly anticipated token airdrop of Arbitrum.

Mar 31, 2023