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Bitcoin slipped below the $28,000 level ahead of the March jobs report. Brent Xu, founder and CEO of DeFi lender Umee, joins "First Mover" to discuss BTC's bullish actions since the start of 2023. Plus, insights on the state of decentralized finance.

Apr 6, 2023

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Web3 project team has published a white paper laying out recommendations for growing the country’s industry. CoinDesk Executive Director of Global Content Emily Parker weighs in on the state of Web3 adoption in Japan and the regulatory headwinds in the U.S.

Apr 6, 2023

The interest in ether trading comes ahead of Shapella, a portmanteau of Shanghai and Capella, two major Ethereum network upgrades expected to occur simultaneously on April 12. Shapella will allow investors to withdraw their ether staked on the Ethereum blockchain. Runa Digital Assets Chief Operating Officer Max Williams discusses what to expect from Shapella, sharing insights into ether's supply since the Merge, ETH staking yield outlook, and Layer 2s like Arbitrum and Optimism.

Apr 6, 2023

The introduction of fees on bitcoin's most extensive trading pair, BTC–USDT on Binance, has reduced trading and liquidity, according to research data from Kaiko. The number of bitcoin in a single sell order it would take to move the price down 2% has fallen from around 9,000 BTC to below 5,000 BTC. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis analyzes "The Chart of The Day."

Apr 5, 2023

Luxury goods company Asprey is partnering with Bugatti to launch a generative art collection of eggs on the Bitcoin blockchain. Asprey Studio Chief Creative Officer Ali Walker explains the project and Metagood CEO Danny Yang weighs in on the role of crypto in the collaboration.

Apr 5, 2023

April 5, 1975 is the birthday of bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamoto entered a birth date when they registered the pseudonym with The P2P Foundation. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis discusses the leading theory about why that date matters.

Apr 5, 2023

U.S. Bitcoin Corp is expected to settle with the city of Niagara Falls in New York in a deal that will allow the mining firm to resume its bitcoin mining operations. Plus, Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy (MSTR) purchased an additional 1,045 bitcoin (BTC) for a total of $23.9 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Apr 5, 2023

Donald Trump’s non-fungible token (NFT) collection saw a surge in sales after the 45th U.S. president was arraigned in New York on 34 felony charges. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of digital collectibles.

Apr 5, 2023

A consortium of Ethereum builders join forces to launch MEV Blocker, a utility that promises to help people transact on Ethereum without succumbing to maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the Ethereum’s MEV ecosystem in the latest move giving power back to the regular user.

Apr 5, 2023

Swiss regulator FINMA said Wednesday that allowing embattled lender Credit Suisse to file for bankruptcy could have resulted in deposit runs at other banks in Switzerland. FINMA and the Swiss National Bank brokered UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.3 billion) in a deal announced on March 19. "The Hash" panel discusses the larger implications for the Swiss banking system.

Apr 5, 2023