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Bloomberg reports that Singapore police said they have commenced an investigation into Terraform Labs, the company behind the failed TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin. This comes after the SEC sued Terraform Labs last month, alleging that the crypto firm and its co-founder Do Kwon misled investors about UST's stability. "First Mover" hosts weigh in.

Mar 6, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) hovered above $22,400 as Silvergate Bank, which warned last week about its ability to remain in business, discontinued its SEN platform that institutions used to move money to crypto exchanges. 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan joins "First Mover" to discuss. Plus, insights on the macroeconomic conditions as investors are “not out of the woods" regarding inflation just yet.

Mar 6, 2023

A U.S. Securities and Exchange official said agency staff believes Binance.US is operating an unregistered securities exchange in the U.S., and that staff believe the sale of VGX tokens by Voyager Digital violated federal securities laws. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Mar 6, 2023

Host Joel Flynn breaks down Beijing's blockchain ambitions and their significance to the technological developments in China. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Mar 6, 2023

Puerto Rico has extended its 4% tax incentive to crypto assets and blockchain activities, including staking. Puerto Rico has already been crowned a tax haven by crypto businesses that have sought to take advantage of the country’s policies. Puerto Rico Blockchain Trade Association Keiko Yoshino discusses the move and the state of crypto in Puerto Rico amid the bear market. 

Mar 6, 2023

TBD, a division of Jack Dorsey's financial-technology company Block, has launched a new business entity named “c=” that focuses on improving liquidity and routing on the Lightning Network. CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin breaks down its significance to Bitcoin’s layer 2 scaling system.

Mar 3, 2023

Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode shows a full 70% of bitcoin addresses are profitable. CoinDesk's Glenn Williams Jr. noting the "Percent Addresses in Profit" indicator illustrates the percentage of unique addresses whose average purchase price sits below the current price for bitcoin. Historically readings below 50 have indicated that BTC is oversold, and thus, represent a potential bottom. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee presents "The Chart of The Day."

Mar 3, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) sunk to a 24-hour low of $22,020.75 as customers abandon crypto-friendly bank Silvergate. CoinDesk Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. weighs in on the sell-off for the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization in the wake of these developments. Plus, insights on the state of macroeconomic conditions.

Mar 3, 2023

The crypto futures market took a hit with exchanges liquidating longs or bullish bitcoin futures worth over $62 million during Asian trading hours on Friday. That's the highest amount since August, according to Glassnode data. Separately, over 2,000 BTC ($44 million) was ported to Avalanche, the largest single-day BTC.b mint on record, according to data sourced from pseudonymous analyst 0xAcid's dashboard on Dune Analytics.

Mar 3, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are trading lower on Friday as customers fled crypto bank Silvergate after it delayed its 10K filing and said there were concerns about its ability to continue. "The Hash" panel discusses what the Silvergate news means for the crypto markets.

Mar 3, 2023