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SPiCE VC co-founder and managing partner Tal Elyashiv discusses the responsibility of venture capitalists and outlook on funding for crypto startups in the wake of FTX filing for bankruptcy. Plus, his outlook on investments in the AI and blockchain space as those technologies continue to evolve.

Feb 8, 2023

Fidenza Macro blog author Geoffrey Chen joins "First Mover" to discuss bitcoin's price movement and the volatility of risk assets after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke again about the "disinflationary process" in his speech on Tuesday. Plus, insights on the MOVE Index, which measures bond market volatility.

Feb 8, 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again made its case Tuesday that crypto assets are often unregistered securities being traded on unregistered exchanges, issuing an investor alert warning that people should be wary of crypto in individual retirement accounts (IRA). CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

Feb 8, 2023

Nonprofit organizations new to cryptocurrency are leading an effort to raise millions of dollars in crypto to help victims of a major earthquake in Turkey. CoinDesk Türkiye Editor in Chief Serdar Turan discusses the use case of crypto for social good in the aftermath of the most powerful quake in the region in decades.

Feb 8, 2023

Umee Founder and CEO Brent Xu discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as investors mull recent remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed leader spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.

Feb 7, 2023

Independent developer Udi Wertheimer claims he minted a giant image of what appears to be a bald, bearded wizard donning sunglasses and promoting “magic internet JPEGs” on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol. The block that minted the non-fungible token (NFT) was mined by bitcoin mining firm Luxor Technologies, which said it was “the largest Bitcoin block” ever mined. Luxor Technologies CEO Nick Hansen joins the conversation. Plus, insights into the bitcoin mining services firm starting the industry's first unified marketplace for new mining machines so buyers and sellers can directly connect through a request-for-quote system.

Feb 7, 2023

A federal judge rejected a joint request to modify Sam Bankman-Fried's bail conditions to allow him to use certain messaging tools. Separately, research firm FSInsight said in a recent report that the Ordinals protocol has triggered a revival of interest in bitcoin (BTC) development and has led to an increase in average block size as more users join the network.

Feb 7, 2023

On-chain indicators are pointing toward positive sentiment for bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The bitcoin supply "in profit," which is the percentage of existing coins whose price at the time they last moved was lower than the current price, has increased since the start of the year, according to data from Glassnode. The indicator has increased by over 20% since early January. Christine Lee presents "The Chart of the Day."

Feb 7, 2023

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York rejected a joint request to modify former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bail conditions to allow him to use certain messaging tools. The motion is "denied without prejudice" until a hearing on Thursday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments.

Feb 7, 2023

Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX has said, "allegations made by Binance in their blog are false and unsubstantiated," and is taking the necessary steps to seek recourse and protect its legal rights, according to its blog post published on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments in an ongoing public spat between Binance and WazirX.

Feb 7, 2023