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The Crypto Trader author Glen Goodman discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization holds firm at around $23,000 following a strong January U.S. jobs report. Plus, reaction to the Bank of England starting further research and development work on a digital pound for purchasing goods and services – something that’s likely to be needed in the future, the regulator said Monday.

Feb 7, 2023

Yuga Labs, the parent company of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project, has reached a settlement with Thomas Lehman, who built websites and smart contracts for Ryder Ripp's copycat project "RR/BAYC." Leichtman Law PLLC Managing Partner David Leichtman discusses the details of the settlement, sharing insights into the trademark and copyright considerations for digital collectibles. Plus, his take on the Hermès vs. MetaBirkin trial.

Feb 7, 2023

Crypto exchange Binance is temporarily suspending U.S. dollar bank transfers starting on Wednesday. Binance's U.S. division, Binance.US, is not affected by the suspension, according to a tweet from Binance.US Customer Support. Separately, crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its bankrupt Genesis subsidiaries reached an in-principle agreement on terms of a restructuring plan with a group of the firm’s main creditors, according to a CoinDesk source. DCG is also the parent company of CoinDesk.

Feb 6, 2023

Andre Portilho, Head of Digital Assets at Brazilian Investment Bank BTG Pactual, discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the cryptocurrency hovers around $23,000 after its rally in January. Plus, the future of bitcoin development and adoption.

Feb 6, 2023

New Fundstrat data shows Bitcoin's mean block size has increased since the Ordinals protocol, which allows for NFTs to be stored on Bitcoin's blockchain, started to gain traction towards the end of January. Separately, the Bitcoin Lightning Network has reached an all-time high in terms of capacity, or the amount of bitcoin locked in payment channels, according to The Block. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Feb 6, 2023

A bankruptcy court judge declined to rule definitively on whether to appoint an independent examiner to the FTX bankruptcy case. The U.S. government argued that the statute called for the judge to demand such an examination, while FTX said a probe would represent a costly duplication. Baric & Associates Partner Steve Baric weighs in on the latest legal proceedings and the potential biggest hurdles for FTX’s new chief executive, John J Ray III.

Feb 6, 2023

CoinDesk Editor at Large Christie Harkin discusses the latest news surrounding Bitcoin's Lightning Network, a second layer on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that uses user-generated micropayment channels to conduct transactions more efficiently. "The Hash" panel weighs in on what the future holds for the Lightning Network.

Feb 6, 2023

Cointelegraph reports that payments giant Visa is looking into how to accept settlement payments from issuers in USDC starting on Ethereum. "The Hash" panel discusses Visa's latest crypto ambitions and the implications for mainstream adoption.

Feb 6, 2023

Israel-based StarkWare, a creator of blockchain scaling systems that reached an $8 billion valuation last year, announced plans on Monday to open source its core cryptographic software tool. The technology tackles the scalability issues of Ethereum, which cause slow throughput and high gas or transaction fees. "The Hash" hosts discuss what this means for the Ethereum community.

Feb 6, 2023

According to the Uniswap DAO forum, venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has used all 15 million of its UNI tokens to vote against a governance proposal that would deploy Uniswap v3 to BNB Chain on behalf of the Uniswap Community. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential next steps.

Feb 6, 2023