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CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De joins “First Mover” to discuss CoinDesk’s involvement in a legal proceeding between the New York Attorney General’s office (NYAG) and Tether in pursuit of documents regarding the reserves backing $78.4 billion of stablecoins. De explains why this case matters to the public interest and what can be expected in the coming months.

Jan 5, 2022

China’s e-CNY pilot app goes public. Bored Apes spark NFT frenzy. Play-to-earn sustainability in question. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Jan 5, 2022

A chart by Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal shows Apple stock outperformed bitcoin in year-over-year returns. In this Chart of the Day report, Galen Moore reflects on whether both investments rest on the strength of a single offering — bitcoin as digital gold, and its iPhone sales in the case of Apple.

Jan 4, 2022

Katie Talati, head of research for crypto and blockchain asset management firm Arca, discusses how her firm and its investors are approaching the digital asset ecosystem in 2022. Talati speaks on the movement away from bitcoin as other protocols like Ethereum prove their long-term value and concerns regarding bitcoin as collateral.

Jan 4, 2022

Stablecoin issuer Tether froze over $1 million worth of USDT belonging to a single address. "The Hash" host Naomi Brockwell uses this news to point out "all these stablecoins are freezable at the protocol level." The hosts dive into trade-off risks between centralized versus algorithmic stablecoins like Terra's UST.

Jan 4, 2022

New year, new tax requirements. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is cracking down on payments received through third-party apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App to ensure those using these networks are paying their fair share of taxes. These platforms, coincidentally, also allow crypto purchases. "The Hash" crew discusses the issues of regulation, consumer privacy and impact on small businesses.

Jan 4, 2022

LinksDAO sold out a collection of 9,000 NFTs and booked its first $10 million toward buying an actual golf course. “The Hash” team finds the similarity between this story and the ConstitutionDAO project that recently raised $40 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution.

Jan 4, 2022

“I’ve been hacked … All my apes are gone,” an NFT trader posted on Twitter last week, referring to his cache of over $2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

Jan 4, 2022

Kavita Gupta, Ex-ConsenSys Ventures head and Delta Blockchain Fund founder, explains why her fund believes in the importance of a multi-chain ecosystem and the growing applications of blockchain technology.

Jan 4, 2022

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De explains why the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently fined crypto betting service Polymarket $1.4 million for unregistered swaps. Plus, his perspective on the Bank of Mexico’s plans to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by 2024.

Jan 4, 2022