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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has sent a letter to bitcoin miner Greenidge Generation’s (GREE) asking for more details about the environmental impact of its mining operation in New York State. "The Hash" team discusses the latest collision of politics and crypto mining.

Dec 3, 2021

BadgerDAO suffers US$120 million exploit. Showing off NFTs as a security risk. AussieMates to raise mental health awareness with an NFT project. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Dec 3, 2021

Bitcoin is trading near $57,000 at press time, extending a three-day-long consolidation in the familiar range of $55,800 to $59,300. Mark Elenowitz, president of trading software firm Horizon Fintex, discusses the potential impact of Omicron, inflation worries, regulation, and other factors he’s continuing to watch to indicate a breakout could be near.

Dec 3, 2021

Crypto analytics firm Messari has released its Crypto Theses for 2022, a 150+ page report on key trends, people, companies, and projects to watch across the crypto landscape, with predictions for next year. Messari CEO Ryan Selkis shares insights into the past year in crypto amid mounting regulatory pressure in the space.

Dec 3, 2021

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De shares insights into the detailed letter sent out by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to the CEO of Greenidge Generation (GREE), questioning the environmental footprint of its bitcoin mining operation in New York state. Plus, reaction to the SEC rejecting WisdomTree's spot bitcoin ETF application.

Dec 3, 2021

New data on average returns for bitcoin by month reveals BTC has positive returns in the fourth quarter, which is why some traders remain poised for a year-end rally across cryptocurrencies. Yet, based on seasonal data, BTC’s upside could be limited as January tends to produce negative returns.

Dec 2, 2021

Following the announcement payments giant Square will be changing its corporate name to Block, CoinDesk's David Z. Morris shares insights into his article examining Jack Dorsey's bitcoin trajectory. Could Jack Dorsey be moving to transform Square into a crypto and blockchain firm?

Dec 2, 2021

Bitcoin’s long-term momentum is starting to fade, which could limit price gains this month, but some remain bullish for the short term. Rosh Singh, co-founder and CEO of crypto trading platform Quadency, discusses why he thinks bitcoin could reach $100K by the end of 2021 and what metrics he’s watching to support this prediction.

Dec 2, 2021

Mercado Libre, Latin America’s largest e-commerce company by market value, is integrating Paxos’ blockchain infrastructure to allow users in Brazil to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ether, and the USDP stablecoin. "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest initiative accelerating mainstream adoption of crypto and stablecoins across Brazil and the world.

Dec 2, 2021

An attacker drained funds from the wallets of dozens of users of the Badger DAO yield vault protocol using malicious contract permissions. The total loss amounted to about 2,100 BTC and 151 ETH, or roughly $120 million. “The Hash” group discusses the latest DeFi mainstay to fall victim to a malicious hack.

Dec 2, 2021