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Bitcoin’s move to $50,000 has revived bullish sentiment, lifting futures premiums on most major cryptocurrency exchanges, which are often seen as a gauge of speculative interest. Though on the Huobi exchange, historically skewed toward Chinese customers, the premium hasn’t budged, potentially due to its decision to suspend services to China-based clients.

Oct 6, 2021

Billionaire investor George Soros' family office, Soros Fund Management, has invested in bitcoin but clarified "the coins themselves are less interesting than the use cases of DeFi." "The Hash" group discusses the implications for the Soros brand getting into crypto and whether this could be bullish for the blockchain industry at large.

Oct 6, 2021

Tom Bilyeu, co-founder and CEO of Impact Theory, a mission-based content studio, discusses launching its first-ever NFT collection dubbed “Founders Key,” explaining why he decided to dabble into the booming NFT market. “It unlocks the future of everything that we’re doing as a company,” Bilyeu said.

Oct 6, 2021

Bitcoin is up nearly 9% on the day, and pullbacks appear to be limited given a series of breakouts over the past week.

Oct 6, 2021

Crypto mining blamed for power shortages in Kazakhstan. Bitcoin crosses US$50,000 mark and leads altcoins up. A lawmaker accuses Korean crypto exchange Upbit of listing faulty tokens to earn fees. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Oct 6, 2021

New data reveals bitcoin gained 25% in the third quarter of 2021.

Oct 5, 2021

Matthew Gould, CEO of blockchain domain name provider Unstoppable Domains, discusses his reading of the trend of September doldrums in the crypto markets and his “still very bullish” outlook for bitcoin. Plus, his reactions to Facebook’s major outage and the case for Web 3.0.

Oct 5, 2021

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, broke above the crucial psychological threshold of $50,000 Tuesday for the first time since Sept. 7. Travis Kling, founder and CIO of Ikigai Asset Management, discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook, explaining key patterns he’s continuing to watch.

Oct 5, 2021

Facebook went down Monday for a little over five hours due to configuration errors, with the damage reportedly costing an estimated $65 million. This comes as the social media giant faces allegations its platforms promote toxic content and harm users. Could the same error make crypto networks go offline? "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for the fragility of the internet at large, highlighting the importance of Web 3.0 and decentralization.

Oct 5, 2021

Robinhood is introducing 24/7 phone support for users with inquiries about their investments, including crypto, with a targeted response time of within 30 minutes. The service makes it the first crypto platform to offer all-hours phone support, stealing a march on crypto exchange Coinbase. "The Hash" squad discusses Robinhood's latest move and the importance of blockchain customer support.

Oct 5, 2021