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During Thursday’s House Financial Services Committee meeting, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he does not intend to ban cryptocurrencies but signaled stablecoins need greater regulatory oversight. Committee member Rep. Tom Emmer (D-Minn.) reacts.

Oct 1, 2021

Crypto job postings are reportedly continuing to surge, with one crypto-focused job board saying its paid listings category exploded nearly 1,500% in the past year. "The Hash" hosts react, discussing the boom in the crypto hiring sector. "These are really interesting signals in terms of where the market is going and where the interest is on the hiring side," host Zack Seward said.

Sep 30, 2021

Payments behemoth Visa has proposed a platform to enable interoperability between central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and other stablecoins. The “universal payments channel” (UPC) aims to allow the cryptocurrencies to be transferred between different blockchain networks.

Sep 30, 2021

Chinese factories are struggling with an energy crisis brewing in the country. Some speculate this could provide a clue to China’s crackdowns on crypto mining operations this summer. “The Hash” team discusses the latest blow to the state of the world’s second-biggest economy and its possible role in the central government’s crypto ban.

Sep 30, 2021

In a possible exploit on Wednesday night, decentralized money market Compound has been erroneously paying out millions of dollars in COMP tokens intended as liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. In one transaction, $27 million was claimed.

Sep 30, 2021

Bitcoin has gained 6.26% to trade near $44,000 one day after exhibiting bearish price action, but why is it bouncing? Senior Trader and President of Wave Financial, Justin Chuh, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook.

Sep 30, 2021

Bitcoin has remained in a tight range between $40,000 and $45,000, but it appears to be on track for more upward momentum.

Sep 30, 2021

Since May, bitcoin is headed to its worst month as China’s crypto ban could be driving markets lower, but how low will it go? CoinDesk’s Galen Moore discusses the potential impact of global macroeconomic events on bitcoin, saying the effect of China’s regulatory action has been “somewhat muted.”

Sep 30, 2021

CoinDesk’s Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and its potential impact on crypto. Plus, his views on Kraken’s $1.25 million settlement with the CFTC, which accused the crypto exchange of offering margin lending products without the proper licensing.

Sep 30, 2021

Bitcoin is rising towards the $45,000 resistance level, which could cap further upside over the short-term, but where is it headed? Carlos Domingo, founder and CEO of digital asset securities firm Securitize, discusses his assessment of bitcoin. Plus, insights into the launch of secondary marketplace Securitize Markets for trading tokenized securities.

Sep 30, 2021