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The Biden administration is planning an array of actions to mitigate ransomware attacks, focusing on payments. This week, the U.S. Treasury Department plans to unveil sanctions and guidance to tackle cryptocurrency payments made to phone companies that have been victims of ransomware attacks. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to expect.

Sep 20, 2021

A new report from the Proof-of-Stake Alliance (POSA) calls attention to a little-debated tax provision that would impose new surveillance and reporting requirements on peer-to-peer crypto transactions. Abraham Sutherland, an advisor at POSA and former deputy associate counsel during the George W. Bush administration, discusses the report's highlights, warning of the possible repercussions for the crypto industry if the provision were to be legally adopted.

Sep 20, 2021

Big Four consulting firm Ernst and Young will use Polygon's protocol and framework to deploy its own blockchain products, enabling a future transition to public networks that will be less risky and more efficient. Ernst and Young's Paul Brody discusses what this means for its business and clients. Plus, why he's "extremely positive" about the crypto industry's increased regulatory focus, the possible impact of Ethereum's London hard fork upgrade and more.

Sep 20, 2021

Mathew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager at VanEck, discusses the potential factors driving crypto markets lower as bitcoin slips below $45,000. Plus, his take on Chinese developer Evergrande's debt crisis as it poses a potential global systematic risk to tether and the broader crypto markets and the state of bitcoin law in El Salvador following his visit there.

Sep 20, 2021

New data on bitcoin transactions over the past 20 months reveals bitcoin transaction fees are, at times, relatively cheap. Still, when the bitcoin mempool becomes congested, transaction fees can spike substantially, making casual transactions less viable at the base layer. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 17, 2021

The dream of using bitcoin for electronic cash payments has not died out. CoinDesk's George Kaloudis discusses the latest update to the Lightning Network, explaining the difference between nodes and channels. CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes also discusses his markets analysis of bitcoin's price action this past week as the cryptocurrency consolidates, sharing insights into institutional interest. Plus, their take on El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

Sep 17, 2021

CoinDesk's markets reporter Damanick Dantes discusses his outlook for bitcoin and why he expects "more bullish sentiment" to return next week. He also discusses his take on the impact of U.S. and global lawmakers' growing regulatory scrutiny on the crypto markets and why this could contribute to increased volatility. Plus, CoinDesk's George Kaloudis on what he's monitoring next week, including price action and exchange outflows.

Sep 17, 2021

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) is cracking down on Celsius with an allegation of offering interest-bearing crypto deposits to be unregistered securities. It ordered the crypto lending startup to appear before a hearing in February 2022, where a cease-and-desist order will be considered. Texas has already issued a similar warning to BlockFi. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for Celsius facing regulatory pressure in Texas in the latest sign of U.S. watchdogs’ growing scrutiny of the booming crypto lending industry.

Sep 17, 2021

The Court of Accounts in El Salvador received a complaint on Sept. 10 from the regional human rights and transparency organization Cristosal over the government’s handling of bitcoin purchases and subsequent crypto ATMs. The public management watchdog will investigate the complaint.

Sep 17, 2021

Global payments company Ripple is reportedly looking to build a crypto market-making platform and is currently hiring staff in London and Singapore. The company is still mired in legal action in the U.S. "The Hash" hosts digs into the world of market-making, exploring the outlook for Ripple and XRP's price amid ongoing regulatory woes.

Sep 17, 2021