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David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, a London-based fintech company that operates exchange trading platforms, including its crypto exchange LMAX Digital, discusses the latest $300 million raise that values the firm at $1 billion. Plus, his thoughts on Solana amid the network failure, competitor Binance facing regulatory scrutiny in the U.K., and the broader crypto markets outlook.

Sep 15, 2021

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday crypto exchanges like Coinbase should register with the regulator. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the main takeaways in the latest escalation of Gensler’s previous statements regarding whether crypto trading platforms qualify as securities exchanges.

Sep 15, 2021

Solana validators complete restart after intermittent network stability issues. Laos ends a three-year ban on crypto trading and mining. Hangzhou Asian Games announces an NFT collection. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Sep 15, 2021

Sean Ford, COO of proof-of-stake smart contract platform Algorand, which is up 555% year-to-date, shares insights into Algorand's architecture and mission to "build and innovate high performing technology" following Tuesday's network failure on Solana. He discusses Algorand's key differentiators from its competitors, its role in El Salvador's Bitcoin Law, as well as the price action of ALGO. Plus, he discusses the Algorand Foundation's recently launched $300 million DeFi innovation fund.

Sep 15, 2021

Live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York, Mike Novogratz, CEO of cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital, and Andrew Smith Lewis, Chief Innovation Officer at alternative investment platform CAIS, join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss all things crypto: investing in digital assets, getting institutional investors involved, Galaxy's earnings, and outlook for bitcoin. "This crypto revolution is here," Novogratz said. "It's here for good."

Sep 14, 2021

Brett Harrison, president of crypto exchange FTX.US, the American arm of Sam Bankman Fried’s crypto empire FTX, joins “All About Bitcoin” live from the 2021 SALT Conference in New York to discuss what to make of large sums of bitcoin flows moving on his platform.

Sep 14, 2021

New data reveals the impact a lie can have on bitcoin's price. A fake news release Monday announcing a bogus partnership between Walmart and litecoin, a fork of bitcoin, coincided with a spike in BTC's price. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Sep 14, 2021

More than half a million people in El Salvador are using the country’s government-run bitcoin wallet Chivo following the adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender Sept. 7, President Nayib Bukele said. He also clarified 95% of Chivo's technical errors have been corrected. "The Hash" team discusses the latest on El Salvador's bitcoin adoption and what it could mean globally.

Sep 14, 2021

Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX is making Chiliz fan tokens available on its platform. It will begin by offering the fan tokens for Italy’s Inter Milan $INTER and Turkey’s Galatasary Sports Club $GAL. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move from FTX bringing new ways for sports fans around the world to engage with their favorite teams, as it continues to bring crypto and blockchain awareness to the mainstream.

Sep 14, 2021

Coinbase might be picking a fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its soon-to-be-launched Lend product. The crypto exchange says the agency hasn’t clearly explained why Lend is a security and is marshaling its customer base for support.

Sep 14, 2021