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Dan Berkovitz, one of the top officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), intends to depart the agency on Oct. 15. Berkovitz will be the second commodities regulator to step down in 45 days following Brian Quintenz.

Sep 10, 2021

Mario Gomez Lozada, co-founder of crypto options and derivatives platform PowerTrade, discusses his reading of the crypto markets and explains key buying opportunities to watch for bitcoin. "I think we've seen a good pullback," Lozada said. "I don't think it's going to fall that much further." Plus, insights into BTC flows, spot activity, and ETH.

Sep 10, 2021

As federal regulations around cryptocurrencies come into focus, Brian Quintenz, who stepped down from the CFTC at the end of August, shares his take on the evolving U.S. crypto regulatory landscape. He explains the relationship between the SEC and CFTC, outlook for stablecoin regulation and reactions to SEC cracking down on Coinbase. Plus, his plan to help the regulators understand crypto after joining venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a part-time advisor.

Sep 10, 2021

Payments giant Mastercard has bought CipherTrace, a firm that scans blockchains for illicit transactions, to expand its crypto capabilities. CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans discusses insights into the surprise acquisition following a $27 million raise in June. "We saw a real synergy to bring these two companies together to bring crypto to the mainstream," Jevans said. Plus, his take on crypto's privacy and security concerns.

Sep 9, 2021

A new bitcoin four-hour price chart reveals the relative strength index (RSI) is oversold, which typically precedes a price bounce. However, the RSI is neutral on the daily and weekly chart, suggesting a period of consolidation between $42,000 support and $50,000 resistance could persist.

Sep 9, 2021

Messari research analyst Aidan Mott discusses the potential catalyst behind this week's market correction, explaining why his outlook for bitcoin remains positive despite recent "rapid cascading liquidations" across the crypto markets. "We're seeing a healthy rebound into more normal territories," Mott said. Plus, insights into institutional activity.

Sep 9, 2021

Mastercard has acquired CipherTrace in a surprise deal announced Thursday, enabling the payments giant to track over 900 cryptocurrencies through the crypto analytics firm and extending its digital assets capabilities. "The Hash" panel discusses the acquisition as a potential threat to trust and security within the crypto economy.

Sep 9, 2021

Binance.US, the American arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has hired Brian Shroder as president following last month’s sudden departure of CEO Brian Brooks. Shroder was formerly a strategist and business development executive at Ant Group, an affiliate company of Chinese internet giant Alibaba.

Sep 9, 2021

Crypto advocate Brian Quintenz, who stepped down from the CFTC at the end of August, has joined venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as a part-time adviser in the latest high-profile addition to the firm. "The Hash" hosts discusses the outlook for a16z as it continues to build partnerships, expand its crypto division and potentially drive a crypto revolution.

Sep 9, 2021

Chinese mining rig maker Bitmain will send 56,000 Antminers to the U.S. state of Georgia under a deal with ISW Holdings and Bit5ive. ISW plans its Georgia facility to run at 200 megawatts by October 2022, which will cost $62 million. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest move signaling the great migration of Chinese miners out of China, and what it could reveal about the future of the North American mining landscape.

Sep 9, 2021