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Poly Network Offers Hacker a Job, NFTs Support Afghan Families
Poly Network offers hacker a job. Hong Kong-based BIT Mining sees revenue surge. And an NFT fund offers care packages for displaced Afghan families. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

Tax Software Firm TaxBit Value Tops $1B Unicorn Status
TaxBit, a crypto tax software provider for IRS and various institutional clients, raised $130 million in a Series B funding round that valued the startup at $1.33 billion.

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari on Crypto Market: ‘Thousands of Garbage Coins’
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to make of Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, criticizing bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. “It’s just a signal of how much the central bank is paying attention to the industry,” De said.

Key Advisors Group Partner: ‘Bitcoin Has Tremendous Potential Upside’
Eddie Ghabour, co-owner and managing partner at financial planning firm Key Advisors Group, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin despite appearing to be stuck in a sideways range. “There is tremendous potential upside here where we are right now,” Ghabour said. Plus, his advice for investors looking to buy cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin Showing Signs of ‘Short-Term Fatigue’ Near $50K
Bitcoin reveals signs of short-term fatigue near the $50,000 level and is also beginning to flag signs of profit-taking in the short term. Still, BTC is up about 60% year-to-date, thanks to a strong shilling by bullish traders throughout the first half of August.

The Role of Crypto and Blockchain in Geopolitical Conflicts
Amid the deepening crisis in Afghanistan, Jalak Jobanputra, founder of Future Perfect VC, discusses whether bitcoin could be a potential tool for financial freedom in geopolitical conflicts and how it could help empower young women and girls.

TikTok Picks Blockchain-Based Streaming Service Audius to Power New ‘Sounds’ Library
Audius, a music streaming platform based on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains, is partnering with TikTok on the video-sharing app’s new “Sounds” library. "The Hash" squad discusses how the partnership, the first of its kind for TikTok, could help artists on Audius increase their exposure to users and discover crypto more broadly. Will the worlds of decentralized services and Big Tech continue to collide?

Poly Network Hacker Prolongs Return of Stolen Funds
The hacker behind the Poly Network cyberattack has yet to complete the total return of the roughly $600 million stolen and is also reconsidering accepting Poly’s $500,000 “Bug Bounty” reward to pay anyone who can hack the DeFi site.

Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing 'Bluesky'
Crypto developer Jay Graber, who contributed to the privacy coin project Zcash until October 2018, will lead Twitter's "Bluesky" initiative to help create a decentralized social media protocol. "The Hash" hosts discuss the possible future of Twitter and social media following the social networking site's latest step towards decentralization.

Steve Aoki Secures Funding to Pilot His NFT TV Show ‘Dominion X’
Crypto-forward DJ Steve Aoki is creating a “proper pilot” episode of his experimental non-fungible token (NFT) TV show “Dominion X,” following the project’s near-instant sellout earlier this month. “The Hash” group discusses the latest artist experimenting with crypto to foster fan engagement as the NFT entertainment scene picks up momentum.
