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India’s finance minister says long-delayed crypto bill awaiting cabinet approval. Microsoft unveils Argus' anti-piracy plans. Poly Network hack saga rumbles on. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Aug 17, 2021

Just months after filing for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Michael Novogratz's cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital has filed with U.S. regulators for a bitcoin futures ETF. This comes as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler signaled he preferred ETFs based on bitcoin futures earlier this month at the Aspen Security Forum. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the state of bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. as the SEC has yet to approve any of the dozens of applications for crypto ETFs in recent years.

Aug 17, 2021

As bitcoin’s short-squeeze rally takes a breather, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is stalling ahead of the $50,000 resistance level and remains stuck in a sideways range.

Aug 17, 2021

Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda raised $263 million in a Series C funding round led by U.S. tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, valuing the company at $4.1 billion. It comes five months after a Series B raise that valued the firm at $1.2 billion and made Bitpanda Austria's first tech unicorn. CEO Eric Demuth discusses how his investment platform achieves rapid growth and differentiates from its competitors and crypto's state in Europe.

Aug 17, 2021

A new report shows investors redeemed a net $22.1 million from cryptocurrency funds last week, the sixth consecutive week of outflows, even as bitcoin and many other digital assets rallied. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Aug 16, 2021

Didi Taihuttu of “The Bitcoin Family,” a Dutch family of five, discusses his crypto journey from betting everything on bitcoin four years ago when it was trading at $900 to storing all holdings in secret vaults on four different continents now and where the family is headed next.

Aug 16, 2021

The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing to offer an olive branch to crypto developers, miners, and hardware firms spooked by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill’s tax reporting requirements. “The Hash” hosts discuss whether the Treasury Department could combat the concerns of the bill that no other government agency has been able to achieve.

Aug 16, 2021

Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer by total sales, is allegedly looking to hire a digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead. “The Hash” squad discusses the big-box retailer potentially dabbling into crypto and why this is a continuing story to watch, particularly for people that live on cryptocurrencies.

Aug 16, 2021

"The Hash" team discusses the burgeoning world of user-owned networks: World Mobile is rolling out a mesh network to bring internet connectivity to Tanzania, former Apple CEO Gil Amelio joins the Cirus blockchain-powered data ownership project as an adviser, and A16z leads a Helium token-powered decentralized telecommunications project. With the rise of decentralized token-incentivized models that provide real-world services, is crypto at the tipping point for these networks to actually work?

Aug 16, 2021

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a vocal crypto advocate, shared Austrian economist Murray Rothbard’s book “Anatomy of the State” in a tweet that was received positively by bitcoiners but confused some libertarians. “The Hash” panel discusses Dorsey introducing voluntarist ideas to the masses and the implications for the politics of Twitter and the overall crypto community.

Aug 16, 2021