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CoinDesk’s Galen Moore looks at bitcoin’s previous trends, discussing the outlook for its trajectory. “I think [this] is a bear market, but it’s important to look at how easy it would be for bitcoin to prove me wrong,” Moore said.

Jun 30, 2021

Digital asset firm NYDIG is joining forces with enterprise payments giant NCR to offer bitcoin buying and selling services to some 24 million customers at 650 U.S. banks and credit unions. "The Hash" hosts react to the news as a move to further accessibility and mainstream adoption of crypto.

Jun 30, 2021

U.S. representative and co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus Bill Foster said Tuesday the key to crypto’s success is a “cryptographic backdoor” that allows legislators to reverse transactions on the blockchain. “The Hash” panel claps back at Foster.

Jun 30, 2021

USD coin (USDC), a stablecoin currently on four blockchain networks with a market cap of $25 billion, could soon be on as many as 10 more networks, including Tezos. USDC is an Ethereum-based stablecoin managed by the CENTRE consortium, started by fintech firm Circle and crypto exchange Coinbase.

Jun 30, 2021

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives around the world are ramping up. The Bank of Russia has reportedly named 12 banks to develop a prototype of the digital ruble by December. Meanwhile, the CBDC trials have reached Beijing’s subways as passengers can now use the digital yuan to pay their fares.

Jun 30, 2021

The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), the governing political body in Spain, is considering issuing its national digital currency as an alternative to the euro. "The Hash" panel examines the significance of Spain seeking independence and nationalization with their money, nearly 20 years after the Spanish peseta ceased to be legal tender when the country adopted the euro as its sole monetary unit.

Jun 30, 2021

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire discusses the challenges and significance of USDC potentially expanding to 10 more blockchain networks, the broadest expansion in stablecoin history. "The central government absolutely does not need to issue a digital currency," he said. Plus, breaking down the difference between tether (USDT) and USDC as USDT risks come into focus.

Jun 30, 2021

Lawmakers calling for encryption backdoors is not new. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De reacts to democratic congressman Bill Foster’s remarks about a crypto backdoor as “key to unmasking bad actors.”

Jun 30, 2021

NFL star Tom Brady and wife Giselle Bündchen become shareholders in FTX. Blockchain data analytics startup Nansen raises US$12M in Series A funding round. A look at part 3 of 3 from Forkast News and Judith Nielsen Institute’s latest series on blockchain.

Jun 30, 2021

Digital real estate NFT investment fund Republic Realm's Janine Yorio on launching Metajuku, a shopping district in Decentraland. It's an Ethereum-based virtual world, or metaverse, owned by its users and governed through a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). "Metajuku is a natural evolution of the retail environment that went from 2D websites to 3D immersive retail stores that people can shop in," Yorio said.

Jun 30, 2021