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Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s call for SEC to clarify its role on crypto regulations, former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad suggests that the SEC, despite not having direct authority to regulate crypto exchanges, could approve bitcoin ETFs as a way to “bring some regulatory standards.”

16 de jul. de 2021

Jack McDonald, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm PolySign, discusses why bitcoin's pullback is a healthy sign for the crypto markets. ​"The hodlers and people who have a longer-term view around this emerging asset class have to view this as a buying opportunity," McDonald said. Plus, whether institutional investment activity in crypto is starting to slow down.

15 de jul. de 2021

Katie Ananina is the founder of Plan B Passport, a business that works primarily with Bitcoiners to obtain legal residency status in their choice of six tax-haven nations. She discusses how her company could potentially help people avoid paying crypto taxes.

15 de jul. de 2021

In a paper published Friday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said central banks worldwide should be focused more on cross-border settlement issues than domestic issues and on making central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in different jurisdictions interoperable. “The Hash” hosts discuss surveillance concerns for CBDCs and the feasibility of the statements.

15 de jul. de 2021

According to an unconfirmed Business Insider report Wednesday, Paris-based digital soccer collectibles platform Sorare is expected to announce that it will receive $532 million in funding. This would allegedly represent the most significant capital raise in the history of France’s technology sector.

15 de jul. de 2021

The SEC said Wednesday it had settled charges against Coinschedule.com operator Blotics for violating the anti-touting provisions of federal securities law. Still, commissioners Elad Roisman and Hester Peirce claim the regulator missed the chance to define which touted assets were securities.

15 de jul. de 2021

The White House is creating a new task force to investigate and tackle ransomware, including cryptocurrency payments, Politico reported Wednesday, but is it just a big PR stunt? "[The White House] is just diverting attention from the fact that they're trying to regain control of the money supply," host Naomi Brockwell said. "They can do it by smearing bitcoin, as they always have done, with the criminal brush."

15 de jul. de 2021

According to ProPublica, banking app Chime has allegedly been closing a disproportionate number of customers’ accounts, sometimes not returning their money in the process, due to an “extraordinary surge” in fraudulent deposits. “The Hash” panel explores the Chime controversy as it raises the potential flaws of our current financial system and limits of technology.

15 de jul. de 2021

“Ethereum: The Infinite Garden” is in the works as the first feature-length documentary about Ethereum. The film is raising 750 ETH to fund it and will feature the network's co-creator Vitalik Buterin. "The Hash" team discusses the film as an opportunity for Ethereum's story to gain wider public recognition. "You're going to see more of these Vitalik-in-public moments as Ethereum looks to kind of step into its mainstream moment," host Zack Seward said.

15 de jul. de 2021

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De reacts to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments to the House Financial Services Committee on the need to regulate stablecoins like bank deposits and money market funds. "The big question now is whether that will lead to any actual concrete regulations beyond just conversation," De said.

15 de jul. de 2021