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Payments giant Mastercard has created a forum where crypto industry players can discuss and collaborate on central bank digital currencies, injecting its influential voice into the CBDC conversation as nations around the world consider whether to digitize their money. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook on the utility and adoption of CBDCs.

Aug 18, 2023

Bloomberg reports that securities regulators are poised to approve ether (ETH) futures ETFs for trading in the U.S. "The Hash" panel discusses the firms that have joined the race to list these exchange-traded funds and whether they could receive the greenlight from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Aug 18, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $26,000, as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is on track for its worst weekly decline since the collapse of FTX. "The Hash" panel discusses the state of crypto amid bitcoin's latest sell-off along with current sentiment across the industry. Plus, insights on the absence of a court decision between the SEC and Grayscale. CoinDesk and Grayscale are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Aug 18, 2023

Crypto-friendly Custodia Bank announced a week ago that it launched to business customers in a number of states. Custodia Bank founder and CEO Caitlin Long joins "First Mover" to discuss the details of the launch and her reaction to major news in the crypto industry from the plunge in bitcoin to Prime Trust filing for bankruptcy protection. Plus, insights into the legal battle between Custodia Bank and the Federal Reserve.

Aug 18, 2023

Judge Analisa Torres has let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argue it can appeal against her ruling that Ripple didn’t violate securities laws in making XRP available to retail traders by putting it on exchanges. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the new developments in Ripple's legal battle against the agency and the next steps of the case.

Aug 18, 2023

Layer 1 blockchain ZetaChain just raised $27 million in a new funding round, in a bid to bring universal interoperability to crypto. Brandon Truong, head of product at the protocol, joins "First Mover" to discuss their plan with the funds and the state of decentralized applications on the platform.

Aug 18, 2023

Bitcoin has slumped over 7% in the past 24 hours to below $26,500, marking one of the biggest drops in recent months. Hashnote CEO Leo Mizuhara discusses the plunge in BTC and why a relatively boring August is now seeing a downturn as Wall Street becomes more risk-averse.

Aug 18, 2023

Caitlin Long shares an update on Custodia Bank, along with her reaction to bitcoin's (BTC) sharp downturn in the past 24 hours. “There's a lot more adoption offshore than there is onshore...in other parts of the world, where folks are using bitcoin for payments, they're not here to speculate,” Long added.

Aug 18, 2023

Host Angie Lau takes a deep dive into the state of Binance as the crypto exchange shut down its buy-and-sell service Binance Connect just one year after its launch. Plus, insights on crypto developments from Singapore to Australia. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "Forkast IQ."

Aug 18, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as bitcoin (BTC) trades below $28,000. FTX’s Alameda Research strikes a deal with bankrupt crypto company Genesis, according to new court filings. Valkyrie Digital Assets is doubling down on ether futures products. And, a closer look at where is PayPal pressing pause on crypto transactions.

Aug 17, 2023