Bloomberg Crypto
Bloomberg Crypto
Digital tokens like Bitcoin and NFTs have moved from niche products to showing up in Super Bowl commercials and song lyrics. Advocates of these new asset classes promise they will democratize the finance industry, and they hail the blockchain technology that backs it all as the future of computing. Skeptics say it's another financial house of cards. Bloomberg journalists will help cut through all …Social links:
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Introducing - Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But then his crypto exchange FTX collapsed Billions of dollars were missing, and Sam was in handcuffs. Those who knew him were left wondering — who …
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Crypto Winter Meets Banking Crisis: A Tale of Three Banks
It’s been another wild week of financial mayhem connected to crypto. But this time the crisis focused on banks. It started earlier this month [March], when Silvergate Capital shut down operations. The California-based bank serviced various crypto companies like Coinbase and Gemini. But its most n…
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Princeton University’s Blockchain Center, One Year On
Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Last year, just before the crypto winter had hit in earnest, Princeton University opened up “The Center for the Decentralization of Power Through Blockchain Technology”. The Center was funded in part by a $20 million g…
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NFT Fans Say 2023 Is Looking Up
Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Some might argue that the popularity of NFTs faded as quickly as it rose. NFTs boomed in early 2022 when the crypto mania was at fever pitch. But a steep decline in sales and prices quickly followed, as 2022’s crypto wi…
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Job Cuts Reflect Crypto Winter’s Deep Freeze
The last 12 months or so have been a particularly grueling season for crypto. And as we head into the spring months of 2023, we’re getting a better sense of what the slump in crypto prices has meant for the companies that shape the fledgling industry. One of the biggest consequences digital asset…
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What’s Happening With Crypto in Argentina?
Argentina is one of the countries with the highest rates of inflation in the world - currently hovering at close to 100%. The nation is also one of the countries with the biggest population of crypto enthusiasts. In this environment, digital currencies can be perceived as a safer bet than the pe…
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This Week in Crypto: Court is in Session
Legal battles, circling regulators and a troubled bank. It's all happening in crypto this week. Court is in session as Grayscale challenges the SEC over the prospects for a Bitcoin ETF, while themselves facing a lawsuit filed by FTX’s Alameda Research. Voyager won a key court ruling that would a…
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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire on US Crypto Regulation
Bloomberg’s stacy-marie ishmael interviewed Jeremy Allaire, Chief Executive Officer of Circle Internet Financial Ltd. to discuss stablecoins and his views on crypto regulation. The CEO of the Boston-based firm behind the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, told Bloomberg that the US Securities and Ex…
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The IRS Wants to Tax Your Frozen Crypto
Listen to Bloomberg Crypto on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Voyager. Celsius. Genesis. And of course, FTX. All major crypto companies that went bankrupt last year. All names we’ve talked a lot about on this podcast. But even if you’ve heard of these companies, did you know the…
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What Are the UK and EU Doing About Crypto Regulation?
Over the past few weeks, we've seen US regulators, both federal and state in some cases - take aim at crypto companies with accusations of fraud and unregistered securities offerings. These moves sent shockwaves through the digital asset industry. And the new regulations have also raised concer…
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