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MARKETS DAILY: Who Should Be Allowed to Invest?

With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, now at a two-week high around $7500, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, it's CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays news and analysis.

Updated May 2, 2022, 3:47 p.m. Published Jan 6, 2020, 7:27 p.m.
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With bitcoin rising for the fourth straight day, up about 10 percent from Friday’s lows, its CoinDesk's Markets Daily for todays essential update.

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Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action, track interesting longer-term trends and highlight some of the most important crypto industry developments of the day.

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In this episode:

  • Crypto Markets, Industry and International News Roundup
  • The SEC proposes updates to accredited investor status, and who is allowed to invest in riskier ventures.
  • Reactions and theories as the world digests the US Governments targeted killing of a high ranking Iranian official.

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