Wendy O

"The Hash" unpacks today's top stories moving the crypto markets: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued crypto exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao on allegations of violating federal securities laws Monday. Meanwhile, Richard Teng has been appointed to oversee Binance’s regional markets outside the U.S. Plus, centralized storage and wallet service Atomic Wallet was drained of nearly $35 million worth of various tokens. And, Volcano Energy announced $1 billion in commitments to build a 241 megawatt (MW) bitcoin mine in the Metapán region of El Salvador.

Jun 5, 2023

Jun 3, 2023

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: the community governing MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind stablecoin DAI, has paved the way to purchase up to an additional $1.28 billion in U.S. government bonds. The Twitter account of Mira Murati, OpenAI's CTO, briefly promoted a token linked to OpenAI after being hacked. Separately, bitcoin (BTC) is experiencing selling pressure at the $28,000 price level, and miners may be responsible, according to a Matrixport report. Plus, the impact and lessons learned from the ICO era.

Jun 2, 2023

"The Hash" panel breaks down today's top stories shaping the crypto markets, including bankruptcy claims exchange OPNX issuing a new governance token dubbed "Open Exchange token" (OX), which is designed to reduce trading fees on the platform. Separately, a new study from the European Parliament says cryptocurrencies should be treated as securities by default. And, blockchain Sui signs a multi-year deal with Red Bull Racing.

Jun 1, 2023

May 31, 2023

"The Hash" hosts take a deep dive into today's top stories moving the crypto markets, including Binance saying it needs to "focus on talent density across its organization," as it responded Wednesday morning to a report of job cuts. Separately, a new blockchain token standard is allowing traders to convert their Ethereum-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to NFTs on the Bitcoin network. And, "The Hash" unpacks the results of a wager made at Consensus 2018 that hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. 

May 31, 2023

"The Hash" team breaks down the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including an update on criminal charges that lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried are seeking to dismiss. Separately, a new Bloomberg report takes a closer look at the future of crypto exchange Gemini under the leadership of billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. And, the difficulty of mining bitcoin is poised to set a new all-time high this week as miners continue to deploy new mining machines to cash in on recent spike in revenue.

May 30, 2023

May 27, 2023

"The Hash" hosts weigh in on the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today. The number of ether (ETH) on exchanges has hit a low not seen since July 2016 as staking saps up available ether. Separately, the potential sign that good-economic-news-equals-bad-news for digital asset prices narrative is beginning to shift. Plus, the lawyer representing some FTX investors, Adam Moskowitz, joins "The Hash" to discuss basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal being served in a class action lawsuit regarding FTX and its celebrity endorsements.

May 26, 2023

"The Hash" hosts discuss the biggest crypto stories of the day, including Tools for Humanity, the team behind Worldcoin, raising $115 million in a Series C funding round. Separately, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal reportedly received a summons and complaint in the FTX class action lawsuit during Tuesday night's game between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, Binance marketplace is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) loan feature where digital asset holders can secure ETH loans by using their NFTs as collateral. And, crypto consortium Fahrenheit has won a bid to acquire insolvent lender Celsius Network.

May 25, 2023