Bloomberg Crypto

Introducing: Bloomberg This Weekend

'Bloomberg This Weekend' features unique conversations on business, news, lifestyle and culture. Join David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo Saturdays and Sundays f

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

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

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

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

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 slum

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

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

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 regul

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 bankr

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 securit

Why The FTX Collapse Shook The Bahamas

It’s been three months since one of the most influential crypto exchanges collapsed into bankruptcy. FTX’s demise brought with it a wave of financial uncertainty and dist

This Week in Crypto: Ukraine War, Marathon Digital, FTX

Last month marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has had a devastating impact on Ukraine's economy, people and landmarks. In this episode

AI Hype Meets Crypto Winter

Most crypto enthusiasts pride themselves on being tech visionaries. After all, they were among the first to back innovative blockchain technologies and even embrace Web3

What’s A ‘Britcoin’?

The Bank of England and the UK Treasury are moving forward with a plan to launch a digital currency. It’s being called the CBDC, or Central Bank Digital Currency, dubbed

A Look Behind The Celsius Curtain

The story of crypto lender Celsius Network’s bankruptcy officially began last summer, when it filed for Chapter 11 and cited a severe liquidity crisis. At the time, FTX a

What are Bitcoin NFTs?

In a major twist in the digital-assets world, Bitcoin has added nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to its blockchain. The new protocol that makes them is called “Ordinals.” And ju

The Latest on Bitcoin, FTX and Coinbase

Coinbase released quarterly earnings this week, providing an etch-a-sketch road map of what’s ahead for digital asset investors. Regardless, the darkening outlook for C

2022 Was a Good Year for Crypto Hackers

Want to hear a big number? How about $3.8 billion. That’s the amount of crypto that hackers managed to steal last year. That’s a new record. The company behind that repor

How Are Bankruptcy Courts Shaping Crypto Law?

Over the course of the crypto winter we’ve seen companies falling like dominos. Several have filed for bankruptcy, with consequences that continue to reverberate across m