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What's up with celebrities and cryptocurrency?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Jun 10, 2022
"Celebrities are rich for reasons having nothing to do with their crypto investments," says Vox's Emily Stewart.
Actor Matt Damon told viewers that "fortune favors the brave" during a Super Bowl ad for Crypto.com.
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When a cryptocurrency you never heard of drains your life savings

by Matt Levin
Jun 9, 2022
The terraUSD meltdown destroyed the nest eggs of people who had no idea what it was nor that they'd invested in it.
A cryptocurrency exchange office in Istanbul in October. Last month, the "stablecoin" terraUSD lost $60 billion in value in a matter of days.
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Crypto's growth spawns a Washington debate: Who should regulate it?

by Lily Jamali
Jun 8, 2022
A bill would put the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in charge. Some consumer advocates back the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has more people to oversee cryptocurrency than the smaller Commodity Futures Trading Commission, but other factors are involved.
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Economic Pulse

The argument against the Fed creating a central bank digital currency

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Rose Conlon
Jun 2, 2022
“It's hard to find a clear reason to have [a CBDC], and, in fact, there are a lot of reasons not to,” says the Roosevelt Institute’s Chris Hughes.
“It's hard to find a clear reason to have [a CBDC], and, in fact, there are a lot of reasons not to,” said the Roosevelt Institute’s Chris Hughes.
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Crypto asset meltdown prompts calls for regulation

by Lily Jamali
May 13, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn't the only agency that could do it.
After a tumultuous week for cryptocurrency, the risk to investors is stirring concern.
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London Unbound

The U.K. wants to be the hub for crypto. What will it take to get there?

by Victoria Craig
May 12, 2022
London, already a major foreign exchange market, wants to be the same for crypto.
"Similar to the past so-called crypto winters, the underlying foundation, the development, the technology and the adoption [of crypto] has been continuing," said William Cai, co-founder and managing partner at Wilshire Phoenix.
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Crypto in your 401(k)? Fidelity's plan now faces questions from senators

by Lily Jamali
May 6, 2022
Fidelity Investments says it will allow employers to add bitcoin to retirement portfolios, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren is among those critical of the decision.
While a 401(k) that includes cryptocurrency may pique the interest of younger investors, the volatility of bitcoin worries some financial advisors.
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Fidelity will give employers the option of adding bitcoin to the options in the 401(k) plans they offer

by Matt Levin
Apr 27, 2022
And companies may have good reasons not to.
While a 401(k) that includes cryptocurrency may pique the interest of younger investors, the volatility of bitcoin worries some financial advisors.
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What are stablecoins, and why are regulators worried about them?

by Matt Levin
Apr 18, 2022
The cryptocurrencies — pegged to "real" currencies that aren't supposed to fluctuate in value — are the bedrock of the crypto economy.
Stablecoins are involved in roughly 80% of cryptocurrency trading and lending transactions and aren't supposed to fluctuate in value. But the Treasury Department is concerned about the potential for a stablecoin run.
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Crypto for kids?

by Reema Khrais and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 14, 2022
A conversation with Rebecca Jennings of Vox on the growing new industry that teaches children about cryptocurrency, NFTs and Web3.
Internet culture reporter Rebecca Jennings says a growing cohort of camps, startups and media aim to prepare children for the future of the internet. What lessons are the kids learning?
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