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El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in June 2021 and the official rollout took place this week on September 7, 2021. Armando Aguilar, FSInsight’s VP of Digital Assets, provides insight on “how it started and how it’s going” with Bitcoin in El Salvador. *Recorded...
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Crypto Chat: Why Are Corporations Buying NFTs?
Recently, corporations are getting in on the NFT action with Budweiser purchasing beer. eth and Visa swiping up a CryptoPunk in the last week. Will McEvoy provides insight with Carrie Presley on the recent purchases and why corporations might be buying NFTs.
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Crypto Chat: How is supply boosting Bitcoin price?
Price is a function of supply and demand. It was mentioned in this week’s FSI Crypto Weekly (August 25, 2021) that the Bitcoin price has received a boost from the supply side of the equation. Sean Farrell, VP of Digital Assets, provides insight and clarifies the chart featured in the...
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Crypto Chat: What is Bitcoin SOPR & why does it look bullish?
The Bitcoin SOPR was recently referenced in the FSInsight Crypto Daily (August 4, 2021). What is the Bitcoin SOPR and what should we be looking for? Will McEvoy, FSInsight’s Crypto Research Associate, meets with Carrie to chat SOPR and if the recent changes look bullish or bearish for Bitcoin. *Recorded...
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Crypto Chat: How is Bitcoin used in El Salvador?
Armando Aguilar, VP of Digital Assets at FSInsight, explains how Bitcoin is being used in El Salvador. Recently, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, but is the payment infrastructure ready? What type of crypto wallet do citizens need? *Recorded August 11, 2021
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Crypto Chat: What is the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR)?
Will McEvoy contributes to FSInsight’s Crypto Weekly research, most recently reporting on stablecoins and how the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR) provides insight into the digital asset market. Carrie and Will chat SSR, how it’s calculated and what we can forecast based on historical data.
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Fireside Chat: Crypto lost the battle in DC, what happens next?
We had the opportunity to meet with Tom Block, FSInsight’s Washington and Policy Strategist, along with Sean Farrell, our VP of Digital Assets. Last week we met to discuss the crypto provision tucked inside the Infrastructure Bill, which loosely defined broker and many saw this as negatively affecting the future...
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Crypto Chat: What does EIP-1559 mean for Ethereum?
Carrie & Will chat about the Ethereum network and the recent EIP-1559 upgrade. Will explains EIP (Ethereum Improvement Proposal) – 1559, which took place on the Ethereum network on August 5, 2021 as part of the “London Hard Fork” upgrades. Currently, users must bid for how much they’re willing to...
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Fireside Chat: The Infrastructure Bill & Crypto with Tom Block and Sean Farrell (August 6, 2021)
We had the opportunity to meet with Tom Block, FSInsight’s Washington and Policy Strategist, along with Sean Farrell, our VP of Digital Assets. There’s been an overlap this week between The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, that Tom Block has been reporting on, and a new provision that could have implications on...
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Crypto Chat: What's the first thing you look at in our FSInsight Crypto Daily Report?
Sean Farrell, VP of Digital Assets at FSInsight, is the voice behind our FSInsight Crypto Daily Report. Sean combs through headlines and data to provide subscribers with the most important daily crypto updates. We’re curious, what’s the first thing Sean looks for in this report? Carrie Presley chats about what...
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Crypto Chat: What is a stablecoin?
Will McEvoy contributes to FSInsight’s Crypto Weekly research, most recently reporting on stablecoins and their position within the crypto market. Carrie & Will chat stablecoins and how they are different than other cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. *Recorded July 29, 2021