Markets Outlook

The country reportedly backed out of plans to build a "national crypto exchange," the latest sign of indecision.Featured Story: An opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, titled: “Should Russia Bolster or Ban Bitcoin?”This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Implied volatility metrics show no signs of panic after the SEC filed lawsuits against the two cryptocurrency exchanges.Today's Stories:Robinhood Joins Coinbase in Saying It Tried to 'Come In and Register' Like SEC WantedBinance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC SaysCoinbase CEO Armstrong Says Not Shutting Down Staking ServiceCrypto Exchange Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor'Stablecoin Regulation Is a Sticking Point Between the G-7 and G-20 Emerging EconomiesMarkets Links:BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch Bitcoin Traders Shrug Off U.S. SEC's Action Against Binance, CoinbaseFirst Mover Americas: SEC-Targeted Tokens TumbleDeFi Unfazed by SEC's Classification of Tokens as SecuritiesThis episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Unfair regulators are pushing crypto innovation out of the country. Today on “Markets Daily,” we hear from a builder who sees the writing on the wall.Featured Story: An opinion piece by Derek Boirun, titled: "Why I’m Leaving the U.S."This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hit two large U.S. crypto exchanges with multiple securities violations. “Markets Daily” takes a deeper look.Today's Stories: SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Alleging Multiple Securities ViolationsSEC Sues Coinbase on Unregistered Securities Exchange Allegations Markets Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin Fall to $25.4K? SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Rocks Crypto MarketsCrypto Traders Suffer $320M Losses in Liquidations as SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Spurs Market PlungeThis episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Many large countries around the world, including Pakistan and Nigeria, suffer currency turmoil. Citizens are turning to crypto assets as a hedge.Featured Story: An opinion piece by Noelle Acheson, titled: Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto.This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Chainalysis and Elliptic have found that crypto is useful for crime, but that’s hardly an argument for banning it.This Featured Story:  Is an opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine, titled: Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl EpidemicThis episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

For some crypto projects, actually launching is the worst possible plan.A Featured Story: This is an opinion piece by David Z. Morris, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist, titled: The PulseChain Sideshow Tent Is Collapsing.This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Paradoxically, the unemployment rate rose significantly to 3.7% and the U.S. Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC)  proposes new regulations to offset the risks of crypto investing.Today's Stories: U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27KU.S. Commodities Agency May Change Risk Rules to Consider CryptoBitcoin Miners Gain Support From Texas With Two Bills Passed, One HaltedMarket Watch Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch Why Did Bitcoin’s Price Rise? BTC Hovers Over $27K as Investors Shrug Off Hot Jobs DataThis episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Market participants are closely watching the progress towards a multi-year suspension of the US debt ceiling, a deal that has both Democratic and Republican members celebrating. Today's Stories: Treat Crypto as Securities by Default, European Parliament Study SaysUSDC Issuer Circle Has Ditched All U.S. Treasuries From $24B Reserve Fund Amid Debt Ceiling ShowdownU.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for FentanylJimbos Protocol to Work With U.S. Homeland Security to Help Recover $7.5M From Flash Loan ExploitMarket Watch Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

With the Fed's historic string of increases to the core interest rate, up 1900% in just one year, as well as its reverberations throughout global markets, many potential catastrophes have been prevented only through bailouts or other interventions. And as part of the debt ceiling agreement, the painful game of student loan repayment may soon be over for those with student loans.Today's Stories: The Great Student Loan Nonpayment Boondoggle Is Over And Household Spending Is About To CollapseUK Enters Worst Period Of Strikes Since Thatcher As Gov't Calls For Price ControlsStablecoin Issuer Tether Invests in Sustainable Bitcoin Mining in UruguayTexas Bill That Would Limit Miners' Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House CommitteeFormer Coinbase Employee, U.S. SEC Settle Insider Trading ChargesMarket Watch Links: BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slumps Back to $27K on Fed WorryCrypto Traders Need to Pay Attention to Chinese YuanProShares’ Bitcoin Futures ETF Underperforms BTC This Year: K33 ResearchNvidia Does All The Heavy Lifting, Can't Prop Up Market ForeverThis episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.