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EPISODE · May 31, 2021 · 11 MIN

US regulation on cryptocurrencies could be coming

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American retailers are rushing to secure inventory ahead of the year end holiday season, US financial authorities are preparing to take a more active role in regulating the $1.5tn cryptocurrency market, and Russia released $500m in credit to Belarus as western countries target Minsk with sanctions. Plus, the FT’s Unhedged columnist Robert Armstrong explains why he thinks bitcoin might be better thought of as an equity call option than a currency. US retailers rush to secure holiday season stockhttps://www.ft.com/content/3a7c02ba-89b0-45d1-8f02-d5eb3c002848Russia releases $500m loan to Belarus as west imposes sanctionshttps://www.ft.com/content/5953320d-c342-457a-af40-50424d159ffdUS regulators signal bigger role in cryptocurrencies markethttps://www.ft.com/content/a2c13ce0-6e66-4751-aa65-6c668d303101?Bitcoin as a call optionhttps://www.ft.com/content/ed884387-73a3-4e5a-b1db-8f122cd54887Nestlé document says majority of its food portfolio is unhealthy https://www.ft.com/content/4c98d410-38b1-4be8-95b2-d029e054f492? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American retailers are rushing to secure inventory ahead of the year end holiday season, US financial authorities are preparing to take a more active role in regulating the $1.5tn cryptocurrency market, and Russia released $500m in credit to Belarus as western countries target Minsk with sanctions. Plus, the FT’s Unhedged columnist Robert Armstrong explains why he thinks bitcoin might be better thought of as an equity call option than a currency. US retailers rush to secure holiday season stockhttps://www.ft.com/content/3a7c02ba-89b0-45d1-8f02-d5eb3c002848Russia releases $500m loan to Belarus as west imposes sanctionshttps://www.ft.com/content/5953320d-c342-457a-af40-50424d159ffdUS regulators signal bigger role in cryptocurrencies markethttps://www.ft.com/content/a2c13ce0-6e66-4751-aa65-6c668d303101?Bitcoin as a call optionhttps://www.ft.com/content/ed884387-73a3-4e5a-b1db-8f122cd54887Nestlé document says majority of its food portfolio is unhealthy https://www.ft.com/content/4c98d410-38b1-4be8-95b2-d029e054f492? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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