In this week's episode of The Crypto Craze Cheddar Anchors Brad Smith and Baker Machado explain the biggest trends in the market. This week the value of Bitcoin plunged to just 50 percent of its 2017 peak. Several other cryptocurrencies saw double digit losses compared to their highs last year. Many citing the potential crackdown on regulation in South Korea and China as a trigger of this volatility. Venture firm Full Tilt Capital is making the move to only invest in tokenized securities. The firm's Managing Partner Anthony Pompliano explains the investment opportunity he sees in this space. Cable and satellite entertainment company Starz filed a petition, asking the FCC to step in to resolve a fight with Altice. Axios Media Reporter Sara Fischer explains what this means for the telecommunications space. Facebook just revealing another change, making sure the news people see is high quality. It comes a week after the social network announced major changes to its news feed less public content, news and posts from brands. Facebook says it will prioritize news from publications that the community rates as trustworthy and informative.

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