This Week in Crypto: Bitcoin's Weak Rally, Filing Taxes, and Regulation
This week's episode of Cheddar's Crypto Craze tackles the latest news and trends in this emerging market. Cheddar's Baker Machado and Brad Smith speak with Fortune Senior Writer Jen Wieczner about the latest headlines.
Bitcoin hovering around the $10,000 mark, but it is still down 50 percent from where it was in December. Wieczner says things are still on the upswing.
This week trading cryptocurrency on Robinhood's platform became available for free, but the roll-out has been gradual. "It's only in five states right now," says Wieczner. "There's still 1.4 million on the waitlist just to trade crypto."
Jay Hatfield, chief investment officer for ICAP, joined Cheddar News to discuss how markets are reacting to labor market news and what the Federal Reserve will do next in terms of interest rates.
Kristin Cavallari, who first gained fame as a cast member of the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, is now the founder of a beauty company called Uncommon James. Cheddar News anchor Hena Doba took a walk with Cavallari to discuss her many business ventures.
Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it.