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."
Wall Street closed higher as traders made their final moves in anticipation of a report that could show whether inflation is cooling in the right way or setting the market up for worse pain.
It's tax season and while some Americans are looking to get a jump on filing months ahead of the April 18 deadline, the IRS is suggesting that some people hold off.
Peacock will launch a new interactive feature that allows fans to livestream episodes while actors from the shows provide real-time reactions and provide commentary and a Q&A.
More big-name companies are slated to report earnings next week. Cheddar News dives into what will move markets as key economic data are also set to be released.
U.S. markets ended the week in the red as investors are figuring out how the Federal Reserve will act on interest rates moving forward. Cheddar News speaks with Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, who breaks down the markets' action.
