On this edition of the Friday news recap we cover the latest headlines, including data showing that Bitcoin's (and crypto's) bear market may be over as exchange balances hit a four-year low, as well as Ethereum's upcoming proof-of-stake merge, which may cause yet another hard fork to another chain similar to Ethereum Classic. We also go over Solana's stablecoin depegging after a hack, and the new Solana physical stores. And finally we hit on Cardano's delayed upgrade that was originally mapped for a May release. Timestamps 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:54 Show start 0:01:28 Bitcoin bear market over? 0:03:44 Ethereum ETH 2.0 Merge to cause a hard fork? 0:06:44 Fed demands Voyager removes false FDIC-insured claims 0:12:20 Solana Spaces store to bring 100,000 new users? 0:14:48 Cardano hard fork delayed! 0:16:53 Wrap-up ## [**Audio Podcast**](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork) [](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork) Audio-only podcast available on several platforms, all linked on the Digital Cash Network [Anchor.fm page](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork). ## **Donate** - **Sponsors** [](https://cointr.ee/thedesertlynx)[](https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=DCN)[](https://shopinbit.com/en/conciergeservice-ordering-service?sPartner=joel)[](https://odysee.com/$/invite/@DigitalCashNetwork:c)[](https://nordvpn.org/dcn)[](https://presearch.org/signup?rid=865012) Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my [CoinTree link](https://cointr.ee/thedesertlynx). You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to hear from you! Thanks to my recurring donors both anonymous and otherwise! Support us by checking out our sponsors! Want to live on crypto? [Create a Bitrefill account](https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=DCN) with the coupon code “DCN” and pay mobile bills or buy gift cards from more than 1650 businesses in 170 countries quickly and privately, and earn rewards! Buy anything you want in the world, even rare items, with crypto by using [ShopInBit’s concierge service](https://shopinbit.com/en/conciergeservice-ordering-service?sPartner=joel). If you're tired of YouTube censoring and demonetizing creators, what are you waiting for? [Join Odysee](https://odysee.com/$/invite/@DigitalCashNetwork:c)! Protect your privacy online, [sign up to NordVPN](https://nordvpn.org/dcn) with the promo code DCN and get 68% off, plus an additional month free! If don't want search engines like Google controlling your search results and selling your information, [join Presearch](https://presearch.org/signup?rid=865012) and get paid to search! Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Ash Francis, man of many hats, comes on the Dash Podcast to talk about all the amazing things he's involved in. We extensively go over CTX, the payment processor that Ash co-founded, and how it processes DashDirect payments and much much more, as well as its future for full launch. We also went into the upcoming THORChain integration and everything it provides, and the Dash Investment Foundation and how it has proven to be one of Dash's most successful projects. We finally go over the Dash Incubator and all the exciting apps and integrations they've pioneered. ## [**Audio Podcast**](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork) [](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork) Audio-only podcast available on several platforms, all linked on the Digital Cash Network [Anchor.fm page](https://anchor.fm/digitalcashnetwork). ## **Donate** - **Sponsors** [](https://cointr.ee/thedesertlynx)[](https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=DCN)[](https://shopinbit.com/en/conciergeservice-ordering-service?sPartner=joel)[](https://odysee.com/$/invite/@DigitalCashNetwork:c)[](https://nordvpn.org/dcn)[](https://presearch.org/signup?rid=865012) Please leave a tip if you enjoy the content, either here or via any of the cryptocurrency addresses in my [CoinTree link](https://cointr.ee/thedesertlynx). You can also send a message with a CoinTree donation. I'd love to hear from you! Thanks to my recurring donors both anonymous and otherwise! Support us by checking out our sponsors! Want to live on crypto? [Create a Bitrefill account](https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=DCN) with the coupon code “DCN” and pay mobile bills or buy gift cards from more than 1650 businesses in 170 countries quickly and privately, and earn rewards! Buy anything you want in the world, even rare items, with crypto by using [ShopInBit’s concierge service](https://shopinbit.com/en/conciergeservice-ordering-service?sPartner=joel). If you're tired of YouTube censoring and demonetizing creators, what are you waiting for? [Join Odysee](https://odysee.com/$/invite/@DigitalCashNetwork:c)! Protect your privacy online, [sign up to NordVPN](https://nordvpn.org/dcn) with the promo code DCN and get 68% off, plus an additional month free! If don't want search engines like Google controlling your search results and selling your information, [join Presearch](https://presearch.org/signup?rid=865012) and get paid to search! Music from https://www.zapsplat.com