Ledger Cast Weighs Ethereum Hard Fork Amid a Busy Stretch of Crypto News

A recent episode of the Ledger Cast podcast pulled together a busy stretch of crypto news, with the Ethereum hard fork at the top of the agenda. Hosts Brian Krogsgard and Josh Olszewicz also reviewed recent price action and a run of stories touching exchanges, institutional products and regulators.

On the policy and corporate side, the hosts discussed a remark that a US digital dollar is not expected for at least five years. They also noted the departure of Sean Neville as co-CEO of Circle, and the nomination of Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler to the US Senate, which they tied to Bakkt's trading volume. On the institutional side, Grayscale's GBTC was flagged as drawing interest from Charles Schwab clients.

Exchange and security news rounded out the list. The episode covered a damaging incident the hosts linked to North Korea, Bitfinex's move to bring Lightning Network payments into its wallet, which the hosts said could not yet be used for trading, and Binance offering zero-fee staking for Tezos. The hosts also criticized a Wall Street Journal bitcoin article and called HEX a scam.

The episode description does not give detailed figures for the Ethereum fork itself, so readers who want specifics on the upgrade should listen to the full episode or look for dedicated technical coverage.