With bitcoin hovering at around $40K and a look at a troubling-for-crypto section of Washington’s proposed Infrastructure bill, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here.This episode is sponsored by Kava and Nexo.io.Today's Stories:Stock Futures Creep Up Ahead of GDP DataChina Stocks Rally as Beijing Intensifies Effort to Calm MarketFederal Reserve Keeps Rates Near Zero, Still Sees Inflation as 'Transitory'Gold surpassing $2k indicates inflation is here to stay, says a prominent economistThink Tank Rand Says Crypto Should Be Included in US-Japan Digital Trade DealMexico Regulator Says 12 Crypto Exchanges Are Operating IllegallyCrypto User Doubled in Six MonthsFTX Renames iconic Blockfolio Trading App to ... FTXEU-Backed Investment Fund Puts $30M Into Crypto VC Firm's New $120M VehicleBank of America Calls CBDCs 'More Effective' Than Cash in Research NoteNational Parks Are So Crowded That Congress Is Getting InvolvedDallas Symphony Orchestra Releases Classical Music NFTs on RaribleFeatured Story: Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Impose New IRS Reporting Requirements on Crypto Firms-Kava lets you mint stablecoins, lend, borrow, earn and swap safely across the world’s biggest crypto assets. Connect to the world's largest cryptocurrencies, ecosystems and financial applications on DeFi’s most trusted, scalable and secure earning platform with kava.io.-Nexo.io lets you borrow against your crypto at 6.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and exchange instantly between 100+ market pairs with the tap of a button. Get started at nexo.io.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.