I’m very excited to announce that Tyler Austin Harper will be our co-host for the next month or so.
Tyler was on the show last month and introduced himself then, but for those who missed it, he’s a writer at the Atlantic and a professor of literature in the environmental studies department at Bates College. He specializes in extinction literature and film.
For the next month or so, Tyler and I are going to talk to guests and to one another about a variety of topics, including literature and movies. In this episode, for example, you’ll find a “Book Corner” at the end where we talk about the rise of true crime podcasts and a recent op-ed in the Times.
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Jay
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Cross-country storm slams the US. Some answers, but more questions over the defense secretary's health. The final stretch in Iowa. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, January 10, 2024:
Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas break down the spot Bitcoin ETF launch timeline, plus analyze the already ruthless fee war.
It’s set to be a historic week in crypto, with the SEC widely expected to finally approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, although it’s not a 100% certainty. Two Bloomberg analysts who have followed all the developments closely since the beginning, James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas, join Unchained to discuss the final filings, the likely to schedule, and whether all the applications are likely to be approved on the same day. Then they dive into the real action: the cutthroat wars that have already begun, why Grayscale might be keeping its fees on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust so high, and who the likely winners in what has traditionally been a “winner take most” category will be.
Show highlights:
What the recent 19b-4 and S-1 filings say about how close the ETFs are to approval
Whether Hashdex's existing futures ETF impacts its treatment in the spot Bitcoin ETF process
The likely timeline for trading to start post-ETF approval
The possibility of simultaneous launches for all approved ETF issuers
The SEC's concerns about ensuring a fair launch, informed by the BITO experience
Eric’s surprise at JP Morgan's involvement as an Authorized Participant
Why the SEC is approving the ETF despite Gensler’s stance against crypto
What extreme cases Eric believes might cause the ETF not to be approved
How BlackRock's low fees set a challenging benchmark for competitors
The potential for an issuer to offer even lower fees than current players
How issuer margins are thin due to marketing fees, and the impact of waivers
James’ theory about why Grayscale might be keeping the fee on GBTC so high
Predictions about which issuer(s) will gain the bulk of assets under management
The rumor about BlackRock introducing substantial liquidity on the ETF's first day
Eric and James's expectations for ETF inflows and market dynamics
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
The months of discussion of Section Three on Amarica's Constitution now make their way to Washington, as cert has been granted in Trump v. Anderson. Amicus briefs will pour in - including the brothers Amar's brief. We present some of the approach the brief will take, and we look at the nine Justices, taking account of their jurisprudential history and styles, and discuss how an intellectually honest brief-writer can make their best arguments even better by considering how their readers will read them, and what might be most useful to provide to those readers. It's not quite "handicapping" but it is insightful, as all America is wondering if this case might actually result in the removal of Donald Trump from Colorado's primary ballot, and eventually possibly more states' ballots as well. It has come to this.
Albert Wenger is a partner at Union Square Ventures, and author of The World After Capital. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a frank conversation about whether AI will lead to job loss and what to do about it. In an unusual setup, the journalist in this conversation (Alex) argues that we have less to worry about AI automating jobs than the popular narrative, and the VC (Wenger) makes the case that it will definitely happen and how we should adjust. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss Wenger's five year experiment with UBI.
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Melissa Pancoast is originally from Miami, but now lives in California. She still loves Florida, being outside skiing or rowing. The latter was a huge part of her life from middle school through grad school, and she is hoping to get back into it soon. She's married, and runs outside as much as possible. In fact, she has completed several half and full marathons, including the Boston Marathon.
Prior to her current venture, Melissa was a part of the group called "caring professionals", as a teacher in New York City. She studied how people feel about money at Oxford, and took her learnings, created a program, and decided to build a software company around it.
Gabriel Attal, France’s youthful new prime minister, represents President Emmanuel Macron’s renewed push to pass policy reforms and to counter a resurgent far-right. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a landslide re-election of President Félix Tshisekedi has raised eyebrows—and tempers (7:41). And a look at how “The Wicker Man” may be the force behind a rise in paganism (15:30).
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Understand the pros and cons of using a 401(k) when you have an employer or work for yourself so you have plenty of money when you’re ready to kick back and enjoy retirement.
Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast
Today, we are discussing the latest election news as we gear up for the Iowa caucuses. Claudine Gay is leaving Harvard, Fetterman breaks from the left, and one zoomer teaches us about economics.
