Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the U.S. job report to Mt. Gox's repayments to customers.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the addition of 206,000 jobs in the month of June. Plus, Mt. Gox said that it started making repayments to customers after a near 10-year wait. And, U.S. crypto-adjacent stocks drop as bitcoin crashed to the lowest level since February.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.
Americans talk a big game about the U.S. Constitution and its role in guiding the nation for nearly 250 years, but few try to live strictly by the words of said document. AJ Jacobs is one of them. For a year, this patriot upheld the high values, carried a musket in public, and struggled against the oppression of Revolutionary era socks, and he is out with the book, The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning. Plus, Mike officially disses the Articles of Confederation.
Joe Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA, sits down with Kate Linebaugh to talk about how the company is trying to keep customers happy despite rising prices and a shift towards healthier eating.
It’s our mid-year review show! We talk through the market’s strong start in 2024, how it’s being driven by the big names, and where the deals might be.
(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:
- Why the market is up, but top-heavy in 2024, and the types of stocks currently trading at a discount to big tech.
- Four defining themes of the year so far: AI, interest rates, next-gen tech, and the pivot to value for consumers.
- The state of real estate, and why low supply means prices may stay high in residential for a long time, even in spite of high rates.
(31:01) Matt and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: ABM Industries and Rubrik.
Snakes are often seen as slithery, slimy and scary. But these intriguing non-legged creatures have made CrowdScience listener Okello from Uganda wonder how they move – more specifically, he wants to know how they climb trees so easily, and so fast.
Presenter Caroline Steel meets snake expert Mark O’Shea to investigate the ingenious methods different snakes use to scale a tree trunk, and gets a demonstration from a very agreeable corn snake at a zoo.
Snake movement isn’t just your typical S-shaped slithering: these reptiles move in a remarkably diverse range of ways. Melissa Miller from the University of Florida explains all the range of motion snakes can employ to effectively travel along the ground as well as at height.
Caroline witnesses this in action as we pay a steamy visit to the Everglades National Park in Florida, USA, tracking pythons across the vast swamps there. We find out why understanding these pythons’ movement is vitally important for conserving the local ecosystem.
Contributors:
Dr Melissa Miller, Research Assistant Scientist, University of Florida
Brandon Welty, Wildlife Biologist, University of Florida
Prof Mark O’Shea MBE, Professor of Herpetology, University of Wolverhampton
Presenter: Caroline Steel
Producer: Hannah Fisher
Editor: Cathy Edwards
Production Co-ordinator: Ishmael Soriano
Studio Manager: Neva Missirian
The Supreme Court's decision giving absolute immunity to the President of the United States from prosecution for certain actions raises as many questions as it answers. Cato’s Clark Neily offers some initial thoughts.
Prediction markets are gaining mainstream traction, particularly with the upcoming US elections. In this episode, Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, which is an investor in Polymarket, explores how platforms like Polymarket identified the possibility that President Biden might drop out of the campaign before the mainstream media did. He talks about the journey of Polymarket, the challenges it faced, and how it overcame them to provide a credible platform for betting on political outcomes.
Finally, Nick explains why prediction markets are currently illegal in the U.S., the implications of the Supreme Court striking down Chevron's deference, and what the future holds for prediction markets in the U.S.
Show highlights:
Why prediction markets like Polymarket finally gained mainstream traction, and how 1confirmation became an early investor
What challenges Polymarket faced in its journey to mainstream recognition, and how it managed to overcome them
How prediction markets contribute to bringing more truth to the world, particularly in the context of media narratives and social media algorithms
What challenges have arisen from conflicts in resolving prediction markets on Polymarket
How bets are created and how the wording and resolution of prediction markets is managed on Polymarket
How trading volumes affect the credibility of prediction markets on Polymarket
The regulatory environment of prediction markets in the US and whether the elimination of Chevron deference by the Supreme Court will have a positive impact on these markets
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, pop op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Vitalik’s tweet: “Prediction markets and Community Notes are becoming the two flagship social epistemic technologies of the 2020s. Both truth-seeking and democratic, built around open public participation rather than pre-selected elites. I want to see many more things like this.”
Nick Tomaino’s tweet: “2024 will go down in history as the year prediction markets went mainstream.”
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Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
Housing prices, the cost of insurance, and sticker shock at the supermarket are still stressing Americans out even while the economy is booming. Annie Lowrey joins Tim Miller to discuss the limited housing stock, the economic benefits of immigrant labor, and shrinking income inequality. Plus, the media does shape opinion, but Joe Biden's oldness is self-evident.
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