Month: July 2025

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as the confirmation process for Brain Quintenz to lead the CFTC has been delayed again.

The confirmation process for Brain Quintenz to lead the CFTC has again been halted and this time by the White House. Why did the administration step in to cancel the vote and will this affect the potential for Quintenz to chair the CFTC? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Midnight is a privacy-enhancing blockchain introducing vital, programmable privacy and selective disclosure capabilities.

It means DApps can allow users to control what information is revealed without putting sensitive data on-chain, allowing you to break free from the limitation of choosing between utility or privacy.

We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. 

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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring system, has warned that “the worst-case scenario of famine” is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip. It comes as the territory’s health ministry says 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since Israel's offensive began. Also: floods hit Beijing; the Ukrainian hackers targeting Russia’s Aeroflot airline; farmers in the US and Mexico caught in a water crisis driven by a decades-old treaty; a gunman kills four in New York; a shaky ceasefire holds along the border with Thailand and Cambodia; the former Colombia president who’s been convicted of witness tampering; and can Greenland’s Inuit majority achieve independence?

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More than 40 people including women and children were killed in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in the town of Komanda, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The militia group is linked to the so-called Islamic state, a jihadi militant group. Majority of those killed were worshippers at a local church, nearby shops were also attacked and looted.

Also, why Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto is challenging his disqualification from October’s presidential election list.

And what's the impact of Africa's disappearing Wetlands?

Presenter: Richard Kagoe Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Nyasha Michelle and Yvette Twagiramariya Technical Producer: Jonathan Greer Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has said what it calls "the worse case scenario of famine" is now unfolding in Gaza. The UN's World Food Programme says that the unfolding disaster is reminiscent of famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra, Nigeria, in the last century.

Also in the programme: Google launches a new AI search tool in the UK; and as England's women's football squad celebrates its triumph at the Euros with an open-top bus parade in central London, we'll look at how the game is growing commercially around the world.

(Photo: Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen. CREDIT: REUTERS/Khamis Al-Rifi)

Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Joe Lubin.

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Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" one day before the network's 10-year anniversary to discuss the Ethereum ecosystem's decade-long journey and his vision for the future.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Midnight is a privacy-enhancing blockchain introducing vital, programmable privacy and selective disclosure capabilities.

It means DApps can allow users to control what information is revealed without putting sensitive data on-chain, allowing you to break free from the limitation of choosing between utility or privacy.

We deserve more when it comes to privacy. Experience the next generation of blockchain that is private and inclusive by design. 

Break free with Midnight, visit midnight.network/break-free

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, Taylor Fleming and Victor Chen.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.