Month: January 2020

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Will Mass Adoption Be More PayPal or Pornhub?

There is an ongoing debate in the crypto community about where mainstream adoption. One point of view is that it will be the slow steady acceptance of digital assets. On that front, Bakkt president Adam White said in Davos yesterday that the company is on track to launch their app this year. 

Another perspective is that the main use case of crypto is to enable otherwise censored transactions. Lending credence to this perspective is the case of Pornhub, which saw payouts to its more than 100,000 performers blocked unexpectedly by PayPal in November, and which announced cash outs via Tether (USDT) today. 

In this episode, @nlw breaks down these two arguments and asks whether they’re mutually exclusive. 

Also discussed is the new BCH mining group (cartel?) insisting on a 12.5% block reward dev fund, as well as interesting insights and data from research from CoinDesk and The Block today. 

Topics discussed 

Bakkt's consumer app is coming in 2020, and it'll look more like PayPal than Coinbase

Pornhub Now Lets Models Get Paid With the Tether Stablecoin

Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund

CoinDesk Q4 2019 Review: A Year in Suspended Animation

Research report - employment trends in the digital asset industry commissioned by the Blockchain Association


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The Intelligence from The Economist - On the right track: a trend in diplomacy

When conflict-resolution efforts falter in official channels, there are unofficial ones. We ask why “Track 2”—allowing well-meaning third parties to mediate—is on the rise. The prime minister of Lesotho has pledged to resign and his wife is on the run; we examine the high drama playing out in the African country. And some surprising truths about lie-detector tests. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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Bay Curious - Jerry Brown’s Impact on Oakland May Surprise You

Jerry Brown has been a dominant force in California politics for decades. He spent 16 years as governor of California, ran for Senate twice, ran for president three times, and spent eight years as Mayor of Oakland. In this episode, we explore how Brown's legacy in Oakland is playing out today with Devin Katayama of The Bay, and Guy Marzorati, producer of new podcast The Political Mind of Jerry Brown. You can subscribe to both in the same place you get Bay Curious.

Produced by Devin Katayama, Marisol Medina-Cadena, Alan Montecillo, Jessica Placzek and Olivia Allen-Price. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong, Holly Kernan and Patricia Yollin.

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Short Wave - The Comeback Bird: Meet the Ko’Ko’

For nearly forty years, the Guam Rail bird (locally known as the ko'ko') has been extinct in the wild — decimated by the invasive brown tree snake. But now, after a decades-long recovery effort, the ko'ko' has been successfully re-introduced. It is the second bird in history to recover from extinction in the wild. Wildlife biologist Suzanne Medina tells us the story of how the Guam Department of Agriculture brought the ko'ko' back, with a little matchmaking and a lot of patience.

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The NewsWorthy - First Mobile Voting, WhatsApp Hack & Sundance (+ “Racist Robots”) – Thursday, January 23rd, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, January 23rd, 2020!

What to know about the first opening arguments in the impeachment trial, a first-of-its-kind election, and who hacked Jeff Bezos's cell phone...

Plus: the NFL player retiring, Tesla's major milestone, and NASA's naming contest.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview about artificial intelligence and bias.

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about our guest and any of the stories mentioned in this episode.

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Sources:

Opening Arguments: NYT, The Hill, NBC News, Washington Post, Politico, NPR

Vote by Phone: NPR, The Verge, WSJ

Jeff Bezos Phone Hacked: The Guardian, NYT, WSJ, USA Today

China Limits Travel: USA Today, CNBC, BBC

Service Animals are Airlines: Washington Post, ABC News, Reuters

Eli Manning Retires: ESPN, Giants.com

Tesla Hits Milestone: Reuters, Bloomberg, CNBC

Cruise’s Driverless Shuttle: Cnet, Engadget CNN

Naming Mars Rover: Business Insider, NASA’s ‘Name the Rover’ Poll

Sundance Film Festival: Deadline, Hollywood Reporter

 

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The Daily Signal - The Great Story of Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas is famously quiet on the Supreme Court. But a new movie, "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," is drawn from an exclusive interview with Thomas. Filmmaker Michael Pack shares what he learned about Thomas.


We also cover the following stories:

  • President Trump discusses the impeachment proceedings.
  • Twenty-one attorneys general call on the Senate to not validate House Democrats' impeachment push.
  • Utah bans conversion therapy for minors.

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The Gist - A Bunch of Dopes and Babies

On the Gist, revisiting the travel ban.

In the interview, we talk with Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes, the editors of Lawfare, about their new book, Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office. They discuss the precedents that Trump has broken as POTUS and paint a stark picture of the future of the executive office if he is re-elected.

In the spiel, “a bunch of dopes and babies.”

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