CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Federal Reserve Shares Its Thinking About a US CBDC

The long-awaited CBDC paper has finally been released.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. 

For more than a year, the Federal Reserve has been talking about a forthcoming paper on central bank digital currencies in the U.S. Now that the paper has finally been released, NLW walks us step by step through the Fed’s thinking and shares the initial commentary from the crypto community and Washington, D.C.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Time” by OBOY. Image credit: Koron/Moment/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.



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Federalist Radio Hour - The Pro-Life Movement Could Be Facing Its ‘Final Fight’

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the future of the pro-life movement and how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could change the way future generations view life in the womb forever.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Why do CEOs make so much money?

It's long been common knowledge that people at the top of an organization will make more money than people at the bottom. But many folks don't seem aware of just how extreme the situation has become -- while wages have stagnated for many Americans, CEO pay has skyrocketed. For some, this is just a natural aspect of the business world, but for a growing number of critics it indicates serious trouble on the horizon.

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African Tech Roundup - UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani

On this UNAJUA podcast, Michael Kimani briefly introduces Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (commonly known as DAOs). He also shares a bit of the emerging trend of building internet businesses designed to share the commercial upside with users, explaining how internet entrepreneurs interested in building Web3 solutions would do well to lean into this dynamic. Michael is a Kenyan blockchain enthusiast, data wrangler and entrepreneur based in Nairobi. Michael has advised numerous Africa-focused blockchain projects and is currently co-founder at airtime digital money marketplace, Fonbnk, where he spearheads growth for African markets.

CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 01/21

The top diplomats of the US and Russia meet face to face over Ukraine. He was a rock and roll original -- singer Meat Loaf has died at 74. Lawmakers investigating the Capitol attack call on Ivanka Trump. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, January 21, 2022:

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Headlines From The Times - Standing up for Black lives at the border

Felicia Rangel-Samponaro used to live a fairly normal life as a suburban stay-at-home mom in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. But now the half Black, half Mexican-American mom crosses the border to help Black and Latino migrants, many of them asylum seekers stuck in camps in the border town of Reynosa, Mexico. 

Today, we hear her story.

More reading: 

The woman defending Black lives on the border, including her own 

Podcast: Our nation’s Haitian double standard 

Podcast: Biden shut a migrant camp. Then this bigger one appeared

The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 1.21.22

Alabama

  • 2 bills pass state senate committee that offer tax cuts to Alabamians
  • UAB Hospital successfully makes pig kidney organ transplant to human body
  • US congresswoman Terri Sewell  gets a GOP challenger for 7th District seat
  • Alabama Council on developmental disabilities campaigns to stop  human trafficking

National

  • SCOTUS declines to hand TX abortion case back to a federal judge
  • Another Vote group in GA is declaring problems with ballot box integrity
  • A Texas Democrat congressman has home and office raided by FBI agents
  • Tennessee state lawmaker proposes Kyle's law to help those using self defense
  • Florida governor gives good news regarding wife's treatment of breast cancer