Month: April 2023

Russia’s arrest of a Wall Street Journal correspondent is heading toward a diplomatic crisis—and will certainly chill foreign reporting in the country. It is startlingly easy to siphon money out of America’s social-welfare programmes, but devilishly difficult to thwart those efforts without threatening needy families. And ChatGPT may make things up, but it does so fluently in more than 50 languages.

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Power proved to be just as centralized as ever as Arbitrum’s first attempt at decentralized governance ended in community revolt. Plus: Cathy Hackl recaps Metaverse Fashion Week.

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson get into the nitty-gritty of governance, from decentralized governance to U.S. regulation and enforcement.

• [3:30] Inside the Desk: Danny recaps Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Arbitrum’s weekend DAO drama. If decisions are being made without the DAO’s consenting vote, is the organization really decentralized? 
• [13:43] Cathy Hackl: Metaverse Fashion Week 2023 was a mixed success. Cam and Cathy, founder and chief metaverse officer of Journey, discuss market factors, tech improvements and what’s next for digital fashion. You can listen to Cathy’s previous appearance on the show: “Where Do Metaverses Go From Here?” 
• [28:09] Ben gets a turn at his own segment with the “Schiller Show,” where he discusses CoinDesk’s decision to release an official editorial, “It Sure Looks Like the U.S. Is Trying to Kill Crypto.” The past months have seen increased politicization of crypto, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) recent calling for an “anti-crypto army.”

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26–28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code CARPE to get 15% off your pass. Visit https://consensus.coindesk.com.

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“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. 

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Alabama

• A bill to solidify visitation rights at medical centers passes House committee
• 2 election bills pass the Alabama senate with unanimous votes
• ALGOP chairman John Wahl writes about Donald Trump indictment
• AG Marshall joins 21 AGs warning financial entities to not push ESG
• A big drug bust in Florence yields 60 thousand fentanyl pills
• Toyota of Alabama to create solar panel farm to offset energy in Huntsville

National

• Legal analysts rip apart indictment papers for Trump from DA Alvin Bragg
• Supreme Court race in WI gives majority vote to far left liberals
• NC state senator switches parties, gives Republicans super majority vote
• Cash app founder, Bob Lee, stabbed to death in San Francisco
• Mother in ME sues school counselor for helping daughter "transition"
• Classified docs in Biden's unlocked office closet for years since VP
• Nashville officer hold press conference on school shooter takedown