CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Friend.tech Becomes Massive Ether Money Machine; Mark Cuban Slams OpenSea’s NFT Royalty Policy Change

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, August 21, 2023.


"The Hash" tackles today's top crypto stories, including social tokenization protocol Friend.tech becoming a massive revenue maker among crypto protocols in just over two weeks. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $1 million worth of ether to crypto exchange Coinbase. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban aims at NFT marketplace OpenSea's plans to sunset the enforcement of creator royalties. And, NFT platform Recur announces it will shut down in phases.

See also:

Friend.tech Becomes Massive Ether Money Machine as NBA Players, FaZe Clan Join In

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Sends $1M ETH to Coinbase


This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Analysts Split on Why Ether Outperformed Bitcoin Last Week

The ether-bitcoin ratio rose more than 2% last week. The gain is inconsistent with its record of taking losses during bouts of risk aversion.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today's Stories:

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trades Flat; Vitalik Transfers $1M Ether to Coinbase

Crypto Analysts Split on Why Ether Outperformed Bitcoin During Last Week's Slide

Bitcoin and U.S. Real Yield Reach Strongest Inverse Correlation Since April

Friend.tech Becomes Massive Ether Money Machine as NBA Players, FaZe Clan Join In

Crypto Miners Are Attempting to Diversify Into Other Business Areas: JPMorgan     

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This episode was hosted by Michele Musso. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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You're Wrong About - The Most Normal Girl in Cleveland with Heather Radke

This week, Heather Radke brings us a tale of pageants, eugenics, and butts.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - GEN C: Growing A Web3 Brand With Austin Hurwitz, Head of Business Development and Strategy at Doodles

Avery and Sam speak with Austin Hurwitz from Doodles on recent collaborations, managing a Web3 community and channeling creativity with a Web3 based brand.

This week's guest is Austin Hurwitz, head of business development and strategy at Doodles. Austin has worked at Amazon and other brands with a focus on music. Now, he is helping to steer Doodles from a pure play Web3 project to a mainstream brand, including recent collaborations with Adidas and CAMP. We hear what Austin and Doodles are focusing on and how they are doing so far.

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Focus on Africa - South Africa to host Brics summit from Tuesday

South Africa to host Brics summit but Russia’s President Putin will only join by video link. On the agenda global economic and security matters and the creation of new financial institutions.

More than 1,400 people starve to death in Ethiopia's northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because of theft

And Ghanaian immunologist Yaw Bediako on how to expand research and keep African scientists on the continent.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Peruvian Aliens, the Sackler Family and Prison, Robotaxis and Newspaper Raids

Peruvian authorities attempt to calm a rural community by telling them they're not being harassed by aliens -- but by illegal gold miners who, for some reason, have jetpacks. When a newspaper in Marion County irritates a local restauranteur, she orders the police to raid the premises under false pretenses. Robotaxis breakdown, causing mayhem in San Francisco. Join Ben and Matt for all this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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CBS News Roundup - 08/21/2023 | World News Round Up

A rare tropical storm soaks California. President Biden is set to view the fire devastation in Hawaii. No debate this week, but plenty of support for Donald Trump. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 21, 2023:

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