CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | U.S. Yields Soar and Binance.US Suspends Direct Dollar Withdrawals

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores U.S. yields, Chinese growth, Binance.US and more.

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Today’s Stories:

Binance.US Halts Direct Dollar Withdrawals 

Trading Bitcoin on Binance Got Tougher During the ETF Rumor Frenzy: Kaiko 

Bitcoin Nears $29K as Fidelity ETF Amendment Bumps Bullish Sentiment 

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “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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Focus on Africa - Dam water floods in Ghana

Thousands of people in Ghana's Volta region have been displaced following spillage of excess water from some of the major dams amid heavy rains. It's the worst floods the region has seen in years.

Also, Angolan TikTok influencer Neth Nahara, whose real name is Ana da Silva Miguel is in jail for "outrage" against Angola's president. Is this part of a wider crackdown on free speech on social media?

And we'll meet Madagascan scientist, Lova marlin, whose curiosity and study of ancient plants is helping solve, very modern problems.

Big Technology Podcast - SBF’s Last Stand — With Molly White

Molly White is a crypto researcher and critic. She joins Big Technology Podcast to break down the latest in the U.S. case against ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried. In this episode, we go through the charges, the defense, and the likely outcome. Stay tuned for the second half, where we discuss how SBF pulled this off, his ties to the 'effective altruism' movement (and what happens next for that cause), and where crypto goes from here.


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: Why These Lawyers Say It’s Over for SBF–But His Only Hail Mary Is to Testify

Attorneys Samson Enzer and Greg Strong say Caroline Ellison’s testimony against Sam Bankman-Fried was damning. They agree one thing could turn it around: SBF’s own testimony. However, that runs the risk of increasing his sentence.


Samson Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Greg Strong, partner at DLX Law, dissect the second week of the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. At this point, the prosecution’s star witness, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, has testified, as well as another prominent insider, co-founder Gary Wang. But both Enzer and Strong believe that it’s already over for the defense, but agree that the only thing that could turn it around is testimony from SBF himself—but that runs the risk of the defendant significantly increasing his sentence. 

Find out how they thought the more salacious details of Ellison’s testimony, concerning alleged bribes to Chinese government officials, would affect the jury, and why Enzer believes introducing that testimony may have been risky for the government. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast platform.


Show highlights | 

  • Whether the prosecution gave the defense any fodder for its failed entrepreneur theory
  • How SBF and Ellison’s romantic relationship could affect the jury’s deliberations
  • The jury’s reaction to Ellison saying SBF’s belief was that “don’t lie, don’t steal” didn’t fit into his philosophy of utilitarianism 
  • Why the defense didn’t object to the mention of alleged bribes to Chinese government officials the first time
  • Why the defense attorney complain about photos shown of SBF and his hair
  • How the jury might react to the testimony involving alleged Chinese government bribes, Thai prostitutes, and Saudi prince
  • How Ellison crying in her testimony could affect the jury
  • Why the defense didn’t ask Ellison about not hedging 
  • Why the cross-examination of Gary Wang of was limited in its success for the defense
  • What caused a moment of tension between Zac Prince and the defense
  • Why Greg and Sam think SBF shouldn’t testify, but believe it’s his only, very risky, chance 
  • If convicted, how many years do they think SBF’s prison sentence will be? 


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Guests |

Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel.

Previous appearances on Unchained: 

SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case

SBF’s Lawyers Could Be Annoying the Judge. How Might That Impact the Trial? - Unchained Crypto

Greg Strong, partner at DLx Law

Links | 

 Previous coverage by Unchained on the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried:

How Heated Sidebars During the SBF Trial Could Impact the Jury’s Decision

SBF Trial, Day 1: Possible Witnesses Include FTX Insiders, Big Names in Crypto, and SBF’s Family

SBF Trial, Day 2: DOJ Says Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied’ While Defense Claims His Actions Were ‘Reasonable’

SBF Trial, Day 3: Why a True Believer in FTX Flipped Once He Learned One Fact

SBF Trial, Day 4: SBF’s Lawyers Annoy Judge Kaplan, While Wang Reveals Alameda’s Special Privileges

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Here's Everything That Happened So Far

SBF Trial, Day 5: SBF's Defense Finally Found Its Legs, But Can It Counter Caroline Ellison?

SBF Trial, Day 6: Caroline Ellison Recalls 'The Worst Week of My Life'

SBF Trial, Day 7: In SBF Trial, Did the Defense Lose Its Opportunity With the Star Witness?

SBF Trial, Day 8: Former BlockFi CEO Adds Credibility to Fraud Charges 

SBF’s Lawyers Could Be Annoying the Judge. How Might That Impact the Trial?

Did Sam Bankman-Fried Have Intent to Defraud FTX Investors?

Here’s How Sam Bankman-Fried’s High-Stakes Trial Could Play Out

SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case

The High-Stakes Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried Begins: What to Expect

Go deeper into the trial | 

Unchained:

In the SBF Case, Elite Corruption Is What’s Really on Trial

Cooperating Witnesses in the SBF Trial May Get Little to No Prison Time

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Time To Say Goodbye - The siege in Gaza and Israel’s end game, with Amjad Iraqi

This week, we’re joined by Amjad Iraqi, a senior editor at +972 Magazine and a policy analyst at the think tank Al-Shabaka. Since Hamas’s brutal attack and Israel’s declaration of war, thousands of people in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel have been killed. More than a million people have been ordered to leave the northern Gaza Strip; more than two million Gazans are being denied food, water, electricity, and fuel. [3:10] Amjad, a Palestinian citizen of Israel based in London, explains what’s different about this moment for both Palestinians and Israeli Jews. [32:30] He also untangles the international context in which Hamas operates, both in relation to its Arab neighbors and global powers like the United States—the only country, he believes, with the power to stop Israel from committing genocide. [47:20] Finally, Amjad highlights the need to reject colonial and statist frameworks in fighting for Palestinian liberation. 

In this episode, we ask: 

How was Israel able to manufacture a forgetting of occupied Palestinians by Israeli Jews?

How has the politics in Israel shifted following Hamas’s attack? 

How should we understand this latest wave of violence, given the violence required to maintain Israel’s “status quo”? 

What are the freedom dreams of Palestinian people?

For more, see: 

* Amjad’s writing in the wake of Hamas’s attack in southern Israel—‘Get out of there now’—and an older piece he wrote about “the worn-out aphorism of a ‘cycle of violence’” in Israel-Palestine

* A useful conversation with Tareq Baconi, Amjad’s colleague at Al-Shabaka

* Our previous TTSG conversations on Israel-Palestine: 

* Embracing U.F.O.s and rejecting Zionism, with Arielle Angel (August 2023)

* Loving Palestine, with Esmat Elhalaby (May 2021)   

* Sheikh Jarrah and What Feels Different This Time about Israel/Palestine, with Josh Leifer (May 2021) 

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Diplomacy up in smoke: Biden visits Israel

A fatal explosion at a hospital-cum-shelter has led to outrage and the canceling of the very summit that the US president had flown in for. America’s support for Israel is unwavering but could this escalation prompt the involvement of regional neighbours? Modi’s meddling in India’s cricket is bad for the game (10:53). And mourning dead artists (19:19).


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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S8 Bonus: Jason Radisson, Movo

Jason Radisson had a tough childhood, being born to a 16 year old single mom. He grew up on a rural place, and his journey required him to work jobs to get ahead and figure the world out at a young age. He was always interested in math and sports, which led him down the path to study economics and applied mathematics, eventually working for McKinsey. Today, he is married with small kids, and enjoys an active, outdoor life, specifically participating in distance sports (IE biking or running).

Through his career, Jason gained great experience in the gig economy, through his time at Uber and other ventures in Latin America. He saw many shifts run the market through his time, and throughout the pandemic, and he saw that people were looking to maximize the productivity of the workforce they currently had.

This is the creation story of Movo.

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Money Girl - 9 Money Moves to Make Now for a Prosperous 2024

These nine financial tips will help you save money, get additional tax benefits, and make the most of your insurance, credit cards, and retirement accounts for more success in the New Year.

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