Month: November 2023

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE PROTOCOL: Kraken’s Potential Layer 2 Development and Coinbase’s Influence

From the controversies in decentralized governance to the potential of decentralized data in Web3, this coverage delves into layer 2 developments and zero-knowledge proofs providing a glimpse into the promising future of blockchain and its ongoing evolution.


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In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk,  explore the following stories:

  •  Arbitrum Research Pitch 

A proposed coalition of professional researchers could help "accelerate decision-making" at the Ethereum layer-2 project, but complaints have surfaced over the cost and potential conflicts of interest.

  • The Graph Q&A   

The Graph, a protocol for indexing and querying data stored on blockchains, plans to add AI-assisted querying with large language models as part of a suite of new features disclosed Tuesday.


PROTOCOL VILLAGE SEGMENT  

  • Margaux’s scoop on Kraken plus latest on L2s (Including Nil)


The crypto exchange is still considering which blockchain developer should build its network, with Polygon, Matter Labs, and the Nil Foundation in the mix, according to people familiar with the situation. Rival crypto exchange Coinbase blazed the trail with Base.


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Arbitrum Voters Polarized Over 'Research' Pitch With $2M Price Tag 

Almost All of DeFi Uses the Graph' – Q&A With Edge & Node CEO Tegan Kline 

The Graph, Known as 'Google of Web3,' Plans AI-Assisted Querying

Kraken Said to Seek Partner to Help Build It a Layer 2 Blockchain Network 


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Soars Above $37K While Ether Hits a Symbolic $2K. Here’s Why

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores the factors behind today's crypto market moves, a new big-name crypto exchange, bitcoin fees, GDP growth and more.

Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group and PayPal.

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Today’s Stories:

Bitcoin Call Skew Hints at Further Price Rise as Spot ETF Optimism Energizes BTC 

GDPNow - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

Deutsche Börse to launch cryptocurrency exchange in 2024 - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise 

Bitcoin Fees Soar Nearly 1,000% Since August as Ordinals Are Back in Vogue 

KuCoin and Gate exchanges to list BRC-20 memecoin Sats | The Block 

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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.

Summary

Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores the factors behind today's crypto market moves, a new big-name crypto exchange, bitcoin fees, GDP growth and more.


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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The News Organizations Working With Hamas

Today's podcast begins with a discussion of the Republican debate before we turn to the astonishing revelations that trusted stringers for a series of Western news organizations, among them the AP, Reuters, and CNN, were actually with the Hamas monsters who slaughtered and wounded 5,000 Israelis on October 7—and were, at least until last night, still collecting checks from these organizations. How could this happen? The answer: Decades of reliance on local "stringers" who are actually operatives for the bad guys. Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - 11/09/2023 | World News Round Up

Actors' strike over as SAG-AFTRA agrees to a tentative deal. Contentious Republican debate. The first human eye transplant. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What To Know About Chicago’s ‘Mansion Tax’ On The March Ballot

In March, Chicago voters will get to decide the future of the city’s Bring Chicago Home ordinance. The ordinance would raise the city’s tax rate on properties sold for over a million dollars and would lower tax rates on properties sold for less than that. According to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s camp, this referendum is a key part of his plans to address homelessness in Chicago. Reset hears from Bring Chicago Home organizers Kennedy Bartley of United Working Families and Electa Bey of Communities United. We also hear from Farzin Parang of the Building Owners and Managers Association to understand what those opposed are concerned about. If you want to listen to more Reset, you can check out our full catalog of interviews at wbez.org/reset.
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Village SquareCast - God Squad: Shut Up and (Don’t) Sing

With our culture wars at a full rolling boil, apparently all it takes to send our enmity over the edge is…a good old-fashioned country song??

The furor over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in A Small Town” (and then there’s Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond”) is reminiscent of the old furor over The Dixie Chicks—only the “sides” have switched up.  As The Village Square embarks on a pluralism project to build a hometown where everyone belongs, it’s possible that “round here we take care of our own” is a value we should all seek to restore to American civic life, but does it really need to come with all the guns? We’ll bring The God Squad into this musical fracas (they dove right into this one in our planning meeting), so that they can do their usual thing and go high instead of the usual low. Can we find a place where perhaps we can tolerate each other and just SING? (Dolly Parton has something to say on that front…)

Check out the “Try That In A Small Town” lyrics. And the lyrics to “Rich Men North of Richmond” are here.

Joining us for this God Squad are Father Tim Holeda of St. Thomas More Co-Cathedral, Josh Hall of First Baptist Church, Joseph Davis Jr. of Truth Gatherers Community Church, and Rabbi Paul Sidlofsky of Temple Israel. Stefanie Posner of Temple Israel will be facilitating.

Meet the God Squad, the brains behind our series “God Squad: Improbable conversations for people of faith and no faith at all (because talking politics wasn’t hard enough). Joining us for this edition of God Squad: 

Find bios for our participants and a full program description online here.

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Funding for this podcast was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Bay Curious - The Poster Queen of the Fillmore

The Fillmore Auditorium is so chock full of musical history, it feels like the building itself has a soul. Nowhere is that better on display than in the theater's iconic poster room, filled with colorful framed signs for hundreds of shows through the decades. Since 1985, concertgoers have gotten their own free copies of the posters as they leave the theater. But who is the person behind these awesome keepsakes? Reporter Bianca Taylor introduces us to Arlene Owseichik, the creative director responsible for more than 2,000 of them.

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This story was reported by Bianca Taylor. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, and Holly Kernan.