Around this time of the year, people are starting to work toward their New Year's resolutions. For many, their goals are to lose weight, work out more or eat healthier. But how can we embrace a more positive and less anxious relationship with our bodies, food and movement? Reset discusses with a panel of health and nutrition experts: Bethany Doerfler, a research specialist and clinical dietitian for Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center; Dana Buccheri, the owner and trainer of StrongWithDana; and Àngel Casas, a non-diet personal trainer.
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan and VanEck’s Matthew Sigel delve into the details of the first two days of trading and what each company tried to focus on with its offering.
Thursday was a momentous day in crypto as the first SEC-approved spot Bitcoin ETFs finally began trading after more than a decade of waiting, and by almost all accounts, it was a huge success, with more than $625 million in inflows on the first day of trading.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel joined Unchained to discuss their approaches towards selling their products in the market, the challenges of competing with larger firms like BlackRock and Fidelity, the fee wars and where those are headed, the importance of specialist expertise in the crypto investment space, and how Bitcoin prices might react to all the new supply in the market.
Show highlights:
Why Matt Hougan regards the first week as a massive success for Bitcoin
How Matthew Sigel emphasizes the costs and benefits ETFs offer to retail investors
The strategic marketing approaches of VanEck and Bitwise aligning with Bitcoin community values
The reasons for Bitwise's standout performance in the first days of trading, according to Matt
Whether the introduction of Bitcoin ETFs will reshape the broader ETF landscape
Matt's perspective on why some financial institutions resist Bitcoin, and their eventual openness to crypto
Whether the established players in finance feel threatened by the rise of open-source technologies
Whether Gary Gensler’s statement after the approval is “totally crazy”
Why data for the various ETFs in the market should be analyzed on a weekly or monthly basis
The ongoing fee competition and how smaller entities can compete against giants like BlackRock and Fidelity
Grayscale's strategies to remain competitive with higher fees and the possibility of launching a new, low-fee ETF
How investment advisors might adapt to these new crypto products and the potential for mainstream adoption
Matthew’s predictions for when BTC investors, both short-term and long-term, will take profits
Why they are both closely monitoring Ethereum's performance and the prospects for a spot ether ETF in the market
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
What's behind the uptick in attacks between the U-S military and the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. How the presidential race for the republican nomination looks in New Hampshire. And today, the Supreme Court hears a case that could upend federal regulations.
A tentative aid deal in Gaza is just a sliver of what is needed; hunger and disease may well claim more Palestinian lives this year than the military campaign will. New research suggests American places worst-hit by the opioid epidemic are undergoing a rightward political shift (11:45). And why Britain, renowned for its facility with statistics, might end its decadal census (17:19).
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Kyle Chayka is a New Yorker staff writer and author of FILTERWORLD: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Chayka joins Big Technology Podcast to talk about his book — which debuts this week — and dig into whether algorithms really do make our culture flatter. In this spirited conversation, we interrogate the role of algorithms in society, ask how they reflect in the real world, and ponder how products would be redesigned to take back control. Stay tuned for the second half, where we discuss Chayka's story on people falling in love with AI bots.
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Craig McLuckie is a self proclaimed boring guy - monochromatic, as he put it. At one point, he tried retiring from his professional ventures - IE building technology - but... it didn't work. So he is now back into building tech. Outside of tech, he is father to four children - two younger, two older - and enjoys spending time outside with them, hiking and building things. When he comes to food, he mentioned that there is no type of food he doesn't like - as long as it is well prepared and made with love.
Craig has been passionate about the supply chain security space for a long time. And in the past, he had built several open source projects - one being Kubernetes. He found himself intrigued at the intersection of these worlds, and wanted to build a solution, enabling developers to secure their open source.
Laura explains the differences between having a sole proprietorship and an LLC and which option may be best as you launch and grow your business venture.
Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast
Join us today for a dive into the Iowa Caucus and the 2024 election updates. We'll also touch on pro-Palestine protests and bid farewell to fruit stripe gum.
Time Stamps:
7:47 Iowa Caucus and 2024
46:50 Foreign Policy Update
1:01:32 Fruit Stripe
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We report on the state of the NHS as it struggles through a double wave of Covid and flu infections.
We report on the state of the NHS as it struggles through a double wave of Covid and flu infections.
Do only 4% of people pay inheritance tax? Paul Lewis sets out the figures.
And what do the latest life expectancy figures tell us about how long we?re going to live?
Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower and Debbie Richford
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Graham Puddifoot
Editor: Richard Vadon
