CoinDesk Podcast Network - MONEY REIMAGINED: Crypto’s Future of Policy, Politics, and the Fight for a Pro-Crypto Government

Messari’s Ryan Selkis from Bitcoin to crypto policy.

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Michael Casey’s New Book with Frank H. McCourt, their forthcoming book:  Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

In this episode of  "Money Reimagined," host  Michael Casey and  Sheila Warren

interview Ryan Selkis, CEO of Messari, about his journey in the crypto industry and his views on crypto policy and politics. They discuss Ryan's early days in Bitcoin, his role in breaking the Mt. Gox story, and his decision to focus on crypto policy. Selkis explains his belief that a pro-crypto US government would benefit the industry and argues that voting for Trump is the way to achieve this. At the same time, Warren emphasizes the importance of bipartisan engagement and working with Congress. 

The conversation covers various topics related to politics, policy, and the role of cryptocurrency.

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00:00 Introduction and Background

01:24 Early Days in Crypto

08:44 Ryan Selkis: A Crypto Personality

09:13 Crypto Policy and Politics

30:46 The Role of Political Pressure in Cryptocurrency Legislation

36:04 Crypto as a Defense Against AI and Protection of Individual Rights

38:31 The Importance of Small Government Principles in Crypto

40:47 The Impact of Social Media Polarization on Politics

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Messari 

Crypto Council for Innovation 

CoinDesk.com

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Flare Gas Bitcoin Mining In 2024

We brought on an energy lawyer and Bitcoin mining founder Justin Ballard to get to the bottom of the flare gas questions with Bitcoin mining.


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Ever wonder if this flare gas thing with Bitcoin mining is real? Can it scale to solve real-world climate issues? And how would someone go about making a project like that in the first place?

Justin Ballard, General Counsel at Adakon Energy & Founding Partner at Firm 21, shares insights on Bitcoin mining's legal landscape, energy deals, flare gas mining, and the industry's future. He discusses the challenges and opportunities in navigating this space, drawing parallels to the oil and gas industry.

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04:37 Justin's background

08:37 Mining legal structures

15:41 Energy deal examples

18:55 Flare gas reality check

23:30 Legal gas mining deals

30:00 Learnings big/small operations

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In the first episode of our new weekly news podcast, Emma and Zachary look into the recent EU elections, school lunches in America, and how a YouTuber in Cyprus possibly won a seat in European Parliament by accident.

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Brian Schimming, chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to preview the 2024 Republican National Convention and discuss the effect former President Donald Trump's kangaroo court conviction and sentencing will have on his nomination. 

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CBS News Roundup - 06/14/2024 | World News Roundup

Parents gather as demolition begins at the site of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Relentless rain. School lunch grown down the hall. CBS News Correspondent Deborah Rodriguez has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Is Hitting Pause On A Booming Carbon Capture Industry

Lawmakers in Springfield want more federal oversight and regulations on a controversial technology that is at the center of meeting the Biden administration’s national climate goals. Reset finds out more about the “gold rush” carbon capture industry, and also gets an update on “Cicada Watch 2024.” For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Dear Sister,’ ‘A Fatal Inheritance’ examine difficult family histories

Today's episode highlights two books that grapple with hardships – and perseverance — within a family. First, Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Michelle Horton about Dear Sister, a memoir chronicling how Horton's sister was arrested for killing her husband, the abuse she'd been suffering at his hands for years, and the family's fight to reduce her prison sentence. Then, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist Lawrence Ingrassia about A Fatal Inheritance, which tracks generations of cancer in Ingrassia's family alongside research and developments in the medical field.


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Britain’s pint-sipping rabble-rouser of the right has joined the campaigning ahead of a general election. Win or lose, he will make an impact. America’s stadiums and arenas are often built using taxpayer dollars; they are also often terrible value for money (10:08). And a tribute to William Anders, an astronaut who snapped one of history’s most famed photographs (17:15).


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