Today we’re doing a Pardon The Interruption-styled show in which we go down a list of topics. We’re experimenting a bit with format these days and so please let us know if this more rapid fire version works for you!
As digital technology increasingly becomes the main infrastructure for information and commerce, tribes will need to create an informed strategy to make sure their voices are included. That is one of the driving factors behind the new Center for Tribal Digital Sovereignty that just launched by Arizona State University and the National Congress of American Indians. The project will research and help tribes navigate important trends and issues including broadband connectivity, AI, and data privacy protection.
Triple threat -- with a sweltering heat dome in the east, a serious storm threat in Texas and destructive fires in southwest. Willie Mays dead at 93. Putin-Kim meeting. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Do I have enough money saved? How will I spend my time once I’m no longer working? What if I have a medical emergency or accident?
These are just some of the questions that we all face when thinking about retirement. It’s not an easy decision, and everyone thinks about it differently.
Reset talks about retirement with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell, Suburban Cook County Area Agency on Aging President Diane Slezak, and listeners.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Trump’s former director of communications explains why he believes the industry “has already won,” and why he doesn’t trust Trump’s “impulsivity” when it comes to crypto.
The political landscape in the US is heating up with the November elections, and the crypto industry is watching closely.
In this episode, Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge, doesn’t mince words and explains why he believes Joe Biden is the best choice—even for the crypto voter—in the upcoming election, the significance of the Ethereum ETF approval, and how the industry has overcome significant regulatory hurdles.
Scaramucci also shares his insights on the future of Bitcoin ETFs, the role of younger generations in driving crypto policy, and why Solana might be the next big thing.
Show highlights:
1:14 Why Anthony believes there’s only one choice in this election: Joe Biden
06:15 Why he thinks the crypto industry “has already won”
15:49 Whether the crypto industry should trust Trump with his pro-crypto comments
17:15 Why Anthony is convinced that the Biden administration has stopped its anti-crypto stance, even with the veto of the SAB 121 repeal
20:59 Why Anthony believes crypto is becoming a bipartisan issue, and how younger generations are driving this change in Washington
28:43 What three key elements would ideally be included in crypto legislation to ensure clarity and industry involvement in regulation
30:35 What happened to SkyBridge after selling a stake to FTX, and how they are riding the industry's “upswing”
37:50 What developments in Bitcoin ETFs could signal its recognition as an asset class and drive institutional adoption
39:49 What led SkyBridge to abandon its Bitcoin ETF application
43:12 What Anthony thinks is the best pitch for a spot Ether ETF to TradFi, and how expected inflows compare to Bitcoin ETFs
49:00 Anthony’s praise of Laura’s book
51:45 Why Anthony believes a Solana ETF might be the next big thing in crypto, despite SEC scrutiny and the need for a futures market first
55:09 Why SkyBridge is actively seeking new acquisitions and partnering with Parcl, a Solana-based decentralized real estate trading app
59:41 What Anthony's bullish predictions for Bitcoin and Ethereum are in the current cycle
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
Both the left and right are likely to do well in France’s upcoming parliamentary poll, with President Emmanuel Macron’s party squeezed in the middle. The snap election could leave the country in chaos. In America, recreational use of weed is now commonplace, but what impact does it have on users’ wellbeing (10:06)? And the joy of short books: the intense pleasure of a quickie (17:40).
Peter Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, a New York Times bestselling author, and host of the Moonshot Podcast. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a fun, wide-ranging conversation touching on his belief around AI, his friendship with Elon Musk, Abundance and happiness, and how we can live longer, including an incoming lifespan explosion. Tune in for a fun, thought provoking conversation that covers a lot of ground on today's crucial topics.
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun apologized to families of 737 Max victims during a Senate hearing and admitted that the company retaliated against whistleblowers in the company. Tribal, state and federal officials in New Mexico are scrambling to save homes and lives as two rapidly growing fires threaten the village of Ruidoso. And Ascension hospitals, one of the country's largest health systems, is still recovering from a massive ransomware attack that caused dangerous mix ups and serious complications with patient care.
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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, Eric Whitney, Diane Webber, Mohamad ElBardicy and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Christopher Thomas and Taylor Haney. Our technical director is Zac Coleman, with engineering support from Carleigh Strange.
