Republicans wanted a 'do no harm' convention, but it was too corporate and lacked any joie de vivre. And then they ended the affair with grievance, fasci Tucker, and 96 minutes of weird incoherence from Trump. Meanwhile, AOC gives a peak behind the scenes of what's going on with Democrats trying to push Biden out. S.E. Cupp joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
Rep. French Hill, who is running to chair the House Financial Services Committee, reveals his preference for the next SEC chair if Trump wins, gives his odds on a crypto bill passing by year’s end, and says he supports the CFTC regulating spot crypto markets.
In this episode of Unchained, Congressman French Hill provides an insider's perspective on the present and future of crypto regulation. Hill delves into the ongoing legislation and the implications of the FIT21 Bill, shares his views on who should succeed Gary Gensler as SEC chair if Trump is re-elected, and discusses the controversial role of the CFTC in regulating the crypto industry. He also touches on the potential impacts of the Chevron doctrine being overturned by the Supreme Court, Trump’s evolving stance on crypto, and the latest developments in the Binance executive detention case in Nigeria.
Show highlights:
How Rep. Hill's long-time passion for technological advancement led to his involvement in crypto and blockchain
The current state of ongoing legislation and why Rep. Hill is proud of the FIT21 bill
Who would be his top pick to chair the SEC if Trump is re-elected as president
Why he supports having the CFTC regulate the spot crypto markets
How he thinks teams should launch tokens in the US
How he thinks the overturning of the Chevron doctrine will impact crypto
Why Trump changed his mind on crypto, according to Rep. Hill
Why Congressman Hill is running for chair of the House Financial Services Committee
The update on Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained in Nigeria, whom Rep. Hill visited recently
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
The One Weird Trick of public health advocacy seems to be to define as much as possible as a public health concern to justify massive intervention into the lives of Americans. Jeff Singer explains.
As our RNC bonanza comes to a close, we are recapping the speeches from last night, from Hulk Hogan to Kid Rock, plus Trump's moment in the spotlight. Tune in!
It's a weird -- and weirdly common -- story throughout history: a storm that carries not just rain and thunder, but any number of strange animals dropping along in the ground. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the fact and fiction surrounding historic rains of frog and fish... only to discover there are serious problems with the conventionally-accepted explanation.
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) VCs and Elon going to Trump 2) The policy issues swinging VCs to Trump 3) The case for an against big tech acquisitions 4) Electric vehicle policy as a flashpoint 5) Anti-woke common ground between VCs and Trump 6) Is it a good bet? 7) Goldman Sachs pours some cold water on the GenAI hype and spending 8) Anthropic starts a new venture fund 9) Warner Bros. Discovery potential spinoff plan 10) Using AI to talk to animals. 11) Is a squirrel the next Einstein?
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Early findings into why a school building in Nigeria's Plateau state collapsed killing more than 20 children, have revealed many shortcomings. But the tragedy was one of more than 20 reported cases in the past few months. How can rules and regulations be tightened to prevent building collapses?
Sierra Leone is considering dropping jury trials. What are the arguments for and against the proposed change to the justice system?
And we meet Cindy Ngamba, one of the first people to compete for an Olympic medal in boxing as part of the refugee team. How did she become interested in the sport?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Nyasha Michelle, Sunita Nahar, Victor Sylver and Claudia Efemini in London. Blessing Aderogba in Lagos.
Technical Producer: Ricardo McCarthy
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
The Mining Pod gang tackles this week’s Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news!
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! In this week’s news roundup, we touch on Bitcoin network metrics, Bitcoin miners increasingly moving to AI, IREN’s short report and what it meant for the stock, Tether’s bid to take over Bitcoin mining (or, diversify revenue and asset holdings) and Charlie’s Ordinals report!
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:58 Difficulty report
06:08 Miners pivot to AI
14:07 Iris Energy Short Report
18:40 Tether & Northern Data
23:30 Ordinals report
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
We try to break down the Trump speech as we groggily convene to discuss the Endless Night that concluded the convention—with side exchanges very much like Trump's on Hulk Hogan, and Israel, and Hamas, and Ukraine, and the Houthis, and the Secret Service, and the Democratic coup against Biden....Give a listen.
