Month: June 2025

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: The NFT Market is Broken, Here’s How To Fix It

Nick from Gamma explains how Bitcoin ordinals differ from traditional NFTs and introduces Signals - a platform solving the broken price discovery process that forces users to jump through ridiculous hoops just to buy digital collectibles.


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Nick, co-founder of Gamma, joins us to talk about the broken NFT market discovery process and how their new platform Signals fixes the ridiculous whitelist system. We dive into Bitcoin ordinals vs traditional NFTs, why inscriptions are superior to off-chain storage, and how auction-style price discovery creates fairer markets for creators and collectors.


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Notes:

• Tens of thousands of Bitcoin nodes store inscriptions

• 2021 marked peak NFT hype cycle craze

• Most NFT data stored on centralized servers

• Signals uses auction clearing price model

• Bitcoin inscriptions permanently on-chain

• Traditional NFTs just track ownership


Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:49 Inscribing Vegas conference

02:47 NFT market currently

05:45 Market participants

11:44 Why are Ordinals & Inscriptions interesting?

20:36 Arch Network

21:08 Price discovery (it's harder than it looks)

29:09 Signals Art

39:54 Blockspace

40:43 Is a market equilibrium possible?

45:05 Wrap up

47:53 Invite code #BS2


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Will CPI Reading Boost Bitcoin? | COINDESK DAILY

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as U.S.-China tensions cool.

Bitcoin briefly jumped above $110,000 this morning amid an agreement between the U.S. and China to lower tensions. Will the market rise once the two economic superpowers eventually reach a broader tariff deal? Plus, Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal is set to take over as the CEO of the Polygon Foundation amid strategic shakeup. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: What’s the Benefit of Religious Charter Schools?

Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.


Religious charter schools may grow in the coming years, but it’s not clear what the benefits are to the schools or religious institutions that would run them. Neal McCluskey comments.

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CBS News Roundup - 06/10/2025 | World News Roundup

Dusk-to-dawn curfew in downtown L.A. Mea culpa from Elon Musk. A Confederate comeback for military base names. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.

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Marketplace All-in-One - A summer of fewer jobs for teens

A summertime gig can be a rite of passage for many, and summer hiring of teenagers crests right about now. Seasonal jobs may be harder to find this year though amid tariffs, travel restrictions and general economic uncertainty. And when teens don't find a summer job, there can be long-term consequences. Also on the show: the Forest Service is down firefighters ahead of wildfire season and a look at what's next for cooling U.S.-China trade relations.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Has there been a trade war thaw?

From the BBC World Service: The U.S. and China say that, during talks in London, they’ve sketched out a framework to dial down their trade fight after slapping big tariffs on each other. But those trade tensions aren’t doing the global economy any favors; the World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast. And later, we hear how a tea plantation in India is fighting climate change with rock dust.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Half A Million Cook County Residents’ Medical Debt Has Been Erased

In 2022, Cook County announced its partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys old uncollectable bills from hospitals and forgives it. Since then, over half a million people have had their medical debts erased – wiping out a more than $664-million burden on residents. Reset learns more from WBEZ's health care reporter Kristen Schorsch; Cook County deputy chief of staff for health Matt Richards; and Dan Weissmann, host and executive producer of An Arm and a Leg podcast. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Google Looks to Reduce Staff Costs as it Ramps Up AI Spending

Plus: Negotiators wrap up two days of trade talks in London. And California Governor Gavin Newsom accuses President Trump of “theatrics over public safety” as protests over immigration enforcement intensify. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - U.S. and China Agree to ‘Framework’ for Trade Deal

A.M. Edition for June 11. Negotiators wrap up two days of trade talks in London. Plus, California Governor Gavin Newsom accuses President Trump of “theatrics over public safety” as protests over immigration enforcement intensify. And U.S. consumer prices are expected to have accelerated slightly in May from the previous month. WSJ market reporter Caitlin McCabe discusses what to expect in Wednesday’s inflation data. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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Marketplace All-in-One - Brazil wants its consumers to control their digital data — by monetizing it

There's a trial run taking place over a type of digital wallet for data. Consumers are in control, and they can sell their data to the highest bidder. This trial run is taking place in Brazil, the first country to try something like this on a national scale. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Sao Paolo-based journalist Gabriel Daros. He's been covering the story for the news site Rest of World.