CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Robinhood Shares Fall After Wells Notice From SEC; Crypto’s Guard Against Hacks

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Robinhood's Wells Notice from the SEC to a new group led by cybersecurity veteran Justine Bone that aims to guard crypto from hacks.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Robinhood (HOOD) shares fell about 2.5% in premarket trading after its crypto arm received a Wells Notice from the SEC. Plus, new findings from Visa and data platform Allium Labs show that more than 90% of stablecoin transaction volumes aren’t coming from genuine users. And, cybersecurity veteran Justine Bone is leading a group dedicated to guarding crypto from hacks.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin ETFs Are Still ‘Wildly Successful’: Kraken Head of Strategy

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo.

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On "Markets Daily," Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo weighs in on overall performance across the crypto market and potential approval of spot Ether ETFs in the U.S. Plus, insights on growth in the DeFi space.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Victor Chen, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - FIRST MOVER: Why MoonPay and PayPal Partnered to Expand Crypto Adoption in the U.S.

MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright discusses their partnership with PayPal.

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MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright joins "First Mover" to discuss MoonPay's recent partnership with PayPal. Plus, the significance of a smooth user experience for mainstream adoption of digital assets.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Coinbase’s Blowout First Quarter; Could Hong Kong ETFs See $1B AUM by 2024 End?

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Coinbase's blowout first quarter to Kraken indices provider's prediction on Hong Kong ETFs.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the blowout first quarter of Coinbase where the crypto exchange reported net income of $1.2 billion. Plus, Kraken's indices provider predicts that spot ETF products in Hong Kong will reach $1 billion in AUM by the end of 2024. And, Jack Dorsey's Block doubles down on bitcoin.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: Why EigenLayer Gave Away More Tokens After Widespread Criticism of Its Stakedrop

Celestia’s co-founder and its COO talk about how their modular blockchain makes it easier for blockchains to scale. 


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Celestia, a data availability layer for blockchains, was launched last October to much fanfare. The platform takes a modular approach to blockchains, allowing developers to post data onto it without the need for smart contracts or execution. This makes it extremely useful for scaling roll-ups and other layer two technologies. 

Celestia co-founder Mustafa Al-Bassam and COO Nick White join Unchained to discuss what Celestia is and how it works, how data availability sampling allows for more scalability, how Celestia compares with other data availability layers, whether Celestia could become a data availability layer for Bitcoin, and comparisons between Celestia and Solana. 


Show Highlights:

  • Mustafa’s background and how his project called LazyLedger ended up becoming Celestia
  • Nick’s vision for modular blockchains
  • Why Mustafa believes in the “10,000 rollup” endgame
  • Why Mustafa thinks that gaming and NFT chains work better on a modular blockchain
  • What Celestia is and how it resembles the publication of an article in a newspaper
  • What data availability sampling (DAS) is and how it works to ensure that the data is available and accurate for validators
  • How DAS allows for more scalability
  • What types of applications can be built with this type of modular architecture
  • Mustafa’s explanation of the concept of Blob stream and blob space
  • How a rollup can be an independent or sovereign layer, not just a layer 2 to a layer 1
  • How Celestia competes with other DA layers, like the future EigenDA
  • The role of the TIA token in the Celestia ecosystem 
  • How Mufasa hacked the CIA when he was 16 years old and how he transitioned into crypto
  • Whether Celestia could become a DA layer for Bitcoin layer 2 rollups
  • Whether Solana could end up becoming an Ethereum layer 2 using Celestia for data availability 
  • The proposal to extend the functionality of Celestia without smart contracts in the base layer 


Thank you to our sponsors!  Popcorn Network | Polkadot

Guests | 

Nick White, COO at Celestia Labs

Previous appearances on Unchained: Three Crypto Pioneers on Crypto’s Monolithic vs. Modular Debate

Mustafa Al-Bassam, cofounder and CEO at Celestia Labs

Links | 

Modular vs. Monolithic

Alchemy: Modular vs. Monolithic Blockchains

Visa: Monolithic vs. modular blockchain

Chris Burniske’s tMonolithic vs. modular blockchain | Visaweet on modular vs monolithic

The horrific inefficiencies of monolithic blockchains” by polynya

Blockworks: A spicy salvo launched in the monolithic vs modular debate

Unchained: What Is the Blockchain Trilemma?

Celestia

Celestia’s explanation of modular blockchains

Data availability

Data availability sampling

An introduction to sovereign rollups

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Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC.  Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Its Name Was OP_CAT

The Mining Pod descends on Bitcoin++ in Austin, Texas to discuss the future of Bitcoin development, including an infamous online pet.


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In this week’s Mining Pod, Charlie, Matt, Will, and special guest Walt Smith of Cyber Fund discuss the talks from the Bitcoin developer conference Bitcoin ++ in Austin, Texas, with a special focus on new soft forks for Bitcoin that could bring more programmability on-chain.

Chapter |

00:00 Start

01:37 What is Bitcoin ++?

05:09 Specter of MEV on Bitcoin

11:49 Defining MEV

17:23 Slipstream & Data Blobs

21:08 Protocol Ossification

23:56 OP_CAT

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! 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review

CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.


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The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investible CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of the top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Dan Weiskopf, Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - FIRST MOVER: How Crypto Solves Financial Problems in the Bronx

BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios discusses how crypto can provide solutions to the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community.

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BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios joins "First Mover" to discuss the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community and how crypto education can provide solutions to those issues. Plus, insights on regulatory concerns surrounding the crypto industry and what it takes for mainstream adoption.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE PROTOCOL: High Stakes | Intense Competition Among Layer Two Solutions

The battle for supremacy among layer two solutions in crypto has projects vying to showcase their tech. Despite criticism, airdrops and token launches by Ren and Eigenlayer have faced user disappointment.

This episode is sponsored by the Stellar Community Fund

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This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk; they cover the story of Celo choosing Optimism as their layer two solutions, the vulnerabilities found on Optimism and the launch of tokens by Ren and Eigenlayer.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:43 Celo Chooses Optimism as Layer Two Solution

07:20 Vulnerabilities on Optimism and Layer Two Wars

16:31 Token Launches by Ren and Eigenlayer

28:14 Intersubjective Forking and Regulatory Uncertainties

34:46 The Crypto Industry as a Complex Game

37:04 Conclusion


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EPISODE LINKS |  

Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s 

The Protocol: EigenLayer's 'Intersubjective Forking' Is Objectively Not Done

What Is Restaking? What Is Liquid Restaking? What Is EigenLayer?

EigenLayer, After Touching Off Restaking Frenzy, Plans Own EIGEN token

Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Binance Nigeria Money Laundering Trial Delayed; Fmr FTX Europe Head Pays $1.5M for Titanic Memento

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to the auction of a gold watch recovered from Titanic.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to May 17. Plus, asset management giant BlackRock expects a new wave of inflows from different types of investors, and former head of FTX Europe Patrick Gruhn paid nearly $1.5 million for a gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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