Melody Hildebrandt, CTO of FOX, joins the pod to discuss how AI and other emerging technologies are impacting and changing the media industry.
In this episode of "Gen C," Avery and Sam explore the changing dynamics of the media industry and the impact of technology on media consumption and production. They discuss with this week’s guest, Melody Hildebrandt, CTO of FOX, the potential implications of AI in the newsroom, the importance of verifying content in the age of disinformation and how blockchain could revolutionize content financing and distribution.
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. Take 15% off registration with the code GENC15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest Julius de Kempenaer, senior technical analyst at StockCharts.com.
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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie chats with Julius de Kempenaer, senior technical analyst at StockCharts.com, about crypto market structure, altcoin performance, and his near-term performance outlook for 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. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
While Solana DeFi protocol Jupiter staged what was by most measures a very successful airdrop launch on Wednesday, achieving a market cap of close to $800 million, the company’s critics pointed out numerous ways the company seemed to unfairly enrich itself in the process. While Jupiter’s founder, who goes by the pseudonym Meow, acknowledges he might have done some things differently, he finds the criticisms of the launch mostly based on “bad faith” and misinformation.
Meow joined Unchained to discuss the thinking behind the launch mechanics of JUP, how the prior launch of memecoin WEN served as a dry run for JUP, whether the aggressive pricing strategy of JUP was a mistake, and what he hopes to achieve with Jupiter next, including the possibility of enabling companies of all kinds to list themselves publicly on chain.
Show highlights:
What Jupiter is and how it extends its functionality beyond mere token swapping
What users are primarily utilizing the dollar-cost-average feature of Jupiter for
Meow’s background in crypto and how he ended up in the Solana ecosystem
Why a launchpad seemed the ideal choice for Jupiter's token launch
What prompted the decision to release WEN, a memecoin, before launching JUP
Meow's response to criticisms regarding the launchpad's mechanics
Whether the aggressive pricing strategy for Jupiter was a misstep
How Meow feels about being targeted for criticism
What's on the horizon for Jupiter as a platform following the airdrop
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
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 Connor Farley, CEO and co-founder of Truvius. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.
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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. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
Swan launched a large mining company out of stealth. The question is … how?
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Bitcoin financial services company announced its 4.5 EH/s Bitcoin mining operation the other week, turning heads across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Why is a financial services company getting into Bitcoin mining and how did they do it so sneakily? We find out with Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and head of Swan Mining.
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 Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest Dessislava Aubert, senior research analyst at Kaiko.
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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie speaks with Dessislava Aubert, senior research analyst at Kaiko, about how markets reacted to yesterday's FOMC meeting rates decision.
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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. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
Joining us, Riad Wahby, Co-founder and CEO of Cubist, delves into the risks of restaking, potential contagion effects on blockchain security, and the essential questions that the blockchain ecosystem must address.
In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, explore the following stories:
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Lido DAO Endorses Rivals
LayerZero launched a Lido stETH bridge last October without asking for Lido DAO's permission. The community responded this week by endorsing a pair of its biggest competitors.
"Blockchain protocols frequently pride themselves on their "permissionlessness" – the idea that anyone, anywhere can build on top of a protocol without asking for explicit approval. But in practice, it is sometimes wiser to ask for permission."
Blockchains and Decentralization
The goal of these "protocol councils,” sometimes called “security councils,” is to nudge these nascent networks toward increasing decentralization, by gradually removing them from under the control of their original developers. How are they different from boards of directors?
PROTOCOL VILLAGE INTERVIEW SEGMENT
Guest: Riad Wahby
Riad Wahby is the co-founder and CEO of Cubist, a developer of hardware-backed, non-custodial key storage and signing infrastructure that enables companies to protect staking keys and secure withdrawals.
Takeaways |
Keys are fundamental in blockchain interactions and require careful management to ensure security.
Restaking introduces risks and potential contagion effects that can impact the security of the underlying blockchain.
The restaking ecosystem offers opportunities for innovation and collaboration, but reputation and risk assessment are crucial for making informed decisions.
Building systems that can withstand non-compliant users and incentivize responsible behavior is essential for the long-term success of blockchain networks.
There is continued interest in blockchain and crypto among students, with a focus on computer security, cryptography, and the intersection of blockchain and AI.
Balancing entrepreneurship and academia requires efficient time management and leveraging the support of graduate students and teaching assistants.
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban. Accelerate your web3 project today.
The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.
The conversations at Davos underscored the growing relevance of Web3 and AI in the crypto community, emphasizing their potential to empower individuals, challenge existing power structures, and facilitate decentralized networks by spreading data control.
In this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren discuss the conversations around Web3 and AI that took place at Davos. In particular, a conversation Michael had at Davos2024 with Stan Stalnaker the founding director of Hub Culture and a noted expert on the impact of social globalization on Web3 application to AI.
They highlight the shift in discussions and the increasing relevance of these topics in the crypto community. The conversation emphasizes the interconnection of Web3 and AI and the need to address data ownership and self-sovereignty. They also explore the role of Europe in data regulation and the potential of Web3 to empower individuals and challenge existing power structures. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to engage in the conversation and advocate for data empowerment.
Takeaways |
The conversations at Davos highlighted the intersection of Web3 and AI and the increasing relevance of these topics in the crypto community.
Data ownership and self-sovereignty are crucial in the Web3 ecosystem, and the conversation emphasized the need to address these issues.
Europe plays a significant role in data regulation, and GDPR has paved the way for discussions on data empowerment.
Web3 has the potential to empower individuals and challenge existing power structures by spreading data control and enabling decentralized networks.
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. Take 15% off registration with the code MRP15.
Money Reimagined has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “The News Tonight ” by Shimmer.
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest David Duong, head of research at Coinbase Institutional.
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Coinbase Institutional Head of Research David Duong joins host Jennifer Sansie to discuss macro factors, why March will be a big month for crypto market movements and why ether is an essential part of a 2024 crypto portfolio allocation.
This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
The well-known venture capitalist has published a book, Read Write Own, about how the concentration of power into the hands of a few Internet behemoths is bad for entrepreneurs and society at large.
Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, believes the Internet’s early ideals of democratization and community ownership have been subverted by the consolidation of power into just a few small companies like Facebook and Google. He’s written a new book called Read Write Own in which he writes about this phenomenon and argues that blockchain technology can help reverse the trend by providing an environment in which developers and entrepreneurs can once again build direct relationships with their audiences.
Dixon joins Unchained to discuss criticisms of crypto VC firms, how he feels now about a16z’s previous investment in Facebook, how crypto has become overly politicized in the U.S., why Facebook’s Libra project was ultimately shut down, the significant promise of restaking and EigenLayer in particular, and why he believes that creator royalties are essential for the NFT market.
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What inspired Chris to write his new book and why he thinks the crypto industry is misunderstood
What the current problems of the Internet are and how do just a few companies control most of the revenue
How Chris explains the concept of blockchains to the layman
The importance of property rights in the real world and how blockchains make this better
How Chris responds to the criticism that venture capital firms “dump on retail” and what a proper allocation of tokens to VCs is
What the best designs are to achieve good governance in decentralized networks
How the crypto industry has become politicized in the U.S.
What Chris thinks about a16z’s investment in Facebook
Why Facebook’s Libra project was shut down and his takeaways from the venture
What lessons did Chris learn from the 2022 crypto debacle, with the collapse of FTX, Terra, Celsius, 3AC, etc?
Where Chris sits in the debate about modular vs. monolithic networks
How restaking and EigenLayer could “unlock a bunch of new design possibilities,” according to Chris
The role of open source software in driving a better environment and better projects
How decentralized social networks could attract new levels of adoption
Whether creator royalties are necessary and why Chris believes that they are “non-negotiable”
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
