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No, despite what you might have heard recently, Bitcoin transactions do not consume a swimming pool of water. Noelle Acheson dives into the fallacy, and points out that poor research is not the only culprit here.

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For today’s featured story, Noelle Acheson reads her piece written for CoinDesk, titled: “Why Are People Spreading Falsehoods About Bitcoin’s Water Use?”

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This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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CoinDesk Indices presents six notable market movement highlights from last week.

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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. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager of CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Eric Ervin, CEO of Onramp Invest. For more on the CMI you can visit: coindeskmarkets.com.

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Disclaimer:

This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Pal describes the likely scenarios for where Bitcoin’s price goes next year, and also discusses the relative merits of Ether vs. Solana and the usefulness of BRC-20 tokens.  

The likely impending approval of spot bitcoin ETFs has already sparked a major rally in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but will the bull run continue once the funds are up and running? On this episode of Unchained, the founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor, Raoul Pal, describes why a spot bitcoin ETF is such a significant development, likening it to a free trade agreement with the traditional financial world. He also discusses what effect a spot Ether ETF is likely to have on Ether prices, the relative merits of Ether vs. Solana, the usefulness of BRC-20 tokens and why 2024 is likely to be a very good year for crypto and the economy as a whole. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Show highlights | 

• How Pal sees crypto as creating a new parallel financial system that a spot Bitcoin ETF will soon offer entrée to 
• What he believes will be the key catalysts for the upcoming bull market in crypto
• Why Raoul is predicting a "very strong 2024" for the crypto market, including his outlook for the price of Bitcoin
• How he thinks investors and institutions will respond to the potential launch of an ETH spot ETF
• Why Raoul is bullish on both Ethereum and Solana
• What developments in the Solana ecosystem are making Raoul particularly optimistic
• Which network Raoul expects to emerge as the winner in the blockchain space
• Why he views BRC-20s and Ordinals inscriptions as positive developments for Bitcoin
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Guest | 

Raoul Pal, cofounder and CEO of Real Vision

Links | 

Bitcoin ETF and markets: 

Unchained: 

Bitcoin Surges Past $40,000 for First Time Since April 2022

Signs Increasingly Point to January Approval of Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications

77% of Financial Advisors Are Waiting for a Spot Bitcoin ETF to Offer Their Clients

How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection

Why a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Probably Launch No Later Than January 10

Why It Looks Like BlackRock Could Win America’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF

The Chopping Block: Are We Back? The ‘Low IQ’ Response to the Potential Spot Bitcoin ETF

Learn more: Bitcoin ETFs Explained: What Are They & How Do They Work?

Ordinals and BRC-20s

Unchained: 

Bitcoin Ordinals-Related Token ORDI Passes $1 Billion in Market Value

Bitcoin Mempool Reaches Record Levels of Congestion

Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?

Bitcoin’s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable?

Why All 10,000 OnChainMonkey NFTs Will Move From Ethereum to Bitcoin

Learn more: 

What Are BRC-20 Tokens? 

What Are ORC-20 Tokens? 

How to Create a Bitcoin Ordinal

Solana vs. ETH

Unchained: Anatoly Yakovenko on Solana’s Astounding Recovery and Its Future Plans

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Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores market moves, employment data, retail interest and more.

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Today’s Stories:

Bitcoin Dips as U.S. November Job Growth of 199K Tops Estimates

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Disclaimer:

This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.

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Harpie is the most advanced on-chain security solution for monitoring and protecting your crypto wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Secure your wallet for free at harpie.io.

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Market reactions, regulatory realities, political perspectives, and AI's rise in a comprehensive overview with a focus on Bitcoin's price reaching over 44,000. 

This episode is sponsored by Cboe Digital

In this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," your hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren hash out an in-depth discussion on the latest in crypto news including the recent surge in Bitcoin to over 44k, regulatory crackdowns on exchanges, and the enduring impact of blockchain and crypto. -“Blockchain and Bitcoin aren’t going anywhere!”

But that's not all—this episode is packed with insights! From Jamie Dimon's bold call to ban Bitcoin to shifts in political leadership; Casey and Warren explore the opportunities and responsibilities facing the crypto community. They also shed light on the OpenAI transparency and accountability crisis. As Casey argues that AI development is being controlled by a small group of powerful elites, advocating for opening up the AI process, including code, data, and algorithms, to promote auditability and accountability.

And of course, don't miss out on CoinDesk's much-anticipated Most Influential list of 2023. Get ready for a resourceful, engaging discussion that covers the hottest topics in the crypto space.

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Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K

House's McHenry Says He Won't Seek Reelection, Costing Crypto a Top Ally

 Most Influential 2023 by CoinDesk

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Bashes Crypto: 'I'd Shut It Down' 

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Says He's 'Deeply Opposed' to Crypto; Could Bitcoin Reach $125K Next Year?

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A censorship issue plagues blockchains, notably within the Ethereum network, where 72% of blocks are crafted by validators filtering transactions linked to a sanctioned program known as Tornado Cash.

This episode is sponsored by Consensus 2024 

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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:

• Censorship on Ethereum is Becoming a Problem

Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, data shows.

• Bitcoin Mining: CENSORSHIP OR 'SPAM FILTERING?'

Opinions are divided in the Bitcoin community over the efforts by a new mining pool called Ocean, guided by the feisty developer Luke Dashjr and backed by Block Inc.'s Jack Dorsey, to weed out NFT-like transactions the project characterizes as "spam."

• Columbia CryptoEconomics (CCE) Workshop 2023

This two-day workshop brings together practitioners, researchers, and academics to discuss challenges, recent progress, and opportunities in the economics of blockchain protocols.

PROTOCOL VILLAGE SEGMENT  

CoinDesk’s Most Influential of 2023 

Fifty people who defined the year in crypto.

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Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse

Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, but Are 'Unstoppable' 

Jack Dorsey Aims to Create Anti-Censorship Bitcoin Mining Pool With New Startup 

Hot from Columbia University Crypto Economics

Most Influential 2023 by CoinDesk 

 

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Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores market moves, presidential debates, the European economy and more.

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Today’s Stories:

Here's Why Bitcoin's Famed Bull-Market Pullbacks Have Been Elusive During the Recent Price Surge 

Binance, SBF, ETH and Gensler Get Mentions at Republican Presidential Debate 

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Disclaimer:

This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.

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Harpie is the most advanced on-chain security solution for monitoring and protecting your crypto wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Secure your wallet for free at harpie.io.

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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A crypto winter of growth and optimism: from those who developed the tech to those who led the fight for sensible regulation, the year has been full of influential figures transforming the crypto industry.

On "Carpe Consensus," hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson are joined by Nik De to review some of the most influential figures of the year in crypto as part of Consensus Magazine's Most Influential 2023 list, including Messari CEO Ryan Selkis, Elizabeth Warren, Gary Gensler and more.

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Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores market moves, bitcoin ETFs, U.S. employment data and more.

Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group and Harpie.

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Today’s Stories:

Key Metrics Show Crypto Traders Turning to Ether From Bitcoin 

BlackRock, Bitwise File Updated Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETF 

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CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin and ether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without the hassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in a transparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.

Disclaimer:

This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is not intended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is not permitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futures or options are appropriate to your financial situation.

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Harpie is the most advanced on-chain security solution for monitoring and protecting your crypto wallet from theft in real time. Harpie helps you detect and block suspicious transactions before they execute, safeguarding your assets from malicious attacks and scams. Secure your wallet for free at harpie.io.

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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Things looked bleak for Solana after the collapse of FTX. Anatoly Yakovenko explains how the blockchain rebounded so successfully that SOL became the best-performing top crypto in 2023. 

Solana’s native token SOL has been one of the best-performing cryptos of the year, up more than 500% so far, but you wouldn’t have guessed that would be the case given how closely tied the blockchain was to FTX, which held huge amounts of SOL and was a big supporter of the platform. The blockchain also experienced numerous outages in 2022. But Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana’s co-founder, says the discipline imposed by FTX’s collapse, as well as improvements to the technology, have made Solana stronger. 

On this episode of Unchained, Yakovenko talks about the impact of FTX’s collapse, his early impressions of Sam Bankman-Fried, the SEC’s designation of SOL as a security, how entrepreneurs are leaving the U.S. because of the regulatory risk, SOL’s share of the stablecoin market, and why he thinks it’s inevitable that finance will eventually run on something like Solana. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Show highlights | 

• How the Solana ecosystem weathered the FTX crisis
• How FTX’s collapse was like ripping off a band-aid for Solana
• Anatoly's initial impression of SBF as a “super genius”
• Why, despite SOL's strong 2023 performance, the Solana ecosystem hasn't experienced a corresponding growth in active developers
• What factors Anatoly believes contribute to the relatively low number of daily active wallet addresses in Solana
• How Solana addressed and rectified the outage issues that were so frequent in previous years
• Why Anatoly draws a parallel between Ethereum and Windows 95, and Solana and Windows 2000
• Why he's not worried about Jump Crypto building a client for the blockchain
• The ongoing debate within Solana on open-source versus closed-source culture, and the potential for future shifts
• How the Solana Foundation is handling the SEC's classification of SOL as a security
• Whether there's a trend of developers and founders relocating from the United States in search of a more supportive ecosystem
• Why Solana holds a low market share of stablecoins across various blockchains, and the implications of this trend
• Why Anatoly considers trading volume a more critical metric than Total Value Locked (TVL) in assessing blockchain success
• How Web3 gaming has been flourishing on Solana
• Why Anatoly is confident that DeFi will find its rightful place on the Solana network
• The future plans for the Saga phone after its market challenges
• What Anatoly thinks is the number one focus for Solana for the near term

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Guest | 

Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder of Solana Labs

Previous appearance on Unchained: Will Solana Be the Execution Layer and Ethereum the Settlement Layer?

Previous appearance on The Chopping Block: Anatoly Yakovenko on Why Solana Is Building the SAGA

Links | 

Unchained: Solana Saga review 

Decrypt: Mad Lads NFTs Hit All-Time High as Backpack Taps FTX Lawyer for Exchange Launch 

Op-ed by Anatoly on Fortune: Solana co-founder: 'To keep the next great American founder in America, Congress must regulate crypto. But first lawmakers should learn how it works'

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