Author: CoinDesk

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and former head of research at CoinDesk, will start next week as the new host of "Markets Daily."

Plus, a new advocacy group for tokenization including founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aims to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s Stories:

First Mover Americas: Crypto Trading Volume Hits 4-Year Low 

Crypto Spot Market August Trading Volume Hits 4.5-Year Low as Volatility Fails to Spur Activity

Depressed Crypto Markets, Regulatory Risks Fail to Dissuade Asset Managers From Investing

Tokenization Advocacy Group Wants to Bring the 'Next Trillion' of Assets to Blockchain

Blanket Crypto Bans Won’t Work, Joint IMF, FSB Paper Warns

Blockchain, AI Set to Transform Financial Markets: Moody's

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Revolutionizing finance by leveraging the inevitability of blockchain technology.

In today's episode of "Money Reimagined,"  Michael Casey and Sheila Warren provide an insightful analysis of the groundbreaking Swift/Chainlink tokenization experiment, which effectively facilitated cross-blockchain value transfer. They interpret important questions such as: What are the uses of blockchain technology? How to leverage the inevitability of blockchain technology? And what does this all mean for Bitcoin and its future? 

Links mentioned in the show : 

Swift, Chainlink Tokenization Experiment Successfully Transfers Value Across Multiple Blockchains

LSE Group Plans to Offer Blockchain-Powered Market for Traditional Assets: Report

Singapore's New President, a Former Central Bank Chairman, Has Called Crypto 'Slightly Crazy'

Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill From Opposition Senator Andrew Bragg

The Trillion Dollar Crypto Opportunity: Real World Asset Tokenization

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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. 

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Bitcoin has remained almost entirely locked below the $26,000 mark since the start of September.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s Stories:

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Still Stuck in Limbo 

Bitcoin Set to Form Death Cross as Dollar Index Teases Golden Crossover 

Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says 

Russian Lawmaker Predicts That Digital Ruble Will Displace Banks

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Friend.tech, a decentralized social media platform in which you can buy and sell “keys” in your friends on X (formerly known as Twitter) whose value can go up and down, has become a viral sensation, racking up as many as 100,000 users since launching on August 10. 

Should keys be considered securities and thus regulated by the SEC? How should gains and losses be taxed? And how private should users assume their communications and transactions on the platform are? Securities and banking law professor at George Mason Law School JW Verret, and tax partner and co-head of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice at Fried, Frank Jason Schwartz, share their thoughts. 

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 Friend.tech works and how the price of keys is determined
• How Friend.tech is different from many other past attempts at creating a decentralized social media platform
• Whether the keys offered by Friend.tech could be deemed securities by the SEC
• What wrapped Friend.tech tokens are and whether these could be considered securities
• Why the traditional approach to crypto taxation is bad for most Friend.tech taxpayers
• What the tax implications of Friend.tech airdrops are
• What Friend.tech users should assume about their privacy on the app
• What the future holds for Friend.tech

GUESTS | 

J.W. Verret, Associate Professor of Law at George Mason Law School

Previous appearance on Unchained: Coinbase's Legal Action Against the SEC: How It Will Likely Unfold

Jason Schwartz, tax partner and co-head of the Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice at Fried, Frank

Friend.Tech Shows How Complicated Taxing Crypto Transactions Can Be by Jason Schwartz

Links | 

Unchained: 

Friend.tech Threatens to Penalize Users That Move to Copies or Forks

Friend.tech Clarifies That Database of 100,000 Users Was Not Leaked

What Is SocialFi? A Beginner’s Guide

The ‘Howey Test’ and the Debate Over Crypto's Legal Status - Crypto Security vs Commodity

CoinDesk: 

Friend.tech Attracted NBA Influencers. So Why Does Everyone Think Crypto’s Latest Trend Will Die?

Decrypt:

Friend.tech Renames Its Token—But Is It Even Legal?

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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At the end of August, bitcoin confirmed an overbought downturn in its monthly stochastic, a signal that has previously marked market peaks.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today’s Stories:

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Treads Water Below $26K

Bitcoin Bulls Face Setback as Monthly Stochastic Indicator Turns Lower: Analyst

Bitcoin's Use as Margin Collateral in Crypto Futures Trading Is Growing

Traditional Finance Exchanges Divided on Crypto Services: Survey

Global Standard Setters to Deliver Global Crypto Policy Roadmap

Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill From Opposition Senator Andrew Bragg

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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This week on “Gen C,” we spoke with Julie Allen of Howard Hughes Corporation, a major real estate developer exploring Web3 technologies. We discussed how Howard Hughes is leveraging innovative technologies to bridge digital and physical experiences, from VR tours to NFT scavenger hunts.

Julie Allen, SVP of Digital and Creative at real estate company Howard Hughes, joins the podcast this week to discuss how a real estate company is innovating in Web3. Julie shares how she got involved in crypto in 2013 and has since been an advocate for bringing Web3 technology and AI to enhance Howard Hughes' physical spaces and to improve the experience of viewing or buying a home for potential buyers.

Links mentioned from the podcast: 

• Cheese-Makers Track Their Parmesans By Embedding Edible, Blockchain-Enabled Microchips
• OnlyFans Users Spent $5.6 Billion on Porn-Friendly Creator Site in Fiscal 2022, up 16%
• Walmart Partners With People Of Crypto Lab To Celebrate Hip-Hop And Black Culture In The Metaverse
• Julie’s Twitter
• Howard Hughes Website

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• Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3

"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals, in rebuking the securities watchdog, shows that Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler won’t get the last word on crypto.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris.

Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk’s Daniel Kuhn, titled: “The Real Reasons the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Decision Matters.”

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Simpluris:  If you purchased FEI or TRIBE tokens in the Genesis Event between March 31st and April 3, 2021, a class action settlement may affect your rights.

You can learn more about the settlement and file a claim here.

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This episode was hosted by Michele Musso. “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.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris.

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. For more on the CMI you can visit: http://coindeskmarkets.com/

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From our sponsors:

Meet the all-new Kraken Pro. The powerful, customizable, beautiful way to trade crypto.

It’s Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.

Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.

Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Simpluris:  If you purchased FEI or TRIBE tokens in the Genesis Event between March 31st and April 3, 2021, a class action settlement may affect your rights.

You can learn more about the settlement and file a claim here.

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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The regulator has now announced delays for all six of the new ETF applications.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris.

Today's Stories:

First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants

U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8%

Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World's Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin

SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants Including BlackRock, Fidelity

U.S. Court Calls ETH a Commodity While Tossing Investor Suit Against Uniswap

Creditors Accuse Genesis of Ballot-Stuffing Over $175M FTX Deal

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From our sponsors:

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It’s Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.

Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.

Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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Simpluris:  If you purchased FEI or TRIBE tokens in the Genesis Event between March 31st and April 3, 2021, a class action settlement may affect your rights.

You can learn more about the settlement and file a claim here.

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This episode was hosted by Michele Musso. “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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Ryan Louvar, WisdomTree’s chief legal officer and head of business and legal affairs for digital assets, breaks down the latest in crypto ETFs.

On today’s “Carpe Consensus,” Danny Nelson dives into the world of crypto news alongside CoinDesk tech reporter Margaux Nijkerk.

• [0:34] Inside the Desk: Coinbase finds itself in uncharted territory as it is now a public company … attempting to run a decentralized blockchain. It’s pledged neutrality, as Margaux reports. 
• [7:05] Ryan Louvar comments on Grayscale’s SEC victory and what it might mean for other spot bitcoin ETF proposals in the review queue. WisdomTree itself is awaiting feedback, though the company has other focuses in the realm of digital assets, including its Europe ETFs and financial app WisdomTree Prime.
• [25:07] Danny’s Dungeon: Yearn Finance Voters to Wintermute: Drop Dead

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