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Angelic Vendette discusses the importance of brand authenticity and how a mission that is centered around mindfulness and wellness can enter either immersive worlds or the NFT space authentically while staying true to core brand values.

CMO and Global Head of Marketing of Alo Yoga, Angelic Vendette joins the podcast to share insights on how Alo Yoga built one of the most successful experiences on Roblox and are expanding in digital collectibles. Vendette discusses the intentionality of the brand whether it's in the Metaverse or at NYFW with the announcement of their Aspen collection, the brand’s first premium line that includes both physical and digital rewards.

Links mentioned from the podcast: 

• GQ Magazine to Launch Its First NFT Collection Linked to Real-World Rewards
• Titanic artifacts to be tokenized as NFTs in new partnership
• DraftKings Tees Up PGA Tour NFT Fantasy Golf Game
• Alo Yoga rolls out digital twins to accompany its premium ski collection

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Today on “Long Reads Sunday”:

Travis Kling on why we haven’t won yet

Cosmo Crixter – An Open Letter to Agustin Carstens

Brendan Malone – The real problems of central banking 

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A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. 

Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up.

“Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including:

• How Retail Investors Fared After FTX's Collapse
• Voyager Probed by FTC, Firm's Attorney Confirms Sale to Binance US Remains 'On Track’
• Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Four New Criminal Charges

Links to the headlines:  

Retail Crypto Investors in Emerging Economies Hit Hardest by FTX, Terra Collapses: BIS

Voyager Being Probed by FTC for Deceptive Crypto Marketing

Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Additional Bank Fraud Charges in New Indictment

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A clarification of a previous statement comes the same day Custodia Bank’s application to join the Federal Reserve system is again denied.

Apparently, all our angry howling worked. This week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, while nominally speaking about the liquidity risks of crypto banking, took pains to say they weren’t saying banks weren’t allowed to work with crypto companies. As you might guess, many in the crypto space aren’t buying it. We think the Regulator Doth Protest Too Much? 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Stevanovicigor/ Getty images, modified by CoinDesk. 

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NBA Top Shot from Dapper Labs is the latest digital asset to face security scrutiny.

On today’s episode, NLW covers the ruling of a federal judge in New York allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Dapper Labs for allegedly offering unregistered securities. He also covers a new slate of charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, disgraced founder of FTX. 

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. 

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The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. 

"The Hash" team weighs in on today's top stories, including the Financial Action Task Force agreeing on an action plan to drive the "timely implementation" of its global standards for crypto. Plus, Base Protocol’s BASE tokens jumped, then dumped, in the past 24 hours following an announcement by crypto exchange Coinbase about the launch of its layer 2 blockchain Base.

See also:

FATF Agrees on Action Plan to Drive Implementation of Global Crypto Norms

Unrelated BASE Token Jumped 250% After Coinbase Starts Layer 2 Network Base

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This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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As of late, the focus of the crypto space has been on the wrongdoing of a group of people that used the current state of this technology to take advantage of others and advance their own interests. But what about the victims? Where is the compassion for their loss and the loss of trust within the crypto space? 

On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are together again, discussing Sheila’s recent testimony in front of the California state legislature about the current perception of the state of the crypto economy and environment; also, Michaels’ article on CoinDesk journalists who were awarded Polk Awards for the scoop and followups, that led to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire. 

See Also:

CoinDesk's Major Award Is a Huge Moment for Us and Crypto Media Generally

CoinDesk Wins a Polk Award, One of Journalism's Top Prizes, for Explosive FTX Coverage

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A new Ethereum layer 2 built on the Optimism stack has been announced by Coinbase.

In this episode, NLW examines Coinbase's announcement of its new layer 2 chain, paying particular attention to:

• Exchanges moving from layer 1s to layer 2s
• No token 
• Wall Street not getting it 
• Developer competition
• On-chain know-your-customer (KYC)?

“The Breakdown” is written, produced, and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Coinbase, modified by CoinDesk. 

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The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. 

The hosts of "The Hash" weigh in as FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional charges, including bank fraud allegations, under a new 12-count indictment. Coinbase (COIN) launched Base, a layer 2 network built using Optimism's OP Stack, to attract new crypto users. In a new filing, New York and Federal financial regulators say a $1.02 billion deal by Binance.US to purchase assets of defunct crypto lender Voyager Digital could prove discriminatory and unlawful. Plus, a federal judge rules that the offering of Dapper Labs’ NBA-branded “Top Shot” non-fungible tokens might be securities.

See also:

Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Additional Bank Fraud Charges in New Indictment

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Move to Quash Voyager Subpoena

Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Provide On-Ramp for Ethereum, Solana and Others

Cathie Wood's ARK Buys Over $13M of Coinbase Shares

NBA-Branded 'Top Shot Moments' NFTs May Be Securities, Judge Rules in Dapper Labs Case

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This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. 

The hosts of "The Hash" weigh in on the news of the day. Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital and its executives are being probed for deceptive cryptocurrency marketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a new legal filing. One of the co-founders of the rising non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur ‘Pacman’ shared a photo of himself next to the Web3 avatar he uses for interviews. As part of CoinDesk's "BUIDL Week", a new analysis finds developer activity is showing healthy growth in the crypto space.

See also:

NFT Marketplace Blur Co-Founder ‘Pacman’ Reveals Identity

Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows

It's Time to BUIDL Week

Voyager Being Probed by FTC for Deceptive Crypto Marketing

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