The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 8, 2023.
"The Hash" squad discusses today's top stories, including bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins gearing up to close this month. This comes as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says he's heard rumors the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would like to ban retail investors from engaging in cryptocurrency staking, the income-generating technique at the core of running proof of stake blockchains including Ethereum. Plus, Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, reported a $700 million fourth-quarter profit.
CoinDesk reporter Camomile Shumba provides an in-depth look at the state and future of crypto regulation in the U.K.
On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson dive into the latest crypto news. Plus: a special audio feature with CoinDesk reporter Camomile Shumba.
[10:13] Camomile Shumba joins to explain the fraught state of crypto regulation in the U.K. as crypto firms and the Financial Conduct Authority blame each other for the industry’s exodus.
[16:59] Special audio report: Interviews with James Alleyne, Jill Lorimer and Dr. Lisa Cameron, MP on the state and future of the U.K.’s crypto regulation.
[29:58] Cam’s Corner: Luxury brand Hermès' case against the creator of MetaBirkin the NFT collection is “in the bag.”
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“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. This episode’s special segment featured Camomile Shumba and interviews with James Alleyne, Jill Lorimer and Dr. Lisa Cameron, MP. Additional writing and arrangement by Eleanor Pahl and Camomile Shumba, with additional production assistance from Adrian Blust.
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.
"The Hash" panel discusses the latest headlines in the crypto industry, including a closer look at why tokens utilizing AI technology have been on a tear recently. Some are sold on the hype, while some remain wary. Plus, Binance is helping assemble a consortium of crypto companies to rebuild trust in the industry and is taking on an active role in coming regulations, according to a CoinDesk source.
The Bank of England and HM Treasury take another step towards a U.K. CBDC.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the news that the U.K. has released a public consultation paper on a digital pound. While the British government hasn’t fully greenlit a U.K. central bank digital currency, the announcement argues “the Bank of England and HM Treasury judge that it is likely a digital pound will be needed in the future.” NLW also looks at progress on an Indian digital rupee as well as catches up on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell 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: Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
Kamz is joined by Chelsea Cain Maclin, R Labs’s brand and community-marketing master. She is also co-founder of R Planet NFTs. Previously, she was Vice President of Marketing for Bumble where she led brand, marketing, and partnerships teams, and helped scale the business to 100M downloads and a $12B IPO. She’s also an active angel investor, focusing on womxn and BIPOC founders, within sustainable consumer packed goods (CPG), mental health, and safety sectors. In 2019, Chelsea was named as one of Business Insider’s 20 CMOs to Watch.
Chelsea and Kamz discuss:
🤱parental leave in the web3 space and advice for web3 moms and leaders to support moms
⚖️ overcoming scaling hurdles in marketing and designing a successful web3 marketing strategy
📊what brands need to prioritize when marketing organically to web3 consumers
🌎what’s next for the R Planet NFT and why it’s important to get involved in web3 projects
🧘🏽♀️We end with a 2-min dose of mindfulness that you can take when you need to fight off stress or need a quick mental break.
This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with executive producer Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is ‘All Night Long’ by Lunareh. Other music used is ‘Come Home’ by Outside The Sky.
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The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.
The Hash" team discusses today's top headlines, including a federal judge rejecting a joint request to modify Sam Bankman-Fried's bail conditions to allow him to use certain messaging tools. Separately, Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX says allegations made by Binance are "false and unsubstantiated." Plus, why viewers won't see any crypto ads in this year's Super Bowl.
After a huge surprise in last week’s jobs report, the Federal Reserve has dispatched officials to send a hawkish message.
At last week’s FOMC meeting, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell surprised many market watchers with a more doveish than expected FOMC speech and Q&A. On Friday, however, the January non-farm payrolls report came in with 517,000 new jobs added – far more than the 185,000 economists expected. Early this week, the Fed responded by deploying a number of officials to suggest that the continued tightness of the labor market was justification for more rate hikes this year.
(Genesis and CoinDesk are both subsidiaries of DCG.)
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell 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: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.
"The Hash" hosts discuss today's top stories, including venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z, using all 15 million of their UNI tokens to vote against a proposal that would deploy Uniswap v3 to BNB Chain on behalf of the Uniswap Community. Plus, Cuy Sheffield, head of the crypto at payments giant Visa, shares some interesting developments at the StarkWare Sessions 2023 event in Tel Aviv.
Avery and Sam look back on the past ten episodes of the podcast and share their observations and perspectives on hot and emerging topics for brands, creators and consumers.
This week on “Gen C,” Avery and Sam discuss a number of topics that have been top of mind both in the news and generally in the Web3 space. From NFT tickets and collectibles to AI and its impact on creators and brands, tune in to hear hot takes and alpha from our co-hosts as we celebrate and reflect on ten episodes of “Gen C.”
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Adrian Blust, Uyen Truong and Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
According to sources, an in-principle agreement has been reached.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW catches up on 2022 fallout, including:
The White House letter about crypto from last week
FTX hearing on whether to appoint an independent examiner
Binance temporarily suspending USD deposits and withdrawals
Reports of an agreement between Genesis/DCG and major creditors
(Genesis and CoinDesk are both subsidiaries of DCG.)
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell 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: A Mokhtari/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
