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The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and Swan Bitcoin Senior Analyst, Sam Callahan.

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Today on "Markets Daily," Jenn Sanasie interviews Sam Callahan, Senior Analyst at Swan Bitcoin. They discuss the short-term price correction in Bitcoin and Ether, likely driven by long-term holders taking profits, miners liquidating assets, and ETF outflows. Despite this correction, the overall narrative for Bitcoin remains strong, highlighting its role as a hedge against currency debasement and a store of value.

Takeaways | 

• Bitcoin and Ether are experiencing a short-term price correction, potentially driven by long-term holders taking profit, miners selling off holdings, and ETF outflows.
• The overall narrative for Bitcoin remains strong, with its value proposition as a hedge against currency debasement and a store of value.
• Institutional investors are expected to increase their exposure to Bitcoin through spot Bitcoin ETFs.
• Bitcoin's role in the upcoming election is significant, as millions of voters are passionate about the asset and may be swayed by politicians' stance on Bitcoin.
• Single-issue voters who care about Bitcoin could potentially impact the election outcome.

Chapters | 

00:00 The Short-Term Price Correction in Bitcoin and Ether

03:01 Bitcoin's Value Proposition as a Hedge Against Currency Debasement

06:16 Institutional Investors and the Rise of Spot Bitcoin ETFs

09:52 Bitcoin's Role in the Upcoming Election

13:28 The Potential Impact of Single-Issue Voters on the Election Outcome

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today. 

Defunct bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox said it will start distributing assets stolen from clients in a 2014 hack in July. JP Morgan reports that the bitcoin mining sector is attracting growing investor interest following the Core Scientific deal with AI company CoreWeave. Plus, Japanese institutional investors plan to invest in crypto in the next three years.

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Ledger Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers breaks down the Ledger Stax wallet.

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Ledger Chief Experience Officer Ian Rogers joins "First Mover" with insights on the Ledger Stax wallet that was created in collaboration with iPod builder, Tony Fadell. The product has been in production for over a year, and just started shipping to pre-order customers. Watch to hear about the challenges they overcame during production and how they plan to make self-custody more mainstream.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from U.S. lawmakers visiting the detained Binance executive in Nigeria to the Winklevoss twins' donations to Trump's presidential campaign.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, Congressman French Hill and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan visited Tigran Gambaryan in a Nigerian prison. Plus, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss announced their donations to the campaign of former President Donald Trump and Standard Chartered is establishing a spot trading desk for buying and selling bitcoin and ether.

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LayerZero’s token ZRO is now live. Founder Bryan Pellegrino delves into all the controversies, challenges and criticisms of its anti-Sybil campaign—and its requirement of a donation to the Protocol Guild.

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LayerZero’s token claims went live on Thursday, and as with every recent airdrop, there was plenty of controversy.

In this episode, Bryan Pellegrino, cofounder and CEO of LayerZero Labs, joined to discuss their ambitious anti-Sybil campaign and the subsequent token distribution. He delved into the challenges of ensuring genuine user participation, the decision to offer a self-report option for Sybil attackers, and the complexities imposed by industrial-grade farmers. Bryan shared what he would have done differently and why a mandatory donation to Protocol Guild was imposed.

Also, are airdrops dead? How can the industry improve this not-so-effective distribution method? 

Show highlights:

• 0:30 Why LayerZero launched an anti-Sybil campaign with its airdrop, and what challenges they faced in ensuring genuine user participation
• 4:00 Why LayerZero offered a self-report option for Sybil attackers, and how this strategy revealed both the complexities and the creativity within the crypto community
• 09:28 How the anti-Sybil campaign uncovered over a million fraudulent accounts
• 12:43 What Bryan would have done differently in their campaign
• 15:33 What alternative methods, such as KYC and proof-of-humanity protocols, LayerZero could have used for their anti-Sybil campaign
• 16:53 How LayerZero navigated the cat-and-mouse game with industrial airdrop farmers
• 21:30 Why they decided to impose a donation to Protocol Guild to claim the ZRO token
• 30:33 What caused the dramatic drop in LayerZero's activity post-announcement of their anti-Sybil campaign, and why the team is optimistic despite the decline
• 33:53 LayerZero's plans for future airdrops 
• 37:11 What Bryan thinks the future holds for airdrops in crypto, and how the current broken system can be improved to achieve better distribution and user engagement

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Guest

• Bryan Pellegrino, cofounder and CEO of LayerZero Labs

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Want to mine a meme coin? ElphaPex’s newest unit mines Litecoin and Dogecoin through a process called merge mining!

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Ben Weng and Payne Cong of Foundation Logic, the team behind the new ElphaPex Dogecoin/Litcoin miner, join The Mining Pod to discuss their new ASIC mining startup, competing with industry giants, and the future of script mining. Learn about hardware startups, profitability comparisons, and the potential for diversifying mining revenue.

Chapters:

00:00 Start

03:20 Ben Weng background

04:29 Payne Cong background

06:32 Litecoin+Dogecoin ASIC

09:40 Why these coins?

14:50 Is Litecoin the main revenue?

18:39 Profitability

21:10 Other revenue sources

24:40 Calculators

25:50 Hardware form factor

28:15 Repairs

33:41 Chips & production

35:56 What foundry

36:50 Chip allocations from Samsung

38:40 Bitmain competition

42:46 Final thoughts

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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 Miguel Kudry, CEO at L1.co. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from MicroStrategy's BTC purchase to SEC ending its investigation into Consensys.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including MicroStrategy's purchase of 11,931 BTC. Plus, Binance has been fined approximately $2.2 million by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit; and Consensys received letters from the U.S. SEC saying the regulator had ended its investigation into the technology incubator company.

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and TACTIVE Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford.

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TACTIVE Wealth Advisor Eddy Gifford joins CoinDesk with insights on the current state of the crypto market given macroeconomic uncertainties. Plus, his thoughts on Dogecoin as an investment and the launch of VanEck's spot bitcoin ETF in Australia.

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Trump’s former director of communications explains why he believes the industry “has already won,” and why he doesn’t trust Trump’s “impulsivity” when it comes to crypto. 

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The political landscape in the US is heating up with the November elections, and the crypto industry is watching closely. 

In this episode, Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge, doesn’t mince words and explains why he believes Joe Biden is the best choice—even for the crypto voter—in the upcoming election, the significance of the Ethereum ETF approval, and how the industry has overcome significant regulatory hurdles. 

Scaramucci also shares his insights on the future of Bitcoin ETFs, the role of younger generations in driving crypto policy, and why Solana might be the next big thing. 

Show highlights:

• 1:14 Why Anthony believes there’s only one choice in this election: Joe Biden
• 06:15 Why he thinks the crypto industry “has already won”
• 15:49 Whether the crypto industry should trust Trump with his pro-crypto comments
• 17:15 Why Anthony is convinced that the Biden administration has stopped its anti-crypto stance, even with the veto of the SAB 121 repeal
• 20:59 Why Anthony believes crypto is becoming a bipartisan issue, and how younger generations are driving this change in Washington
• 28:43 What three key elements would ideally be included in crypto legislation to ensure clarity and industry involvement in regulation
• 30:35 What happened to SkyBridge after selling a stake to FTX, and how they are riding the industry's “upswing”
• 37:50 What developments in Bitcoin ETFs could signal its recognition as an asset class and drive institutional adoption
• 39:49 What led SkyBridge to abandon its Bitcoin ETF application
• 43:12 What Anthony thinks is the best pitch for a spot Ether ETF to TradFi, and how expected inflows compare to Bitcoin ETFs
• 49:00 Anthony’s praise of Laura’s book
• 51:45 Why Anthony believes a Solana ETF might be the next big thing in crypto, despite SEC scrutiny and the need for a futures market first
• 55:09 Why SkyBridge is actively seeking new acquisitions and partnering with Parcl, a Solana-based decentralized real estate trading app
• 59:41 What Anthony's bullish predictions for Bitcoin and Ethereum are in the current cycle

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Guest |  Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner at SkyBridge

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