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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from bitcoin's reaction to inflation data to Circle filling to shift legal base to the U.S.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin jumps back up to around $64,000 following the softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Plus, stablecoin issuer Circle filed to relocate its legal base to the U.S. ahead of its planned IPO, and Huobi Hong Kong withdrew its license application for a second time.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and Pioneer Development Group Chief Analytics Officer Christopher Alexander.

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Today on "Markets Daily," Jenn Sanasie speaks with Christopher Alexander, Chief Analytics Officer at Pioneer Development Group,  about the potential for Bitcoin miners to utilize off-grid energy and the implications for the market. They also discuss the role of crypto in the upcoming US elections and the influence of Roaring Kitty on GameStop and Dogecoin. 

Takeaways | 

• Consumer price data suggests easing inflation, potentially affecting rate cuts.
• Bitcoin miners explore off-grid energy for cost savings and higher profits.
• Crypto gains prominence in US elections, with both parties addressing its economic impact.
• Roaring Kitty's impact on GameStop and Dogecoin is closely monitored, sparking speculation on market trends.

Chapters | 

00:00 Introduction and Market Update

01:31 Guest Introduction and Discussion on Crypto Markets

06:00 Crypto in the US Elections

09:47 Roaring Kitty's Influence on GameStop and Dogecoin

12:41 Conclusion and Lighthearted Moment

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Consensus 2024 is where experts convene to discuss ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers, and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. CoinDesk curates the tenth annual Consensus to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities, and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. 

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Erik Voorhees' latest venture, Venice, is a private, uncensorable, open-source AI agent run on decentralized computation. 

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Erik Voorhees, a crypto OG, has launched Venice, a private, uncensorable, open-source competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, powered by a decentralized crypto network. 

In the episode, Erik and Venice’s COO Teana Baker-Taylor delve into the problems with censorship and data in current AI agents, including how they create honeypots of information about users’ search history for hackers, or that they can be absurdly politically correct, such as refusing to create images of Caucasian people. As they point out, there’s also the risk that the companies managing them could be censoring the models to please the Chinese government, in order to access the market in that country. They talk about their plan for Venice to gain market share, considering that DuckDuckGo, a privacy-preserving competitor to Google, has a much smaller market share. And they explain why they intend for Venice to eventually use the compute of Morpheus, or other decentralized crypto-powered compute networks. 

They also critique the SEC’s current regulatory approach to crypto, calling it “a joke.” Additionally, they explore the concept of AI agents using cryptocurrencies as their primary currency.

Show highlights:

• Why Erik decided to move into artificial intelligence and merge it with crypto
• What problems decentralized AI would solve and why it's hard to solve sexist and racist views in LLMs
• The differences between ChatGPT, and other similar products, and Venice AI
• Why privacy is so important for users, according to Erik, and how Venice doesn't store the users' information
• How central governments could manipulate information to their own benefit and how to avoid it
• Whether people will shift from using search engines to LLMs
• What Morpheus is and its goal to provide decentralized computation for AI
• How Erik and Teana believe crypto and AI will continue to work together 
• Erik's and Teana's thoughts on some of the recent government actions against founders of crypto privacy services such as Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash
• Why Erik believes that the SEC has become a joke
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First Bits + Bips episode: Bits + Bips: Does Macroeconomics Point to a Potential Crypto Supercycle?

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Guests:

Erik Voorhees, Founder and CEO of Venice AI

Previous appearances on Unchained:

• Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets
• Why ShapeShift’s Erik Voorhees Thinks Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism Is Bullshit
• ShapeShift’s Erik Voorhees on How Crypto Will Separate Money and State

Teana Baker-Taylor, COO at Venice AI

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Previous coverage on Unchained crypto/AI:

• When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit?
• The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto
• 5 Use Cases of AI in Blockchain
• A Beginner's Guide to AI Tokens

Venice AI:

• Erik’s thread announcing Venice 
• The Separation of Mind and State

Architecture:

• About Morpheus.Network
• Messari: What is Akash Network?

LLMs:

• MIT Technology Review: LLMs become more covertly racist with human intervention
• China Talk: Censorship’s Impact on China’s Chatbots - by Nicholas Welch

Recent cases on privacy:

• CoinDesk: Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering
• Cointelegraph: DOJ’s Tornado Cash arguments show ‘obvious disdain for privacy’ — Lawyer
• CNBC: North Korea crypto hacking activity soars to record high in 2023, new report shows
• Reuters: Exclusive: UN experts investigate 58 cyberattacks worth $3 bln by North Korea
• Erik’s post on the right to have privacy

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev's prison sentence to the rally in meme coins.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison after being found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch judge. Plus, meme coins rally following GameStop's surge, and Coinbase resumes operation after major outage.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Thomas Hogan, Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.

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Thomas Hogan, Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, discusses the current state of U.S. inflation and outlook on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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This episode was hosted by Helene Braun. “Markets Daily” is produced by executive producer Jared Schwartz and edited by Victor Chen, alongside Senior Booker, Melissa Montañez—all original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Jana Bobosikova, Co-Founder of KIKI, discusses how her beauty platform empowers customers to co-create and co-own products through blockchain technology and community involvement.

In this episode, Avery and Sam interview Jana Bobosikova, the co-founder of KIKI. KIKI is a beauty platform that rewards customers for participating in the product development process through voting, sharing ideas and providing feedback, using blockchain technology and NFTs to facilitate co-creation and co-ownership. We explore KIKI's innovative approach, the importance of community involvement and the future of decentralized product development.

Links mentioned from the podcast: 

• Tubi Launches Stubios, A Fan Fueled Studio for Aspiring Filmmakers
• OpenAI licenses Financial Times’ content for ChatGPT
• Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company
• KIKI Website
• KIKI on Twitter

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code GENC15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. 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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Taras Kulyk, CEO of Sunnyside Digital, one of the largest hardware distributors in North America, joins The Mining Pod to discuss the post-Bitcoin halving mining market, including ASIC prices, infrastructure, global shipping and M&A in the mining industry.

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Taras Kulyk of Sunnyside Digital discusses Bitcoin mining markets post-halving, covering ASIC demand & supply, logistics challenges, fleet refresh strategies, and the maturing broker market. He also touches on M&A activity among public mining companies and the need for comprehensive mining services.

Chapter Markers:

00:00:00 Start

00:02:18 Taras Kulyk intro

00:04:45 ASIC market update

00:07:53 ASIC buyer hesitation

00:10:29 S21 vs T21 performance

00:12:46 Where are older ASIC migrating to?

00:14:39 Electrical infrastructure procurement

00:15:57 Supply chain

00:17:03 GPS jamming

00:18:11 West vs East coast shipping

00:19:32 Intl vs domestic shipments

00:20:34 Procurement advice for new miners

00:23:14 ASIC market maturing?

00:24:49 Institutional ASIC buyers

00:26:23 M&A for big miners

00:30:27 Servicing miners

00:31:01 Why miners aren't staffing up?

00:32:54 Big miner predictions

00:33:42 Wrap up

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Host Jennifer Sanasie shares a preview on the exciting lineup of guests who will be speaking at Consensus 2024.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie shares a preview on the exciting lineup of guests who will be speaking at Consensus 2024, including presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Franklin Templeton CEO and President Jenny Johnson and Casey Rodarmor, the bitcoin developer who created ordinals, inscriptions and the Runes protocol.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and ZX Squared Capital co-founder and CIO CK (Changguang) Zheng.

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ZX Squared Capital co-founder and CIO CK (Changguang) Zheng discusses why institutional interest in bitcoin led by the ETF products in the U.S. could be the catalyst for the largest crypto by market cap to reach the $90,000 level by the end of 2024. Plus, why bitcoin's narrative has never been better given the inflation in fiat currencies across the world.

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Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Take 15% off registration with the code MD15. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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Node sales are becoming a popular fundraising method in the blockchain industry, where projects sell nodes instead of tokens or equity.

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This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk; who discuss node sales, address poisoning, and the concept of account abstraction on Ethereum. The hosts also touch on the challenges of mainstream adoption of blockchain technology and the lack of standards in token launches.

Takeaways | 

• Node sales are becoming a popular fundraising method in the blockchain industry, where projects sell nodes instead of tokens or equity.
• Address poisoning is a type of exploit where a victim is tricked into sending a legitimate transaction to the wrong wallet address.
• Account abstraction is a concept that aims to make crypto wallets on Ethereum easier to use and more versatile.
• The lack of standards in token launches and the challenges of mainstream adoption continue to be issues in the crypto industry. SoFund has a reward system where 20% of the total supply of their token, SOF, will be awarded as rewards to node buyers over the next three years.
• The distribution model for rewards and tokens can be a balancing act between satisfying investors and contributors to the ecosystem.
• Maximal extractable value (MEV) is a problem on the Ethereum blockchain where operators can front-run and extract profits from transactions, causing financial losses.
• Metamask has introduced smart transactions to combat MEV, offering lower fees, transaction transparency, and protection against front running.
• The development of different types of wallets and transaction systems is an ongoing effort to improve user experience and address complex technical challenges in the blockchain industry.

Chapters |

00:00 The Rise of Node Sales

07:12 Account Abstraction on Ethereum

25:27 Understanding the Reward System and Distribution Model of SoFund

27:21 The Challenge of Balancing Rewards for Investors and Contributors

32:21 Exploring Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) on the Ethereum Blockchain

35:23 Metamask Introduces Smart Transactions to Combat MEV

41:31 Competition and Innovation in the Wallet Landscape

45:24 The Search for Solutions and Improvements in the Blockchain Industry

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Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Rolls Out 'Smart Transactions' to Combat Ethereum Front-Running 

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