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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Coinbase's blowout first quarter to Kraken indices provider's prediction on Hong Kong ETFs.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the blowout first quarter of Coinbase where the crypto exchange reported net income of $1.2 billion. Plus, Kraken's indices provider predicts that spot ETF products in Hong Kong will reach $1 billion in AUM by the end of 2024. And, Jack Dorsey's Block doubles down on bitcoin.

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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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Celestia’s co-founder and its COO talk about how their modular blockchain makes it easier for blockchains to scale. 

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Celestia, a data availability layer for blockchains, was launched last October to much fanfare. The platform takes a modular approach to blockchains, allowing developers to post data onto it without the need for smart contracts or execution. This makes it extremely useful for scaling roll-ups and other layer two technologies. 

Celestia co-founder Mustafa Al-Bassam and COO Nick White join Unchained to discuss what Celestia is and how it works, how data availability sampling allows for more scalability, how Celestia compares with other data availability layers, whether Celestia could become a data availability layer for Bitcoin, and comparisons between Celestia and Solana. 

Show Highlights:

• Mustafa’s background and how his project called LazyLedger ended up becoming Celestia
• Nick’s vision for modular blockchains
• Why Mustafa believes in the “10,000 rollup” endgame
• Why Mustafa thinks that gaming and NFT chains work better on a modular blockchain
• What Celestia is and how it resembles the publication of an article in a newspaper
• What data availability sampling (DAS) is and how it works to ensure that the data is available and accurate for validators
• How DAS allows for more scalability
• What types of applications can be built with this type of modular architecture
• Mustafa’s explanation of the concept of Blob stream and blob space
• How a rollup can be an independent or sovereign layer, not just a layer 2 to a layer 1
• How Celestia competes with other DA layers, like the future EigenDA
• The role of the TIA token in the Celestia ecosystem 
• How Mufasa hacked the CIA when he was 16 years old and how he transitioned into crypto
• Whether Celestia could become a DA layer for Bitcoin layer 2 rollups
• Whether Solana could end up becoming an Ethereum layer 2 using Celestia for data availability 
• The proposal to extend the functionality of Celestia without smart contracts in the base layer 

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Guests | 

Nick White, COO at Celestia Labs

Previous appearances on Unchained: Three Crypto Pioneers on Crypto’s Monolithic vs. Modular Debate

Mustafa Al-Bassam, cofounder and CEO at Celestia Labs

Links | 

Modular vs. Monolithic

Alchemy: Modular vs. Monolithic Blockchains

Visa: Monolithic vs. modular blockchain

Chris Burniske’s tMonolithic vs. modular blockchain | Visaweet on modular vs monolithic

“The horrific inefficiencies of monolithic blockchains” by polynya

Blockworks: A spicy salvo launched in the monolithic vs modular debate

Unchained: What Is the Blockchain Trilemma?

Celestia

Celestia’s explanation of modular blockchains

Data availability

Data availability sampling

An introduction to sovereign rollups

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The Mining Pod descends on Bitcoin++ in Austin, Texas to discuss the future of Bitcoin development, including an infamous online pet.

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In this week’s Mining Pod, Charlie, Matt, Will, and special guest Walt Smith of Cyber Fund discuss the talks from the Bitcoin developer conference Bitcoin ++ in Austin, Texas, with a special focus on new soft forks for Bitcoin that could bring more programmability on-chain.

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00:00 Start

01:37 What is Bitcoin ++?

05:09 Specter of MEV on Bitcoin

11:49 Defining MEV

17:23 Slipstream & Data Blobs

21:08 Protocol Ossification

23:56 OP_CAT

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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 Dan Weiskopf, Portfolio Manager at Tidal Financial Group. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com

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BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios discusses how crypto can provide solutions to the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community.

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BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios joins "First Mover" to discuss the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community and how crypto education can provide solutions to those issues. Plus, insights on regulatory concerns surrounding the crypto industry and what it takes for mainstream adoption.

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The battle for supremacy among layer two solutions in crypto has projects vying to showcase their tech. Despite criticism, airdrops and token launches by Ren and Eigenlayer have faced user disappointment.

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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; they cover the story of Celo choosing Optimism as their layer two solutions, the vulnerabilities found on Optimism and the launch of tokens by Ren and Eigenlayer.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:43 Celo Chooses Optimism as Layer Two Solution

07:20 Vulnerabilities on Optimism and Layer Two Wars

16:31 Token Launches by Ren and Eigenlayer

28:14 Intersubjective Forking and Regulatory Uncertainties

34:46 The Crypto Industry as a Complex Game

37:04 Conclusion

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EPISODE LINKS |  

Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s 

The Protocol: EigenLayer's 'Intersubjective Forking' Is Objectively Not Done

What Is Restaking? What Is Liquid Restaking? What Is EigenLayer?

EigenLayer, After Touching Off Restaking Frenzy, Plans Own EIGEN token

Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to the auction of a gold watch recovered from Titanic.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to May 17. Plus, asset management giant BlackRock expects a new wave of inflows from different types of investors, and former head of FTX Europe Patrick Gruhn paid nearly $1.5 million for a gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic.

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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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The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and Co-Founder and CEO at Nansen, Alex Svanevik.

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Alex Svanevik, Co-Founder and CEO at Nansen, joins "Markets Daily," to discuss the potential impact of interest rates, stablecoin issuance, and on-chain activity on the market. 

Takeaways | 

• The bull market in crypto may experience some choppiness in the coming weeks or months, but it is not over.
• Stablecoin issuance is high, but there is a mixed picture in terms of their use on centralized exchanges.
• The upcoming Eigenlayer airdrop and the future of layer twos in the crypto ecosystem as (L2s) are gaining traction and may surpass Ethereum L1 in terms of bringing on new users.
• The crypto ecosystem is seeing an explosion of L2s and may eventually experience consolidation.
• Tokenized treasuries are an emerging trend in the crypto space, with the potential for more types of real-world assets to be traded on-chain.

Chapters | 

00:00 Introduction and Market Update

01:15 The Current State of the Crypto Markets

09:41 The Future of Layer Twos

12:42 Tokenized Treasuries as Real-World Assets

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CoinDesk 20 

Nansen 

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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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Casa co-founder and Chief Security Officer Jameson Lopp weighs in on the significance of self-custody and developments in the Bitcoin network.

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Casa co-founder and Chief Security Officer Jameson Lopp joins "First Mover" to discuss the significance of self-custody in the crypto space and how cryptography could enhance existing security models. Plus, the need for diversification of custodians and the resilience of bitcoin.

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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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Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity discusses the benefits of experimentation and exploration in the metaverse for improving governance and communal living.

This episode is sponsored by Consensus 2024 

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Michael Casey’s New Book with Frank H. McCourt, their forthcoming book:  Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

In this episode of  "Money Reimagined," hosts  Michael Casey and  Sheila Warren are joined by Philip Rosedale, co-founder and advisor of High Fidelity, to discuss the history of virtual currencies and the open web. They dive into Second Life's origins and the Linden Dollar, its virtual currency. Also, breaking down decentralization's importance in web architecture, advocating for individual control over data. Rosedale emphasizes trust in human relationships over technology, proposing a "web of trust" for information flow and the potential impacts of the ever-evolving metaverse.

Chapters | 

00:00 Introduction and Background of Philip Rosedale

02:59 The Origin Story of Second Life and the Linden Dollar

05:13 The Role of the Linden Dollar in Enabling Exchange

08:56 The Challenges of Designing the Linden Dollar

11:20 The Importance of Money in Trading with Strangers

13:16 The Concept of Mutual Credit and Scaling Trust

16:30 The Early Trades and Stability of the Linden Dollar

21:36 The Challenges of Aggregators and Individual Control

22:44 Decentralization in Web 3.0 and the Role of Aggregators

23:23 The Importance of Trust in the Digital World

28:42 Building a Web of Trust

33:02 The Potential of the Metaverse

40:08 Exploring New Ways of Governance in the Metaverse

Links | 

High Fidelity 

Crypto Council for Innovation 

CoinDesk.com

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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 MRP15. 

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