The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and MarketVector Indexes Director of Digital Asset Research & Strategy Martin Leinweber.
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MarketVector Indexes Director of Digital Asset Research & Strategy, Martin Leinweber joins CoinDesk with an analysis on the recent performance of the crypto markets. Plus, how the German government's bitcoin dump impacts cryptocurrency and the correlation between digital assets and traditional markets.
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This episode was hosted by Helene Braun. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
In this episode, crypto lawyers Kayvan Sadeghi and Sam Enzer delve into the SEC's lawsuit against Consensys, which focuses on MetaMask's swaps and staking services, and explore the implications of the SEC's stance on MetaMask acting as a broker dealer and the classification of its staking product as a security.
They discuss how recent rulings on Coinbase and Binance challenge the SEC's claims and whether differing judicial opinions could lead to the Supreme Court.
Also, they talk about the potential impact of the Supreme Court striking down Chevron deference for crypto regulation.
Show highlights:
0:48 The key claims in the SEC's lawsuit against Consensys and how they relate to MetaMask's swaps and staking services
3:34 How recent Coinbase and Binance rulings challenge the SEC's claims against Consensys
09:41 Whether differing judicial opinions on whether wallets with private keys act as brokers could end up being decided by the Supreme Court decision
13:18 How the SEC will substantiate its claims that MetaMask acts as a broker dealer and that its staking product is a security in Texas legal briefings
18:11 Why a token itself is not considered a security, according to Sam, and how this distinction affects secondary market transactions in the SEC's case against MetaMask
22:51 What Lido and Rocket Pool can do in response to the SEC tangentially naming their liquid staking tokens as securities
31:18 How the SEC and Consensys lawsuits will proceed, and whether conflicting rulings could arise from their parallel tracks
36:37 The key distinctions in the Binance case compared to those of Coinbase and Kraken, and how the Binance ruling might impact future crypto cases
50:48 What Chevron deference means and how its removal impacts crypto
57:35 How the elimination of Chevron deference affects current crypto cases and legislative gridlock
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the Republican Party's stance on crypto to World Chain opening for developers.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as former President Donald Trump's Republican Party has officially adopted a platform that would seek to support crypto innovation. Plus, World Chain is open for developers to use, and a JPMorgan report breaks down the performance of stablecoins and bitcoin miners amid crypto market turmoil.
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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.
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and VanEck Australia's Head of Investments & Capital Markets Jamie Hannah.
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VanEck Australia's Head of Investments & Capital Markets Jamie Hannah joins Markets Daily with the latest update on the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in Australia. Plus, insights on the regulatory environment and crypto adoption in the country.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Victor Chen, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
Transaction fee volatility is a problem for Bitcoin users. How can miners and others fix this UX/UI problem? Enter Alkimiya.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s show, we’re sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:04 What's Alkyamya?
17:41 How can miners use?
22:54 How does it work?
24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya
26:05 Alkyamya & L2s
26:42 Building on Bitcoin
33:53 New Bitcoin proposals
39:11 Degen spillover
41:20 Final thoughts
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!
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"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the net inflows of spot bitcoin ETFs after the BTC plunge to France's vote for a hung parliament.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $143.1 million in net inflows on Friday after the BTC plunge. Plus, Germany's bitcoin holdings and what the vote for a hung parliament in France means for crypto regulation.
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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.
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Switchboard co-founder Chris Hermida.
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Switchboard co-founder Chris Hermida joins Markets Daily to discuss the crypto market crash that happened over the weekend. Hear him weigh in on what contributed to the crash, why meme coins are so popular and why stablecoins may be the biggest source of new users in crypto.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Victor Chen, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk interview Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol. Polosukhin discusses the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, explaining how NEAR Protocol began as an AI project and evolved into a blockchain platform to address issues related to compensating collaborators.
Takeaways
NEAR Protocol started as an AI project and transitioned into a blockchain platform to address the challenge of paying collaborators.
User-owned AI is crucial to ensure that AI models and systems benefit individuals and communities, rather than just corporations.
Data availability is a fundamental component of blockchain technology, ensuring that all transactions are accessible and can be used to reconstruct the state of the blockchain.
Chain abstraction allows users to interact with multiple blockchain networks without needing to understand the underlying technology or worry about transaction fees.
NEAR Protocol is focused on solving real problems and finding use cases that drive the adoption of blockchain and AI technology.
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00:00 Introduction and Background of Ilya Polosukhin
The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the U.S. job report to Mt. Gox's repayments to customers.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the addition of 206,000 jobs in the month of June. Plus, Mt. Gox said that it started making repayments to customers after a near 10-year wait. And, U.S. crypto-adjacent stocks drop as bitcoin crashed to the lowest level since February.
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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.
Prediction markets are gaining mainstream traction, particularly with the upcoming US elections. In this episode, Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, which is an investor in Polymarket, explores how platforms like Polymarket identified the possibility that President Biden might drop out of the campaign before the mainstream media did. He talks about the journey of Polymarket, the challenges it faced, and how it overcame them to provide a credible platform for betting on political outcomes.
Finally, Nick explains why prediction markets are currently illegal in the U.S., the implications of the Supreme Court striking down Chevron's deference, and what the future holds for prediction markets in the U.S.
Show highlights:
Why prediction markets like Polymarket finally gained mainstream traction, and how 1confirmation became an early investor
What challenges Polymarket faced in its journey to mainstream recognition, and how it managed to overcome them
How prediction markets contribute to bringing more truth to the world, particularly in the context of media narratives and social media algorithms
What challenges have arisen from conflicts in resolving prediction markets on Polymarket
How bets are created and how the wording and resolution of prediction markets is managed on Polymarket
How trading volumes affect the credibility of prediction markets on Polymarket
The regulatory environment of prediction markets in the US and whether the elimination of Chevron deference by the Supreme Court will have a positive impact on these markets
Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, pop op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com
Vitalik’s tweet: “Prediction markets and Community Notes are becoming the two flagship social epistemic technologies of the 2020s. Both truth-seeking and democratic, built around open public participation rather than pre-selected elites. I want to see many more things like this.”
Nick Tomaino’s tweet: “2024 will go down in history as the year prediction markets went mainstream.”
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Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.
