CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin’s Rally and its Relationship With Inflation

The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Marc Chandler, Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex.


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On "Markets Daily,"  Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex, Marc Chandler, joins Markets Daily with insight on the recent consumer price index (CPI) report and its implications for the market, particularly for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The CPI report showed higher-than-expected inflation rates, leading to a rise in US interest rates and a decline in risk assets, including crypto. They also touch on the US jobs report and its impact on interest rates. 

Takeaways |

  • The CPI report showed higher-than-expected inflation rates, leading to a decline in risk assets, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
  • The US jobs report, which surpassed expectations, signals a robust economy but raises concerns about interest rates.
  • The relationship between Bitcoin and inflation is questioned, with the guest suggesting that Bitcoin's recent rally is driven more by the advent of ETFs and speculative demand.
  • The impact of the halving on crypto prices is anticipated to be slightly weaker this year due to the shock to supply caused by ETFs.
  • The potential for new record highs in Bitcoin depends on market participants' interpretation of the current consolidation pattern and their confidence in Fed cuts.


Chapters | 

00:00 Introduction and Market Update

04:34 The US Jobs Report and its Impact on Interest Rates

09:35 The Impact of ETFs and the Halving on Crypto Prices


LINKS | 

CoinDesk 20 

Bannockburn Global Forex 

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MONEY REIMAGINED: The Rise of the Ownership Economy With Sandy Kaul

Franklin Templeton SVP Sandy Kaul shares how to transform the financial industry and democratize access to alternative investments by empowering individuals to benefit from the assets and networks they build.


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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 interview Sandy Kaul, Senior Vice President and Head of Digital Asset and Industry Advisory Services at Franklin Templeton. They discuss the future of the internet, the role of blockchain and smart contracts in transforming the financial industry, and the potential for tokenization to democratize access to alternative investments. They also explore the concept of the ownership economy and the importance of interoperability in the protocol economy. 


Chapters

00:00 Transforming the Financial Industry

19:18 Democratizing Access to Alternative Investments

28:38 The Rise of the Ownership Economy

35:15 The Protocol Economy: Direct Participation and Rewards

41:26 The Impact of Bitcoin ETFs


Links | 

forbes.com/sandy-kaul 

Franklin Templeton 

Crypto Council for Innovation 

CoinDesk.com


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - UNCHAINED: Polygon’s AggLayer Wants to Be a Hub for Ethereum Layer 2s. Can It Succeed?

Polygon’s Agglayer aims to address the monolithic vs. modular blockchain debate with a decentralized protocol that allows chains to interact with one another.  


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Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron and co-founder Brendan Farmer discussed everything about the AggLayer, a decentralized protocol built by Polygon that enables fast, secure cross-chain interactions and allows different chains to use the same native bridge. This allows users to seamlessly move assets across chains in the AggLayer ecosystem. 

The AggLayer aims to unify blockspace so that it feels like a single chain, improving user experience. Boiron and Farmer also discussed the potential for Layer 2 solutions to scale Ethereum, the benefits of zero-knowledge technology, and the future of Polygon's proof-of-stake chain.

Learn more: What Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?

Show highlights:

  • Background of Brendan and Marc and how they joined Polygon
  • A brief description of what Polygon is overall
  • What the AggLayer is and how it aims to enable the best of monolithic and modular blockchains
  • How Brendan differentiates the AggLayer from its competitors, such as Optimism's Superchain or Cosmos and why he believes that zk-technology is such a game changer
  • How the interoperability experience gets better in such a system, according to Marc and Brendan, and what will become possible that's not now
  • Which chains can use the AggLayer and how it works to improve security across chains
  • The tradeoffs between the various types of zkEVM provers 
  • How projects should decide their architecture and when it would make sense to tap the AggLayer
  • Why projects should build on the AggLayer, including layer 1s, according to Marc
  • How Layer 1s can still join the AggLayer and retain their own consensus and sovereignty 
  • Why Polygon believes that zk-technology is the future of blockchain architecture
  • Why the Polgyon zkEVM suffered an outage on March 30
  • Whether Layer 3s are needed to scale the Ethereum ecosystem
  • Why Brendan believes that EigenLayer is not a good fit for rollups to use
  • The transition of the Polygon PoS chain to become an Ethereum L2 using the AggLayer
  • When EIP-4844/Dencun will go live on Polygon


Thank you to our sponsors!   Polkadot


Guests:

Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs

Previous appearances on Unchained:

Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next?

The Chopping Block: The SEC Is Attacking Crypto – Will Gary Gensler Succeed?

Brendan Farmer, co-founder of Polygon and co-lead of Polygon Zero


Links

AggLayer

Polygon: Aggregated Blockchains: A New Thesis

More technical Agglayer explainer

CoinDesk: 

Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New 'AggLayer’

Cosmos-Based Canto Blockchain Reverses Course on Polygon Layer-2 Plans, Unveils New Roadmap 

Zaki on the comparisons with Cosmos


zk-Technology

Polygon: Upgrading Every EVM Chain to ZK: Introducing the Type 1 Prover

The different types of ZK-EVMs by Vitalik

Unchained: Why Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Critical to Ethereum’s Future

Polygon zkEVM

Unchained: Polygon zkEVM Chain Goes Down for 10 Hours

Blockworks: Polygon unpacks zkEVM outage and ‘emergency’ upgrade

Layer 3s

Unchained: Layer 3s Only Exist to Take Value Away From Ethereum: Polygon Labs CEO

0xCygaar on L3s and L2s

Potuz on the benefit of L3s

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Eisenberg’s $110M Fraud Trial Opens; FSI Calls for Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the opening of Avi Eisenberg's trial to Financial Stability Institute calling for consistency in stablecoin regulations around the world.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as ether rallied to near $3,600 during the early hours of the East Asia trading day. Plus, crypto trader Avi Eisenberg's criminal fraud and manipulation trial opens. And, the latest study from Financial Stability Institute calls for countries to make their regulatory frameworks for stablecoins consistent.

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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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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin ETFs Are Not the ‘Dominant Narrative’ Driving BTC’s 2024 Rally: VanEck CEO

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and VanEck CEO Jan van Eck.

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On "Markets Daily," VanEck CEO Jan van Eck weighs in on bitcoin's 2024 rally and the success of spot BTC ETFs in the U.S. Plus, he explains why it's unlikely for the SEC to approve the spot Ether ETF applications in May and shares insights on competitions in the stablecoin market.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining | Get Poor Slow? With Steve Barbour

Should you get into Bitcoin mining? Is the AI infrastructure play real? We sit down with Steve Barbour, an off-grid Bitcoin mining pioneer.

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Steve Barbour, owner of Bitcoin mining and oil and gas services company Upstream Data, joins the show to discuss who should get into Bitcoin mining, what problems Bitcoin mining solves and what he expects going into another Bitcoin bull market.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Start

00:02:30 Introducing Steve Barbour

00:04:12 Bitcoin mining & energy

00:07:33 Upstream Data's origins

00:14:13 Upstream Data's naming

00:19:35 Canadian oil vs. Bitcoin

00:24:35 Upstream Data's services

00:32:54 Colorado oil & Bitcoin

00:36:11 Bitcoin vs oil cycles

00:41:45 Bitcoin & AI

00:45:00 Water vs. air cooling

00:49:05 Advice for new miners

00:53:59 Mining contract tips

00:57:19 When to start mining

01:01:31 Steve on Bitcoin ordinals


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! 


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Bitcoin Price Shot Past $71K; Do Kwon and Terraform Labs Liable for Fraud in SEC Case

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the positive momentum in bitcoin to developments in the Do Kwon and Terraform Labs case.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin price rose above the $71,000 level for the first time since the beginning of April. Plus, the latest gains in U.S. crypto-related stocks and a Manhattan jury found Do Kwon and Terraform Labs liable on civil fraud charges brought by the SEC.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Gen C: Navigating the Intersection of Creativity and Commercialization With Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art

In this episode of ‘Gen C’, Avery and Sam explore the rise of meme culture and are joined by guest Adam Levine, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art to discuss the financialization of art and his approach to collecting and exhibiting digital art.

In this episode, hosts Sam and Avery discuss the over-financialization of culture and the impact on the art world, particularly in the realm of digital and crypto art. They are joined by this week’s guest Adam Levine, the director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, who discusses the museum's criteria for evaluating quality in art, the importance of diversity and representation and the role of financialization in the art ecosystem. The conversation provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolving landscape of the art industry.

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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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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Will Bitcoin Momentum Continue After the Halving?

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitget Head of South Asia Jyotsna Hirdyani.

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On "Markets Daily," Bitget Head of South Asia Jyotsna Hirdyani weighs in on the current positive momentum across the board and how the upcoming halving will potentially impact the crypto market. Plus, insights on what the South Asian markets are focusing on and the launch of Bitget's PoolX project.

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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 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.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - FIRST MOVER: Some Diversity Initiatives in Crypto Are ‘Optics’: Atlanta Blockchain Center Founder

Atlanta Blockchain Center founder Marlon Williams joins Shown Live founder Shayna Stewart to discuss the significance of diversity and inclusion in crypto.

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Marlon Williams, the mastermind behind the Immutable Founders incubator at Atlanta Blockchain Center, joins Shown Live founder Shayna Stewart on "First Mover" to discuss the initiatives that support women and minority founders in the crypto space. Plus, the significance of advocating for diversity and inclusion in the industry.

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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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