CoinDesk Podcast Network

The half-percentage point increase to the federal fund rate follows four consecutive 75 bps hikes at previous meetings.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle, Kraken and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. Today’s episode is a deep dive into the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. NLW covers not just the policy updates but the details of Chair Jerome Powell’s speech and the Q&A after. The big me...

DeFi Dad joins to debate whether recent events have highlighted the importance for decentralized finance. Plus: news on Madison Cawthorn, The Block and Starbucks. On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson break down the latest crypto news and dive into a conversation with crypto investor and educator DeFi Dad. [1:42] Crypto Catchup: Danny’s investigative report on Rep...

Headline inflation for November came in at 7.1% vs. the 7.3% expected. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle, Kraken and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. On today’s episode, NLW catches up on the most recent inflation numbers. U.S. headline inflation for November came in at 7.1%, vs 7.7% the previous month and the 7.3% expected by surveyed economists. The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of co...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Dec. 14,  2022. The Hash hosts dive into today's top headlines. On Capitol Hill, senators are zooming in on FTX's collapse and the fallout for retail investors. Binance's CZ is warning staff of "turbulent times" ahead, according to an internal memo. And, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D...

Kamz is joined by Limaris, an award-winning cybersecurity/blockchain engineer with a wide range of experience in computer and network systems. Limaris has dedicated her career to making innovating safe again and assisting organizations to align with different security/technical frameworks as well as leading incident response for data breaches.  She’s currently a Security Advisor at Halborn and tea...

SBF is also being charged by the SEC and CFTC. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle, Kraken and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. In a shocking turn of events, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on Monday, Dec. 12 by Bahamian authorities at the request of the U.S. Southern District of New York. On today’s episode, NLW covers the charges as well as reviews the SEC and CFTC complaints.  - Nexo is a sec...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. FTX's new CEO John J. Ray III is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee about the crypto exchange's collapse. This comes as U.S. prosecutors revealed a litany of charges against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit m...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Dec. 12,  2022. "The Hash" hosts discuss a report from Bloomberg that former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison recently hired Stephanie Avakian and law firm WilmerHale. Avakian is a former enforcement division chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who worked on several high-...

About $27 million was used to fund The Block’s operations, while $16 million was used for Bahamas real estate. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle, Kraken and the Galaxy Brains Podcast. Another day, another betrayal. On Friday, news broke that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried made three loans totaling $43 million to Michael McCaffrey, CEO of CoinDesk competitor The Block. Those loans went...

Matt Kalish joins the podcast this week to talk about how bullish he is on Web3 and NFTs, going so far as to updating his LinkedIn picture to a BAYC PFP. In this episode, we touch on brands entering the World Cup conversation with their own digital collectibles, and a potential hot take on how Apple is missing the mark when it comes to the blockchain. Matt Kalish, president of DraftKings North Ame...

Is it stablecoins? The rise of Ethereum? Or something else entirely? This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. On this episode of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Noelle Acheson’s “BTC Dominance Is Behaving Weirdly, and That’s Sort of Good” as well as comments from NLW’s Twitter thread on Bitcoin dominance.  - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow ag...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Dec. 10,  2022. Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up. “Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including: Stablecoin Issuer Circle Scratches Plan to Go Public Goldman Sachs Will Spend Millions to Purchase Discounted Crypto...

Rep. Patrick McHenry will take the role over from Democrat Maxine Waters in the next Congress in January. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW catches up on the latest U.S. regulatory news, including the legal battle around the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s actions against the Ooki DAO, a new bill that would have the Environme...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Dec. 9,  2022. "The Hash" hosts interview Forum3 Co-CEO Adam Brotman to discuss connecting one of the world’s most successful retail loyalty programs with Web3. Also, Coinbase is waiving the conversion fees for users switching to a "trusted stablecoin" in a new campaign that highlights the quality of reserves tha...

A look at the folks who drove the bitcoin space forward over the last year. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. Crypto Twitter was in a tizzy this week about CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022. Specifically, bitcoin maximalists decried its lack of bitcoin maximalists. On this episode, NLW addresses the controversy, reads Pete Rizzo’s list of top bitcoiners of 2022 and adds his o...

This episode is sponsored by Roofstock onChain    I think it's fair to say that this year has been remarkable for crypto, as it is the ninth consecutive year that we honor people and institutions that have made a significant impact on crypto, whether for good or bad, by curating a list … CoinDesk’s Most Influential.  On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren spea...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Dec. 8,  2022. Ethereum developers determined the network’s next hard fork, called “Shanghai,” will have a target release time frame of March 2023. This upgrade will include code known as EIP 4895 that will allow Beacon Chain staked ether (stETH) withdrawals. Plus, Starbucks Odyssey launches its Web3-powered ex...

Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate want Sam Bankman-Fried to testify, and are willing to use subpoenas if he doesn’t come willingly.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the shift in tone around SBF following the FTX collapse. Both the House and the Senate are holding hearings on FTX next week, and have confirmed that i...

Spoiler alert: Influence can be for good or for bad. Plus, analyzing SBF’s media apology tour. On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson break down the latest crypto news and hit the highlights of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022 list with Lists and Rankings and Special Projects Editor Jeanhee Kim. [1:30] Crypto Catchup: The latest stop in Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) ex...

PepsiCo becomes the latest company to lay off executives as Wall Street braces for a rough 2023. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. On today’s episode, NLW provides an overview of the broader economy, including: Wall Street’s predictions for a bad 2023 PepsiCo layoffs OPEC+ oil decision China backing off Zero-Covid policies  - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can b...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. "The Hash" team discusses the bear market with gaming, NFTs, and an older story of Immutable X. Also, on a bigger note, a New York bankruptcy judge has agreed to issue subpoenas against the founders of Three Arrows Capital as liquidators seek to wind down the collapsed crypto fund. Plus, a “Hash”...

Sheila Warren is the inaugural CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, the premier global alliance advancing crypto innovation worldwide. She co-hosts “Money Reimagined,” a popular CoinDesk podcast, is an adviser to the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web and the Near Foundation, serves on the Steering Committee of the DeFi Education Fund and is an early-stage investor across the Web3...

Goldman Sachs plans to spend tens of millions of dollars buying crypto firms at reset prices. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken. In a conversation with Reuters, Goldman Sachs’ head of digital assets suggested the bank would be spending tens of millions of dollars to invest in, or buy outright, crypto firms whose prices had come down significantly in the wake of the FTX collap...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, Dec. 6,  2022. ConsenSys, the company behind the MetaMask crypto wallet, will release a series of updates to the platform in response to user backlash regarding its data-collection practices. Plus, Gridless, a bitcoin mining company that helps generate new sources of energy in rural communities in East Africa, s...

This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp.   The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Dec. 5,  2022. "The Hash" group unpacks the top stories moving the crypto markets today, including Circle terminating its agreement with special-purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp., thereby stepping back from its plan to go public. Plus, Collectible Avatars, Reddit's set of art tokens based on t...