CoinDesk Podcast Network

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter, discusses Franklin Templeton’s bitcoin spot ETF filing, prediction markets and jobs. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: Franklin Templeton Joins Spot Bitcoin ETF Race Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto Top 100 Asset Manager Managers by Managed AUM - SWFI How Much? How Long? Whe...

It’s been a busy year for USDC issuer Circle, with several new product launches and partnerships, a crypto banking crisis to contend with, the entry of PayPal into the stablecoin business, and plenty of new global regulatory developments, including a bill in the U.S. now making its way through Congress. Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins Unchained for an in-depth discussion on the reas...

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and former head of research at CoinDesk, discusses potential market selling pressure, crypto fund outflows and today’s testimony by SEC chair Gary Gensler. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: OPEC Oil Data Show 3 Million-Barrel Supply Shortfall as Saudi Arabia Extends Cut - Bloomberg ECB Interest Rate Decision Su...

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and former head of research at CoinDesk, provides market insights and updates about the G20 summit. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: Coinbase CEO on company's next steps, why crypto will be a 'hot topic' in 2024 WH race https://twitter.com/GitaGopinath/status/1700728105290321941?s=20 IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper: P...

This week, we celebrate the beginning of Fashion Month taking place in New York before moving on to London, Milan and Paris. This conversation was previously recorded at Consensus this past year in Austin, TX. Derek Edwards of Collab+Currency, Nick Gonzalez of UNXD and Megan Kaspar of Red DAO join Toby Bochan on the Consensus stage to discuss the rise of digital fashion, luxury brands entering Web...

The "Wild West" era of crypto lending ended in a series of bankruptcies. Now the industry is attempting to rebuild in a sustainable and accountable manner. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, titled: “Crypto Lenders Caused Crypto Contagion Last Year. How Is the Industry Rebuilding?” - From our sponsors: Meet the all-ne...

CoinDesk Indices presents six notable market movement highlights from last week. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. 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. For more on the CMI you can visit: http://coindeskmarkets.com/ - From our sponsors: Meet the all...

Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four co-authors published a paper describing a smart contract protocol called privacy pools that would enable crypto users to associate their funds with those being used for legitimate purposes versus those being used in criminal activity such as hacks or money laundering. The protocol addresses one of the main shortcomings of coin mixer T...

Plus: Ryan Salame, a top FTX executive who played a key role in the exchange’s political fundraising operations, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal criminal charges. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shows Signs of Life Bitcoin Halving is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to...

While one network (Base) faced an outage, another (Ethereum) had a layer 2 leader grappling with the idea of an “Ethereum Supreme Court.” On “Carpe Consensus,” host Danny Nelson is joined by CoinDesk tech reporter Sam Kessler to dive into the latest blockchain news. [0:53] Coinbase’s Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base experienced its first major outage since its launch, halting the production of new...

Noelle Acheson, author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and former head of research at CoinDesk, will start next week as the new host of "Markets Daily." Plus, a new advocacy group for tokenization including founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aims to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s St...

Revolutionizing finance by leveraging the inevitability of blockchain technology. In today's episode of "Money Reimagined,"  Michael Casey and Sheila Warren provide an insightful analysis of the groundbreaking Swift/Chainlink tokenization experiment, which effectively facilitated cross-blockchain value transfer. They interpret important questions such as: What are the uses of blockchain technology...

Bitcoin has remained almost entirely locked below the $26,000 mark since the start of September. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Still Stuck in Limbo  Bitcoin Set to Form Death Cross as Dollar Index Teases Golden Crossover  Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says  Russian Lawmaker Predicts That Digital Ruble Will Displac...

Friend.tech, a decentralized social media platform in which you can buy and sell “keys” in your friends on X (formerly known as Twitter) whose value can go up and down, has become a viral sensation, racking up as many as 100,000 users since launching on August 10.  Should keys be considered securities and thus regulated by the SEC? How should gains and losses be taxed? And how private should users...

At the end of August, bitcoin confirmed an overbought downturn in its monthly stochastic, a signal that has previously marked market peaks. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro. Today’s Stories: First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Treads Water Below $26K Bitcoin Bulls Face Setback as Monthly Stochastic Indicator Turns Lower: Analyst Bitcoin's Use as Margin Collateral in Crypto Futures Trading Is G...

This week on “Gen C,” we spoke with Julie Allen of Howard Hughes Corporation, a major real estate developer exploring Web3 technologies. We discussed how Howard Hughes is leveraging innovative technologies to bridge digital and physical experiences, from VR tours to NFT scavenger hunts. Julie Allen, SVP of Digital and Creative at real estate company Howard Hughes, joins the podcast this week to di...

The U.S. Court of Appeals, in rebuking the securities watchdog, shows that Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler won’t get the last word on crypto. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris. Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk’s Daniel Kuhn, titled: “The Real Reasons the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Decision Matters.” - From our sponsors: Meet the all-n...

CoinDesk Indices presents six notable market movement highlights from last week. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris. 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. For more on the CMI you can visit: http://coindeskmarkets.com/ - From our sponsors...

The regulator has now announced delays for all six of the new ETF applications. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris. Today's Stories: First Mover Americas: SEC Delays Spot Bitcoin ETF Decision for All Applicants U.S. August Job Adds of 187K Vs Estimates for 170K; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8% Lira-Backed TRYB Token Becomes World's Second-Largest Non-Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin...

Ryan Louvar, WisdomTree’s chief legal officer and head of business and legal affairs for digital assets, breaks down the latest in crypto ETFs. On today’s “Carpe Consensus,” Danny Nelson dives into the world of crypto news alongside CoinDesk tech reporter Margaux Nijkerk. [0:34] Inside the Desk: Coinbase finds itself in uncharted territory as it is now a public company … attempting to run a decent...

Special Final Episode of “The Hash.”  In this special episode of "The Hash," co-hosts Jennifer Sanasie, William Foxley, and Zack Seward reflect on some of the highlights of the show from the past two-and-a-half years. This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

Musk's social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, has obtained money or currency transmitter licenses in seven U.S. states including Maryland, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris. Today's Stories: First Mover Americas: Musk's X Obtains Payment Licenses in Several U.S. States Bitcoin Starts to Retrace Grayscale-Fueled Gain; SOL, XRP, DOT Lead Ma...

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Lawyers for the Department of Justice said in a Tuesday legal filing that Sam Bankman-Fried’s plan to argue his lawyers approved alleged fraud during his time at FTX should be struck down for being “irrelevant." "The Hash" panel discusses the FTX founder's defense strategy and the latest developments in Bankman-Fried’s case. See also...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday. Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro and Simpluris. Today's Stories: First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rallies on Grayscale Court Win Over SEC Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Dis...

Following a court ruling, the SEC must review its denial of Grayscale Investments' attempt to convert GBTC into an ETF, possibly opening the door to the first U.S. spot bitcoin ETF. In today's episode of "Money Reimagined," Sheila Warren takes the stage solo, delving into the day's updates on the court ruling. She seamlessly transitions into an insightful conversation about the FX market alongside...