CoinDesk Podcast Network

This episode is sponsored by Chainalysis.com  Ciara Byrne, vice president of new business innovation at Condé Nast joins the podcast to discuss the many ways the publishing company has experimented with the metaverse, digital art and digital collectibles through brands including GQ and Vogue. “Gen C” is sponsored by Chainalysis. Ciara Byrne discusses her journey from Google, where she focused prim...

The just-passed legislation puts the European Union in a leadership position. On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:Why the EU Has MiCA and the US Has Securities Laws Confusion - Daniel Kuhn  Is Europe’s MiCA a Template for Global Crypto Regulation - Dea Markova - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research b...

U.S. crypto leaders are heading offshore due to unclear rules and regulatory capture by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This week Coinbase was on tour in the U.K. and also announced a new Bermuda license, through which it will supposedly soon announce a new derivatives offering. NLW recaps the contrast between the increasingly open arms from the rest of the world and the cold aggressive st...

This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, April 22, 2023.  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: SEC Sues Bittrex SEC Chair Gensler Grilled Over Crypto Policy Intel Kills Its Bitcoin Mining Chip Coinbase...

The Markets in Crypto Assets bill is the first major global comprehensive crypto legislation. With the passage of MiCA, Europe has jumped out ahead of the U.S. and other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating crypto.  “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive produc...

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, April 21, 2023.  This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. "The Hash" team breaks down the biggest stories of the day, including the halting increase in bitcoin's (BTC) dominance rate, which hints at the potential outperformance of alternative tokens (altcoins) ahead. Separately, OpenSea and Blur are experiencing notable losses in daily users an...

This episode is sponsored by EY and Brave.  On this episode of “Money Reimagined,” Michael Casey and Sheila Warren dive right into Gary Gensler's response to a question of law by Rep. Patrick McHenry during the House oversight hearing of Gensler’s Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week. Sheila and Michael discuss partisanship, climate disclosures, and the role of the SEC. A reshaping...

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, April 20, 2023.  This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. In a recent blog post, Coinbase announced it secured a license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. (Fortune was the first to report on the news.) This comes as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently suggested the crypto exchange would consider moving away from the U.S. if the regulator...

Two days in a row, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on crypto-related issues. Last year, the first crypto legislation was supposed to be common sense rules for stablecoins. The two parties couldn’t come together, however, and the legislation was scrapped. Now, the Republicans have reintroduced a draft and yesterday held a hearing that featured witnesses including the Blockchai...

Featuring Bennett Tomlin, co-host of the “Crypto Critics’ Corner” podcast. On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson break down the latest crypto news with “Crypto Critics’ Corner” podcast host Bennett Tomlin. [4:45] Inside the Desk: Shaq gets served and Ben previews CoinDesk’s projects to watch list. [10:30] Bennett Tomlin: Critics of crypto play an important role in...

The House Financial Services Committee held a grueling 4.5 hour oversight hearing. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has positioned himself as crypto’s biggest opponent in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, however, a House oversight hearing took Gensler to task for his regulation by enforcement and his inability or unwillingness to provide the crypto industry with clarity. But was it a...

The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, April 19, 2023.  This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. "The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Intel suddenly discontinues production of a bitcoin mining chip. Are crypto deals and investments coming back or is that just our imagination? A lawyer for a class-action lawsuit against celebrity FTX endorsers says Taylor Swift avoided a $100 mi...

On this week’s show, we sat down with Jenny Q. Ta, founder and general partner of Web3 VC Funds and a self-made millionaire who migrated from Vietnam to the U.S. I knew of Jenny from Twitter and could feel her warm and welcoming personality and charm through our DMs, but we’ve been missing each other IRL at various Web3 conferences. So finally we get to listen to the unstoppable might of a founder...

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is doing a whistle-stop tour of the U.K. The U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto seems to be having the exact impact that industry advocates feared because some of the largest companies in the space consider relocating to more favorable regulatory regimes. This week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in the U.K., and told an audience at Fintech Week in London that withou...

This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, April 17, 2023.  "The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: SEC Chair Gary Gensler is defending his crypto policies before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Will it be too late to convince crypto firms to stay in the U.S. instead of moving offshore? Gala Games' v2 airdrop date is announced. See also: Congressional...

Time moves faster in crypto. So this week we’re back with a bonus episode on all the lunacy that’s gone down since February. "Crypto Crooks" is sponsored by Chainalysis. We’d finished writing and recording this show by February 2023. But February and March were busy months for the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the authorities of Montenegro. They’ve all been...

The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, April 17, 2023.  This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. "The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: The Securities and Exchange Commission charges Bittrex and its former CEO With violating federal laws. U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) says he'll be introducing a bill to fire SEC boss Gary Gensler. Basketball great Shaquille O'Neal finally gets...

What seems like common sense rules are seen as “legitimizing” by some who want crypto banned entirely.  It’s hard to have good faith dialogue about regulation when one group involved in the discussion doesn't think the industry being regulated should even be allowed to exist. That increasingly seems to be the problem with crypto legislation - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Na...

This episode is sponsored by Chainalysis.com  Ian Rogers, chief experience officer for Ledger, joins the podcast to talk about his career in innovation, the importance of security and his long view of the ever-increasing role of digital assets in our lives. Ian Rogers discusses his early career moves at Winamp, Beats, Apple Music, LVMH and having that "aha" moment when he decided to join Ledger as...

If you wondered whether the NYT has a political vendetta against bitcoin, look no further. This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” looks at three refutations of the piece, by: David Z Morris Daniel Batten  Margot Paez - “The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and ou...

NLW looks at the discussion around Ethereum following this week’s Shapella upgrade. This week on the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the Shapella upgrade, including emergent narratives around institutional investment, as well as checking in on the FTX bankruptcy estate and previewing the House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler ne...

This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, April 15, 2023.  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: Bitcoin Mining Impact Debate Resurfaces Crypto-Related Stocks Spike on Bitcoin's Price Rally Not a Surprise...

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, April 14, 2023.  This episode is sponsored by Filecoin Foundation. "The Hash" tackles today's hot topics:  What a look at balance sheets of the world's top central banks could mean for the outlook for risk assets like bitcoin. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering reopening a proposal that would fold in oversight of decentralized f...

The Chainlink co-founder discusses an important societal paradigm shift. NLW is joined by Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov for the first in “The Breakdown”'s "Paradigm Shift" interview series. Sergey discusses why society's trust model has broken down, how cryptographic truth serves as an alternative, and why this alternative method of understanding truth will become even more important as a co...

This episode is sponsored by EY and Brave.  In the last few months, artificial intelligence (AI) has grown exponentially and rapidly, raising concerns over its safety and the adverse consequences it may have on society if it is not addressed. However, the application of artificial intelligence in the crypto space has many exciting advantages. With artificial intelligence, trading algorithms can an...