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DAILY LIVE: Gary Gensler Testimony Breakdown, Popsicle Finance, Satin Exchange, XRP Token Future Apr 18, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Green markets as #Bitcoin regains $30K. We give full Gary Gensler Testimony Breakdown after the first hour of the House Financial Committee Congressional hearing. Danni Sesta & Popsicle Finance get a rebrand as WAGMI, a new CLAMM on ZkLend, next stop Fantom Blockchain. Satin Exchanged released their post mortem, rebrand and relaunch plans, plus ways to make holders whole. We discuss the XRP Token Future as clouded mixed messages are sent from the Ripple team causing market confusion.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Blockbytes LIVE DAILY 12PM 1:00 Market Watch | BTC, VIX Index 16:00 Gensler Testimony | Reactions 43:00 Popsicle Finance/WAGMI/ Coming To Fantom 1:00:00 Satin Exchange Post Mortem 1:21:00 Ripple Will Not Use XRP For New Product 1:29:00 LIKE THE VIDEO! Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

BREAKING: LIVE Gary Gensler & The SEC Oversight Hearing | Blockbytes Reaction Apr 18, 2023

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Chair Gary Gensler will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on the oversight of the SEC. We will be streaming the Hearing: Oversight Of The Securities And Exchange Commission and providing LIVE reaction from Blockbytes! Also, streaming LIVE on Twitter Spaces...This is how we make the LIVE Gary Gensler & The SEC Oversight Hearing FUN. Come join us and comment, troll and chime in! Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

DAILY LIVE: WATCH OUT for Bitcoins Next MOVE, NEW SEC EXCHANGE ACT RULE, Shaquille O’Neal Gets SERVED! Apr 17, 2023

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CRYPTO NEWS TODAY! WATCH out for Bitcoins Next MOVE, as Bitcoin loses $30K support and heads down, what type of retracement could we see from #Bitcoin? SEC exchange act rule reopens comment period for Exchange Act 3b-16. Solana Smart phone, is this a huge gamble with huge potential upside? Shaquille O’Neal Gets SERVED for his role in promoting FTX Exchange after months of avoiding the class action lawsuit. The Winkelvoss twins, owners of Gemini Exchange, infuse the exchange with $100 MILLION of personal funds as banking partners are increasingly hard to find in the United States, what are the potential impacts? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 LIVE DAILY 12PM EST 2:36 Tax Day is Here in the US 5:30 Bitcoin Price Action 15:00 'BTC Could Peak at $45K In May' | Hated Rally 23:20 ETH Price | Withdrawal Rates? 29:00 KyberSwap | Elastic Pool Vulnerabilities 32:20 Solana Smart Phone | Will It Pay Off? 48:30 Exchange Act Rule | SEC Reopens Amendments 1:05:10 FTX Lawsuits | Celebrities Getting Served 1:09:00 LIKE THE VIDEO! Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

ACROSS THE CHAINS: Bitcoin Rally & Altcoin Values, FTX Considers Relaunch FTT Surges, Eth Shapella Sends Price to $2K Apr 14, 2023

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CRYPTO THIS WEEK! Bitcoin Rally & Altcoin Values, with the recent surge in Bitcoin price to $30K+, can we expect continued momentum against market analyst predictions & the FEDs next policy moves? Eth Shapella Sends Price to $2K with extremely positive market response to staking unlocks. FTX considers relaunch FTT surges, but is this a serious possibility? How do we value 'Gen 1' vs. 'Gen 2' Protocols in the next Bull? Protocols that saw great success in 2021 vs new protocols released this year. Breaking down Wells Fargo recent CNBC interview: "Expects Market Pullback Over Next 3 to 6 months". Solana Gambles With Smartphone Release, is this a step forward. 00:00 Blockbytes Live Daily 12PM EST. 3:50 eToro & Twitter Partnership Potential 20:05 Ethereum Shapella Upgrade Success 36:35 FTX Could Relaunch In Some Form. As Soon as Q2 2024 52:30 Valuing 'Gen 1' vs. 'Gen 2' Protocols in the Next Bull 1:28:50 Economic Outlook | FOMC Minutes | Wells Fargo "Pull Back Coming" 1:45:00 LIKE THE VIDEO!

Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

DAILY LIVE: ETH Shapella Turns BULLISH, Twitter & eToro Crypto Trading, Warren Buffett Ominous WARNING Apr 13, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Eth Shapella turns bullish as Ethereum nears $2K. Will later unlocks change the momentum? Twitter& eToro partner to let users trade stocks, crypto as Musk pushes app into finance. FOMC minutes are released and we've got a summary to go through! Warren Buffett Ominous WARNING about Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. - is there anything we should make of this?

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 LIVE DAILY 12 PM EST. 2:52 Bitcoin Price Action 3:55 Clown World FTX Reboot? FTT pumping 8:45 Data to Watch in the Market 15:45 $2K Ethereum is on the horizon! 18:00 Ethereum Shapella Bullish for now 23:32 Warren Buffet & Taiwan Semiconductor 35:00 Twitter & eToro 42:07 FOMC Minutes Review - FED 1st Recession Mention 57:00 LIKE THE VIDEO! #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency ------ Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

Ethereum Shapella Upgrade, March CPI and Bitcoin, FTX Exchange Crypto Asset & Ren Protocol Apr 12, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Justin Bebis from Byte Masons joins the show! March CPI came out TODAY and was fairly net neutral vs. expectations. Bitcoin continues to hover at $30K, but could we see a retrace double top? Ethereum Shapella Upgrade is here - we break down 4 possible outcomes! Ren Protocol transfers all assets to FTX debtors’ wallet in case of shutdown. We breakdown an FTX exchange crypto assets, what they hold, how much, what could happen if liquidated? TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Show begins 1:00 Welcome Justin Bebis Byte Masons 2:38 Granary LGE - What's Next? / Ethos Reserve - What's Next? 15:38 March CPI Data & Bitcoin - Market Talk 27:06 Ethereum Shapella Upgrade Impacts/Outcomes? 29:43 ETH Shapella Impact: Price Drop? 41:06 ETH Shapella Impact: Nothing Burger? 46:06 ETH Shapella Impact: Institutional Adoption? 56:59 ETH Shapella Impact: Better Tech, More Decentralized? 1:02:00 Ren Protocol transfers all assets to FTX debtors 1:08:03 FTX Assets that COULD be liquidated! Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

DAILY LIVE: Bitcoin Above $30k, Tether BLACKLISTS Validator Address! ChatGPT and Crypto Trading Apr 11, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Bitcoin above $30K for the first time since June 2022. The Market is flashing bear market exit and recession indicators are upon us! But the stock market will often recover before the recession is over. ChatGPT and crypto trading create an interesting opportunity. We will explore! Tether blacklists validator address that drained MEV bots for $25M. Is this a scary path forward and a bad precedent to set? A16Z released their annual report of the crypto market. There were some positive signs within the report, we will break them down! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 LIVE DAILY 12 PM EST 2:00 Satin Exchange Update 5:40 Bitcoin Above $30K! 10:07 Economic Indicators To Watch 24:20 Michael Saylor No Longer Under Water 30:30 a16z Market Report | Bullish on Crypto? 47:55 Tether Blacklists Address | MEV Bots drained for $25 Million 55:45 ChatGPT and Crypto Trading 1:04:30 LIKE THE VIDEO! Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

DAILY LIVE: US Dollar and Bitcoin, Crypto Airdrops 2023, SushiSwap Hack Explained Apr 10, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Foreign countries are rallying against the US Dollar. Could that be good for #Bitcoin? The US Dollar and bitcoin have an interesting inverse relationship! People spend a ton of time chasing #airdrops during bear markets. Is it worth the effort? What crypto airdrops in 2023 are we watching? Arbitrum recently had their #airdrop which was a big success. However, after the airdrop, there has been community drama around how the Arbitrum foundation has handled a portion of their airdrop tokens. What is the latest? #SushiSwap was hacked for 3.3 million dollars over the weekend. SushiSwap hack explained. Could there be other collateral damage?

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 LIVE DAILY 12PM EST! 2:26 Bitcoin Price and Dominance Analysis 8:40 Potential Bitcoin Price Catalysts 19:30 Where Are We In The Bear Market/Recession? 25:25 Average American Savings & Unemployment Ratings | FED Meeting 31:00 Crypto Airdrop Hunting | Starknet, LayerZero, zkSync, and more! 44:00 Arbitrum AIP 1.0 Drama Update 49:25 SushiSwap Hack | What Happened? 1:01:00 LIKE THE VIDEO! #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency ------ Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

ACROSS THE CHAINS: Is The Bear Market Over? Fractional Reserve Banking Explained! Avalanche Evergreen Subnets Apr 07, 2023

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CRYPTO THIS WEEK! With #Bitcoin Price Rips steady at $28,000 the bear market seems to be easing. But will we actually see a bull market anytime soon? The fractional reserve banking system is broken and the #FED doesn't want to change that anytime soon. We explain what that means for banks like Custodia Bank of Wyoming. #Avalanche Subnets get a MAJOR upgrade geared towards #blockchain for institutions in DeFi! Will the impact make a difference? Michael Saylor and #MicroStrategy Inc are buying MORE Bitcoin and now hold 1 in every 150 Bitcoin in existence. What's the exit strategy?

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Weekly Crypto News! 3:30 Gensler War On Crypto 16:20 Is the Bear Market Officially Over? 40:00 Avalanche Blockchain Evergreen Subnets 50:57 Summary: US Treasury Depart. DeFi Risk Assessment 1:11:15 Custodia Bank, Fractional Reserve Banking, The FED 1:32:40 The Government Wants You To Stay Poor 1:43:30 Revelo Intel 1:46:00 LIKE THE VIDEO ------ Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

DAILY LIVE: Stablecoins to Buy, Bitcoin STAMPS, Ethos Reserve Launch, Tornado Cash OFAC & Coinbase Apr 06, 2023

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Crypto News Today! Bitcoin Stamps is the next NFT craze on #Bitcoin. We break down if Bitcoin Stamps are FAD or FOMO. It's been a scary year for the Stablecoins market. Are there certain #stablecoins to that you should know, learn and buy? Decentralized stablecoins seem the best bet and Ethos Reserve is set to prove that. #Coinbase Backed Motion Says Tornado Cash Ban is ‘Unconstitutional’. How important is privacy and Tornado Cash in Crypto? TIMESTAMPS: MARKETS: 00:00 Show Begins 03:10 Quick Market Overview 08:17 End of Bear Market Signs - Net Neutral Nick? 21:38 Bitcoin STAMPS Launch - FAD OR FOMO? 37:09 Decentralized Stablecoins are the answer! 48:24 Ethos Reserve Launch 58:27 Coinbase-Backed Motion Says Tornado Cash Ban is ‘Unconstitutional’ #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency ------ Nothing you read/see on Blockbytes YouTube or blockbytes.com should be considered financial advice. Please use all of the information available to you and do your own research. There are many risks inherent with Crypto currency investing which includes up to complete loss of funds. So please never invest with money you cannot afford to lose. All of Blockbytes content is for entertainment purposes only and the opinions of the presenters and guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Blockbytes LLC. Nothing you see in any of the blockbytes content should be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any assets. Any links of which Blockbytes receives a commission will be clearly marked as such. If you like the content that we produce and can use the products then please consider using our referral links above.

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