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MARKETS DAILY: COINDESK MARKETS WEEK IN REVIEW Oct 26, 2024

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CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from Miguel Kudry, CEO and Co-Founder of L1.co.

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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. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investable CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Miguel Kudry, CEO and Co-Founder of L1.co

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UNCHAINED: The Backstory of How 3 AI Agents Led to the Rise of the Hottest Memecoin, GOAT Oct 25, 2024

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The intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency is gaining momentum with the rise of memecoins like GOAT, an AI-created token now valued at over $700 million.

The two-week-old GOAT memecoin, which hit a market cap of almost $880 million on Thursday, is captivating everyone in crypto. Not because this is memecoin szn, but because its rise was fueled by an AI called Truth Terminal, which is itself a baby of two other AI models.

Teng Yan, founder of Chain of Thought, joins Unchained to break down how this unexpected AI creation has turned into a phenomenon, why it has captured the attention of the crypto world, and what the future holds for AI-driven tokens.

At the end, Laura also discusses with Unchained’s regulatory reporter Veronica Irwin two interesting and important news stories: who Kamala Harris is vetting for SEC chair and how one Senate race could inadvertently give Senator Elizabeth Warren more power over crypto.

Show highlights:

How an AI experiment unexpectedly led to the creation of GOAT and sparked interest in AI-generated subcultures
How "Terminal of Truth" evolved its own personality, gained attention from Marc Andreessen, and began posting about a new "Goat Sea gospel" religion
How the spelling mistake sparked skepticism about the AI model
What happened with the $50,000 in BTC that Marc Andreesseen gave to Truth Terminal
Whether an AI can have its own wallet and what the implications are
Whether AI memecoins could start surging on other chains
What we can expect in terms of the proliferation of AI memecoins
What the future looks like for the intersection of crypto and AI
Who Kamala Harris is considering for SEC Chair if she wins the U.S. election
Why one Senate race could give Elizabeth Warren more power over crypto

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Guest

Teng Yan, Founder of Chain of Thought
Teng’s article: GOAT: The Gospel of Goatse

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Previous coverage of Unchained on GOAT:
GOAT Hits a Record $879 Million Market Cap After Brian Armstrong Offers to Help Truth Terminal
GOAT: How AI Agents Talking Turned Into a $268 Million Memecoin 'Religion'
Infinite backrooms
Andy : https://x.com/AndyAyrey
Andy Ayrey's (creator of Truth Terminal) research paper on LLMtheism:
Truth Terminal's X account
Kaito: GOAT’s mindshare

Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk.

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COINDESK DAILY: Microsoft Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Bitcoin Proposal Oct 25, 2024

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the news in the crypto industry including Microsoft urging shareholders to vote against a bitcoin proposal and Balance becoming a qualified crypto custodian in Canada.

Bitcoin is trading flat around the $68,000 threshold while options traders weigh a price increase to $100,000 by the end of 2024. Plus, Microsoft urges shareholders to vote against a proposal that assesses bitcoin as a diversification investment and crypto custodian Balance wants to bring Canada’s crypto ETF assets back to the country. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee, Jennifer Sanasie, Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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THE MINING POD: Russia’s Bitcoin Economy, Coinmint’s Expansion, and Core Scientific’s $8.7B AI Deal Oct 25, 2024

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Will Russia actually encourage trade in bitcoin to evade sanction? Plus, an update on Core Scientific’s 500 MW, $8.7 billion deal with Core Weave.

Welcome back to the Mining Pod! Will, Colin, and Matt are back with another news roundup. It’s election season, so naturally, headlines about Russia have weaseled their way into the news cycle – only this time, the news is about how Russia allegedly wants to encourage trade in bitcoin to bypass sanctions. The gang also talks about Coinmint’s partnership with NYDIG to expand its Massena, NY facility, and our friends at Compass give us an update on the bitcoin mining hosting market. The show wraps up with the latest on Core Scientific’s $8.7 billion deal with Core Weave, and in this week’s cry corner, the fellas are perplexed at why Dennis Porter, founder of Satoshi Action Fund, is getting so much heat for Pennsylvania’s new bitcoin rights bill.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:53 Difficulty update

04:00 Russia using bitcoin for international trade?

15:26 Massena & the Alcoa East plant

18:36 Hosting update w/ Karoon from Compass

32:46 Core Scientific Final Contract Option by CoreWeave

37:49 Cry corner: why so butthurt about Dennis Porter?

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Regulatory Game-Changer: OKX's Crypto Expansion in Dubai Oct 24, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and CoinDesk Indices Head of Product Andy Baehr.

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CoinDesk Indices Head of Product Andy Baehr joins "Markets Daily" for a special episode in Dubai and discusses the evolving landscape of the crypto market. Plus, insights on OKX's expansion to the UAE and its regulatory impacts.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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COINDESK DAILY: BlackRock Buys More MicroStrategy Shares; Citi Debanked Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse Oct 24, 2024

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the news in the crypto industry from BlackRock buying more MicroStrategy stocks to Citigroup debanking Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Bitcoin is back above $67,000 as the Fed latest Beige Book survey of economic conditions hinted at further rate reductions in the coming months. Plus, BlackRock buys more MicroStrategy shares and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shares how he was debanked by Citigroup. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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COINDESK DAILY: Nigeria Frees Binance's Gambaryan; Peter Todd Goes Into Hiding After HBO Doc Names Him Satoshi Oct 23, 2024

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the release of Binance's Tigran Gambaryan to Peter Todd going into hiding.

A Nigerian court releases Binance compliance officer Tigran Gambaryan. Plus, where bitcoin is going ahead of the U.S. election and Peter Todd goes into hiding after a documentary names him Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | ApeCoin's Price Surge: What's Next After the Blockchain Debut? Oct 23, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.

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CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the driving forces behind the surge in ApeCoin. Plus, the challenges faced by the ApeChain when it comes to maintaining momentum.

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GEN C: Nigeria's Crypto Revolution: Beyond the Currency Crisis Oct 23, 2024

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Live from Stellar Meridian, host Sam Ewen discusses with guests how Nigeria's currency crisis is spurring innovation in blockchain technology.

In this special episode of Gen C, Gwera Kiwana, VP of blockchain at Onafriq, joins Nestcoin CEO Yele Bademosi at CoinDesk Live at Stellar Meridian to discuss the currency crisis in Africa and how crypto can provide a solution for payments in the region.

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Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3

"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by 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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UNCHAINED: How This Stablecoin Business in Africa Is Taking on SWIFT and Big Banks Oct 23, 2024

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This former Pokemon card seller is at the forefront of a quiet crypto revolution in Africa, where stablecoins are already disrupting international payments and helping businesses thrive.

Africa is quickly becoming one of the most dynamic regions for crypto adoption, but the story unfolding there is very different from what many in the West might imagine.

Chris Maurice, co-founder and CEO of Yellow Card, joins the show to share how stablecoins are already transforming businesses across the continent, solving real-world problems, and taking on SWIFT. Plus, he explains why USDT is the stablecoin of choice there.

He also dives into the long-term economic impact of crypto adoption and explains why anyone serious about business should be paying close attention to Africa.

Show highlights:

What Yellow Card is and the focus on U.S. Dollar stablecoins
The complexities of doing business in Africa
Which African countries have the highest rate of adoption
Chris’s background and his fun story of how he got into working in Africa
How operating a company in Africa is different from other places
Why Yellow Card is currently operating with three stablecoins, and the dominance of USDT
Why Yellow Card only offers centralized stablecoins
Why everyone should pay more attention to the continent, according to Chris

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