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GEN C: Beyond Brick-and-Mortar: Walmart's Innovative Approach to Reaching New Audiences Jul 15, 2024

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Walmart's Justin Breton reveals how the retail giant is reinventing itself for the digital age through immersive commerce and virtual world experiences.

In this episode, Justin Breton, Director of Brand Experience and Strategic Partnerships at Walmart, discusses the company's foray into digital platforms like Roblox and their new immersive commerce destination, Walmart Realm. Justin shares insights on partnering with creators, introducing real-world commerce in virtual environments, and Walmart's approach to innovation. He also touches on the company's strategy for engaging younger audiences and their cautious approach to implementing AI technologies.

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"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 Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin Inspired Key Parts of Celestia Jul 12, 2024

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Mustafa Al-Bassam was a teenage hacktivist who outsmarted a US government contractor, shamed the Westboro Baptist Church, hacked Sony a record number of times, and eventually got arrested—though his 80 transgressions got halved for a funny reason.

At the Modular Summit in Brussels, Laura had a fireside chat with Mustafa to discuss how he went from his teenage years as the head of LulzSec and member of Anonymous to founding Celestia, a project aiming to solve key issues in blockchain scalability by going with a modular approach.

He also discussed data availability sampling, why he believes Celestia has achieved significant product-market fit since its launch, and the three key components of Celestia’s road map.

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COINDESK DAILY: U.S. House Fails to Overturn Biden’s Veto; Staked Ether Close to All-Time High Jul 12, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the increasing amount of staked ether to lawmakers' failure to overturn President Biden's veto.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as U.S. lawmakers failed to overturn President Joe Biden's veto in the saga to override the SEC's crypto accounting policy, SAB 121. Plus, the total amount of staked ether nears an all-time high, and Morgan Creek Digital plans to raise up to $500 million for a new Web3 fund.

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

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THE MINING POD: What Mining Shareholders Should Look For With Patrick Fleury Jul 12, 2024

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What should mining stock shareholders look for in a stock? We chat with TeraWulf CFO Patrick Fleury.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today we are joined by Patrick Fleury, the CFO of publicly traded mining company TeraWulf to discuss public mining markets, TeraWulf itself and how mining shareholders should think about Bitcoin mining companies!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:24 Patrick's background

05:08 Terawulf partnerships

09:17 Financials

16:38 Nondisclosure is bull$#!T

20:15 Shareholder dilution

27:01 Issuing equity at a terahash value

35:27 Current lab projects

40:58 Terawulf lines of business

46:48 Cloud & GPU contracts

52:44 Energy contracts as assets

Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk with Victor Chen.

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COINDESK DAILY: U.S. Inflation Cools Down in June; Trump to Speak at Bitcoin Conference in Nashville Jul 11, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the CPI report to Cathie Wood's letter to investors.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that inflation has continued to retreat in June. Plus, Donald Trump is set to speak at the upcoming Bitcoin conference in Nashville, and Cathie Wood defends ARK's strategy in a letter to investors.

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

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | What Cooling Inflation Means for the Crypto Market Jul 11, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and FedWatch Advisors founder and CIO Ben Emons.

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FedWatch Advisors founder and CIO Ben Emons joins CoinDesk to discuss the crypto markets' reaction to the latest Consumer Price Index report and his bitcoin price outlook as U.S. inflation calms down in June.

This episode was hosted by Helene Braun. “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: Fed Chair Powell on Elevated Inflation; Could Trump's Crypto Enthusiasm Help Win Votes? Jul 10, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Fed Chair Powell's testimony to what Trump's embrace of crypto means for the election.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated that elevated inflation is not the only risk faced by the economy. Plus, layer-2 network Starknet will open staking on its ecosystem by the end of 2024, and will former President Donald Trump's recent embrace of crypto win him more votes?

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

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Breaking Down Crypto's Correlation With TradFi Markets Jul 10, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and MarketVector Indexes Director of Digital Asset Research & Strategy Martin Leinweber.

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MarketVector Indexes Director of Digital Asset Research & Strategy, Martin Leinweber joins CoinDesk with an analysis on the recent performance of the crypto markets. Plus, how the German government's bitcoin dump impacts cryptocurrency and the correlation between digital assets and traditional markets.

This episode was hosted by Helene Braun. “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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UNCHAINED: Why the SEC Lawsuit Against Consensys May Hold Little Ground Jul 10, 2024

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Past rulings, such as the Coinbase and Binance cases, undermine the allegations made by Gary Gensler’s agency in its lawsuit against Consensys.

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In this episode, crypto lawyers Kayvan Sadeghi and Sam Enzer delve into the SEC's lawsuit against Consensys, which focuses on MetaMask's swaps and staking services, and explore the implications of the SEC's stance on MetaMask acting as a broker dealer and the classification of its staking product as a security.

They discuss how recent rulings on Coinbase and Binance challenge the SEC's claims and whether differing judicial opinions could lead to the Supreme Court.

Also, they talk about the potential impact of the Supreme Court striking down Chevron deference for crypto regulation.

Show highlights:

0:48 The key claims in the SEC's lawsuit against Consensys and how they relate to MetaMask's swaps and staking services
3:34 How recent Coinbase and Binance rulings challenge the SEC's claims against Consensys
09:41 Whether differing judicial opinions on whether wallets with private keys act as brokers could end up being decided by the Supreme Court decision
13:18 How the SEC will substantiate its claims that MetaMask acts as a broker dealer and that its staking product is a security in Texas legal briefings
18:11 Why a token itself is not considered a security, according to Sam, and how this distinction affects secondary market transactions in the SEC's case against MetaMask
22:51 What Lido and Rocket Pool can do in response to the SEC tangentially naming their liquid staking tokens as securities
31:18 How the SEC and Consensys lawsuits will proceed, and whether conflicting rulings could arise from their parallel tracks
36:37 The key distinctions in the Binance case compared to those of Coinbase and Kraken, and how the Binance ruling might impact future crypto cases
50:48 What Chevron deference means and how its removal impacts crypto
57:35 How the elimination of Chevron deference affects current crypto cases and legislative gridlock

Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com

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Guests:

Kayvan Sadeghi, partner at Jenner & Block
Sam Enzer, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Previous episode of Unchained with Sam and Kayvan: SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case

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Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz.

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COINDESK DAILY: Trump's Official Republican Platform Backs Up Crypto; World Chain Opens to Developers Jul 09, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the Republican Party's stance on crypto to World Chain opening for developers.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as former President Donald Trump's Republican Party has officially adopted a platform that would seek to support crypto innovation. Plus, World Chain is open for developers to use, and a JPMorgan report breaks down the performance of stablecoins and bitcoin miners amid crypto market turmoil.

This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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