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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | VanEck Exec on Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch in Australia Jul 09, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and VanEck Australia's Head of Investments & Capital Markets Jamie Hannah.

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VanEck Australia's Head of Investments & Capital Markets Jamie Hannah joins Markets Daily with the latest update on the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in Australia. Plus, insights on the regulatory environment and crypto adoption in the country.

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

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THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Blockspace As Electrical Markets With Leo Zhang Jul 09, 2024

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Transaction fee volatility is a problem for Bitcoin users. How can miners and others fix this UX/UI problem? Enter Alkimiya.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s show, we’re sitting down with Leo Zhang of Alkimiya Protocol to discuss their novel trading solution for Bitcoin blockspace. Yes, you read that right! Alkimiya enables parties like wallets, miners or professional traders to take a position on Bitcoin blockspace. Widespread usage of this trading platform could enable wallets or others to issue on-chain transactions even when fees are high, balancing out the long term volatility of Bitcoin transaction fees. For miners, it might open up doors for trading a new commodity: Blockspace.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:04 What's Alkyamya?

17:41 How can miners use?

22:54 How does it work?

24:31 Tech design of Alkyamya

26:05 Alkyamya & L2s

26:42 Building on Bitcoin

33:53 New Bitcoin proposals

39:11 Degen spillover

41:20 Final thoughts

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!

👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

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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 Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.

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COINDESK DAILY: Bitcoin ETF Investors Bought the Dip; France Votes for Hung Parliament Jul 08, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the net inflows of spot bitcoin ETFs after the BTC plunge to France's vote for a hung parliament.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $143.1 million in net inflows on Friday after the BTC plunge. Plus, Germany's bitcoin holdings and what the vote for a hung parliament in France means for crypto regulation.

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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Why Are Meme Coins Appealing to New Investors? Jul 08, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Switchboard co-founder Chris Hermida.

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Switchboard co-founder Chris Hermida joins Markets Daily to discuss the crypto market crash that happened over the weekend. Hear him weigh in on what contributed to the crash, why meme coins are so popular and why stablecoins may be the biggest source of new users in crypto.

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THE PROTOCOL: The Significance of User-Owned AI and NEAR Protocol's Emphasis on Practical Applications Jul 08, 2024

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NEAR’s co-founder Illia Polosukhin shares the need to shift from corporate-owned AI to models that benefit individuals and communities.

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This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk interview Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol. Polosukhin discusses the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, explaining how NEAR Protocol began as an AI project and evolved into a blockchain platform to address issues related to compensating collaborators.

Takeaways

NEAR Protocol started as an AI project and transitioned into a blockchain platform to address the challenge of paying collaborators.
User-owned AI is crucial to ensure that AI models and systems benefit individuals and communities, rather than just corporations.
Data availability is a fundamental component of blockchain technology, ensuring that all transactions are accessible and can be used to reconstruct the state of the blockchain.
Chain abstraction allows users to interact with multiple blockchain networks without needing to understand the underlying technology or worry about transaction fees.
NEAR Protocol is focused on solving real problems and finding use cases that drive the adoption of blockchain and AI technology.

Chapters |

00:00 Introduction and Background of Ilya Polosukhin

05:20 The Disruptive Potential of AI

08:35 User-Owned AI

22:17 Chain Abstraction

26:15 Solving Real Problems with NEAR Protocol

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EPISODE LINKS |

NEAR

Enter the Black Dragon: NEAR Co-Founder Joins the NEAR Foundation as CEO

The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.

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COINDESK DAILY: U.S. Adds 206K Jobs in June; Mt. Gox Begins Repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Jul 05, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the U.S. job report to Mt. Gox's repayments to customers.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the addition of 206,000 jobs in the month of June. Plus, Mt. Gox said that it started making repayments to customers after a near 10-year wait. And, U.S. crypto-adjacent stocks drop as bitcoin crashed to the lowest level since February.

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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UNCHAINED: How Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket Signaled Early That Biden Might Drop Out Jul 05, 2024

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Are prediction markets the key to finding the truth in an era of media narratives and social media algorithms?

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Prediction markets are gaining mainstream traction, particularly with the upcoming US elections. In this episode, Nick Tomaino, founder of 1confirmation, which is an investor in Polymarket, explores how platforms like Polymarket identified the possibility that President Biden might drop out of the campaign before the mainstream media did. He talks about the journey of Polymarket, the challenges it faced, and how it overcame them to provide a credible platform for betting on political outcomes.

Finally, Nick explains why prediction markets are currently illegal in the U.S., the implications of the Supreme Court striking down Chevron's deference, and what the future holds for prediction markets in the U.S.

Show highlights:

Why prediction markets like Polymarket finally gained mainstream traction, and how 1confirmation became an early investor
What challenges Polymarket faced in its journey to mainstream recognition, and how it managed to overcome them
How prediction markets contribute to bringing more truth to the world, particularly in the context of media narratives and social media algorithms
What challenges have arisen from conflicts in resolving prediction markets on Polymarket
How bets are created and how the wording and resolution of prediction markets is managed on Polymarket
How trading volumes affect the credibility of prediction markets on Polymarket
The regulatory environment of prediction markets in the US and whether the elimination of Chevron deference by the Supreme Court will have a positive impact on these markets

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

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Guest

Nick Tomaino, Founder & General Partner at 1confirmation

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Recent news on Polymarket:

Unchained: Polymarket Hits Record Highs in Monthly Users and Trading Volume Due to Presidential Election
Crypto.news: Polymarket reverses Oracle decision on Barron Trump's involvement in DJT meme coin
Decrypt: Ethereum ETFs Approved by the SEC? Yes—But Don't Bet On It - Decrypt
Dune dashboard: Prediction Markets

Commentary:

Vitalik’s tweet: “Prediction markets and Community Notes are becoming the two flagship social epistemic technologies of the 2020s. Both truth-seeking and democratic, built around open public participation rather than pre-selected elites. I want to see many more things like this.”
Nick Tomaino’s tweet: “2024 will go down in history as the year prediction markets went mainstream.”

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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THE MINING POD: Cleanspark Acquires Griid, Northern Data IPO and ASIC Theft Jul 05, 2024

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Lots going on in public markets this week as Cleanspark announced the planned purchase of Bitcoin miner Griid, while a few private miners made public ambitions known.

Will, Charlie and Matt jump back behind the mic to chomp on this week’s Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news–and what a week it was! We cover Cleanspark’s plans to purchase Bitcoin miner Griid, Northern Data and Genesis Digital Assets (GDA)eyeing public markets for the first time and we wrap up with a short local story on ASIC theft.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

05:18 Cleanspark Acquisition

14:07 Northern Data IPO

20:05 GDA IPO

26:28 Bad Boys: ASIC thief

28:08 Ordinals number go down :(

👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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 Senior Producer Michele Musso and Executive Producer Jared Schwartz.

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COINDESK DAILY: Kraken Considers Nuclear Energy for Data Centers; Biden's Odds of Dropping Out Jump on PolyMarket Jul 03, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Kraken seeking nuclear energy for data centers to Biden's increasing odds of dropping out on Polymarket.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as crypto exchange Kraken considers using nuclear energy as a power source for its data centers. Plus, Nigeria's money laundering trial against Binance and two executives was adjourned until July 5. And, the odds that President Biden drops out of the race for the White House hit an all-time high of 60% on Polymarket.

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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Why This Bitwise Analyst Is Watching Coinbase and Bitcoin Miners Jul 03, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Bitwise Asset Management Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon.

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Bitwise Asset Management Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon joins CoinDesk with insights on the position of bitcoin, ether, and Coinbase shares in a portfolio. Plus, the latest market trends as U.S. Presidential election heats up, and an outlook on the spot SOL ETF applications in the U.S.

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