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COINDESK DAILY: U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May; Semler Scientific Buys $17M More Bitcoin Jun 07, 2024

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Host Helene Braun breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the U.S. jobs report to Semler Scientific's bitcoin purchase.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin (BTC), stocks and bond markers have all turned lower in response to the strong employment data in May. Plus, Saudi Arabia’s central bank has joined Project mBridge as a full participant and medical device maker Semler Scientific has broadened its corporate strategy to include buying bitcoin.

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

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UNCHAINED: How Coinbase Might Bring 1 Billion People On-Chain Using Its Smart Wallet Jun 07, 2024

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Coinbase has launched its new smart wallet with partners such as DeFi lending protocol Moonwell, offering them freebies they can pass onto consumers to get more people on-chain.

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Coinbase’s “on-chain summer” has kicked off with the launch of its new smart wallet. This interview with Luke Youngblood, founding contributor to Moonwell, gives a peek at how it’s sweetening the pot for developers and users alike.

In this episode, Youngblood describes how smart wallets are different from traditional wallets, how they do away with past security issues, and the more minor potential risks that still do exist with smart wallets. He also gives details on the ways that Coinbase is trying to use its smart wallet to get users on-chain: making it much easier to transact on-chain directly from their Coinbase accounts, subsidizing gas costs for certain dapps, and making sure everything is web-accessible.

Plus, he explains why Moonwell chose Base, how it is branching out to non-crypto native DeFi users, such as populations that only have mobile phones and not desktop computers in geographies like Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and how the DeFi lending protocol differentiates itself from bigger ones that have established a beachhead on Base.

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How smart wallets differ from traditional wallets and embedded wallets
Why Luke is excited to be working with Coinbase smart wallet
What happens if the user loses the device linked to their smart wallet
How hard it would be for a hacker to try to get access to the assets in this smart wallet
How Coinbase is initially paying for user gas fees on dapps like Moonwell and other launch partners
How Coinbase’s Magic Spend feature enables users to transact onchain straight from their Coinbase accounts
How Coinbase might keep paying gas fees for some dapps even after the initial launch period
Why the smart wallet is also accessible via the web, and not just through an app
Why Moonwell has focused on lending and borrowing
Why Moonwell chose to build on Base as opposed to, say, Solana
Moonwell’s plans to grow
How having access to Coinbase’s user base changes Moonwell’s strategy for attracting users

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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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THE MINING POD: Riot’s Short Report, CoreWeave’s $1 Billion Offer and BitDeer’s ASIC Play Jun 07, 2024

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There’s too much M&A in Bitcoin mining to keep track of!

Will and Charlie dig into this week’s Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news, including the short report leveled at Riot Platforms, CoreWeave’s declined bid to purchase Core Scientific, BitDeer buying a fabless ASIC manufacturer for $140 million in shares, and lastly, Cleanspark’s involvement in the Cheyenne, Wyoming Bitcoin mining slapped with an executive order by the Biden administration.

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Chapters:

00:00 Start

02:31 Difficulty update

04:51 Mining stocks

08:04 Riot & Bitfarms

16:30 Core Scientific rejects Coreweave

22:00 Desiweminer (new AISC)

27:21 Cleanspark vs White House

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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"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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Markets Daily: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review Jun 07, 2024

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CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.

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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 investible CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of the top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Alex Ryvkin, Founder and CEO at Rho Labs.

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FIRST MOVER: Citi's Exploration Into Crypto and the Metaverse Jun 07, 2024

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Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's TTS business, discusses Citi's crypto plans.

Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets for Citibank's Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business, joined Consensus 2024 with a conversation on Citi's exploration into metaverse, tokenization and the broader crypto industry. Plus, the regulatory hurdles they faced along the way and the significance of collaborations with FinTech companies.

Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com.

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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COINDESK DAILY: Robinhood to Buy Crypto Exchange Bitstamp; Core Scientific Rejects CoreWeave's Buyout Offer Jun 06, 2024

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Host Helene Braun breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Robinhood's announcement on its Bitstamp acquisition to CoreWeave's more than $1 billion buyout offer for Core Scientific.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Helene Braun breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as trading platform Robinhood announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 million in cash. Plus, Core Scientific has rejected the more than $1 billion buyout offer from cloud computing firm CoreWeave and Binance can once again allow Mastercard users to purchase crypto on the exchange.

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

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THE PROTOCOL: Live from Consensus 2024 | The Financialization of Crypto and the Influence of Narratives Jun 06, 2024

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David Schwartz and Robert Leshner share how the convergence of traditional financial markets and on-chain systems presents a major opportunity for driving adoption over the next 20 years.

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