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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Upcoming Halving Will Be 'Most Symbolic' One Bitcoin Will Ever Have: Kraken Head of Strategy Mar 19, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo.

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On "Markets Daily," Kraken Head of Strategy Thomas Perfumo joins CoinDesk with insights on recent movements in the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) slipped to as low as the $62,000 level on Tuesday. Plus, what the next halving means for bitcoin and the potential for spot ether ETF approval in the U.S.

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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 Mining Stocks Are…Down? Mar 19, 2024

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Brandon Bailey, formerly of Galaxy Digital, joins the podcast to discuss the underperformance of Bitcoin mining stocks compared to the rest of the market.

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Bitcoin hit another all-time high last week, but Bitcoin mining stocks keep lagging. We’re joined by Brandon Bailey, a Bitcoin mining analyst previously with Galaxy Digital Holdings, to break down the price performance.

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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COINDESK DAILY: Standard Chartered Bullish on Bitcoin; SOL Crosses $200 Amid Meme Coin Frenzy Mar 18, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Standard Chartered's bitcoin predictions to SOL's recent gains.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Standard Chartered raised its year-end forecast for bitcoin's (BTC) price to $150,000 from $100,000. Plus, surge in Solana’s SOL token on the back of the meme coin frenzy. And Kalshi brings betting on crypto to U.S.-based traders?

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 | Is Korea's Upcoming Election Behind the Meme Coin Frenzy? With Markus Thielen Mar 18, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and 10x Research founder Markus Thielen.

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On "Markets Daily," 10x Research founder Markus Thielen joins host Jennifer Sanasie to discuss bitcoin's (BTC) price movements and where the market is heading next. Plus, insights on spot bitcoin ETF inflows, driving forces behind the recent meme coin frenzy, and the future of Microstrategy's stock.

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GEN C: Authenticating Content in the Generative AI Era With Vivendi’s Fabien Aufrechter Mar 18, 2024

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In this episode of “Gen C”, VP of Vivendi, Fabien Aufrechter, discusses how a major media conglomerate is embracing Web3 and generative AI for content authentication, tokenization and more.

Sam interviews Fabien Aufrechter, VP at Vivendi, about the company's initiatives around Web3 and generative AI. They discuss using NFTs and blockchain for content provenance and fighting misinformation, tokenizing media for decentralized CRMs and the opportunities and risks that generative AI presents for creative industries. Fabien also shares his unique perspective as the mayor of a French town, Verneuil-sur-Seine.

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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.

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FIRST MOVER: WisdomTree Visa Debit Card Highlights 'Real World Use Cases for Blockchain': Head of Digital Assets Mar 16, 2024

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WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch of their new Visa debit card.

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WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch of their new Visa debit card for digital assets and the broader impact of such initiatives in the digital asset space. Plus, insights on the current regulatory landscape in the U.S. and the aftermath of FTX's collapse that the industry is still dealing with.

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: Bitcoin Tumbles to $68K; El Salvador's Bitcoin 'Piggy Bank' Mar 15, 2024

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the decline in the bitcoin to El Salvador's BTC "piggy bank."

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as the price of bitcoin (BTC) fell to as low as $67,000 during Friday's Asian trading hours, before recovering to the $68,000 level. Plus, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced on X that the nation has moved more than 5,000 BTC into a cold wallet. And, how Bitcoin Virtual Machine is gaining traction.

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 Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Could Lead to the Rise of Millions of Layer 3s Mar 15, 2024

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Base creator Jesse Pollak argues that much cheaper Layer 2 transactions, as well as other developments, will enable the creation of multitudes of specialized Layer 3s that are deeply connected to the onchain economy.

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Ethereum’s long-awaited Dencun upgrade finally went live this week, and many L2s immediately saw their transaction fees fall dramatically, as was the intention. Among them was the Coinbase-incubated Base, which was created by Jesse Pollak. Pollak joined Unchained to discuss the impact Dencun was having on Base; how he thinks Layer 1s and Layer 2s will start to differ from one another and eventually spawn a multitude of specialized Layer 3s; his response to criticisms of the increasing use of Layer 2s, what he’s focusing on now, and why he supports using the word “onchain” over “crypto” or “web3.”

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The problem that Dencun is trying to solve
The benefits of blobs and blobspace
How Dencun has already reduced Base’s fees, but also increased its transactions
How Jesse thinks Layer 1s and Layer 2s will start to become differentiated from each other
The rise of Layer 3s
How Jesse addresses criticisms of fragmentation and centralization arising from the increasing use of Layer 2s
Why Jesse is particularly excited about two features of the Dencun upgrade—transient storage and increased composability between L1s and L2s
What Jesse and the Base team are focusing on now
Why Jesse thinks that “onchain” is a better word to describe the industry than “crypto” or “blockchain” or “web3”

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Jesse Pollak, creator of Base at Coinbase

Previous appearances: The Chopping Block: All About That Base With Jesse Pollak

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Recent coverage on Unchained of the Dencun Upgrade and Base:

Dencun Day One: Ethereum Layer 2 Networks See Drastic Drop in Transaction Fees

Ethereum Completes Milestone Dencun Upgrade, Which Should Substantially Reduce Fees

How Much Will the Dencun Upgrade Really Reduce Ethereum Layer 2 Fees By?

Why Base’s Creator Thinks Social Apps Will Be a ‘Huge Part’ of the Layer 2 Blockchain’s Success

CoinDesk: Debating Dencun: Will Ethereum's Big Update Help or Harm the Network?

Jesse’s tweets on Dencun

October 2022 | January 2024 | March 13, 2024

Blobs / Proto-danksharding

EIP-4844 proposal

Blobs unleashed: Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade activates on mainnet

Base says it will support EIP-4844 from 'day 1' following Dencun upgrade

Ethereum stans are putting the Bee Movie on blobs for as little as $5

Superchain

Decentralizing Base with the OP Stack and Optimism

Base’s Commitment to Decentralization with the Superchain

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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MARKETS DAILY: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review Mar 15, 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 David Attermann, senior portfolio manager at M31 Capital. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.

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

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THE MINING POD: Rapper French Montana Is All in on Ordinals Mar 15, 2024

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Charlie, Matt and Will jump back into our news roundup to go through this week’s Bitcoin mining hits, including mining profitability, rapper French Montana minting a music Ordinal and the Biden administration taking a second shot at a 30% tax on Bitcoin miners.

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It’s getting frothy out there! On this week’s news roundup, Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week’s hottest stories in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining including a 4 megabyte music Ordinal (think music NFT but on Bitcoin) from rapper French Montana, among a host of other movements in the mining industry like the Biden admin’s renewed attempts to tax Bitcoin mining.

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Join our halving party in Denver, Colorado on April 20th!

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.

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