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THE MINING POD: Justin Sun Has Bitcoin Ambitions Feb 16, 2024

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Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week’s most important Bitcoin headlines, including the 8% difficulty adjustment, Coinmint’s $14 million payout and Justin Sun’s Bitcoin ambitions.

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Catch up on this week’s Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news! Charlie, Matt and Will go through this week’s most important Bitcoin headlines, including the 8% difficulty adjustment, Coinmint’s $14 million payout to ASIC manufacturer Katena and Justin Sun’s Bitcoin ambitions.

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 Tuesday and a news show on Friday!

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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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THE PROTOCOL: The Trio of Crypto Trends |Is It a Meme or Is It Hype? Ethereum Tokens, a Bitcoin Code Resurgence and Airdrop Fever Feb 15, 2024

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The hosts dissect three key topics: the inception of DN 404 tokens on Ethereum, the resurgence of the OP_CAT function in Bitcoin, and the ongoing airdrop season in the crypto sphere, delving into the implications and controversies surrounding these developments.

This episode is sponsored by the Stellar Community Fund

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In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, explore the following stories:

Developers on the Ethereum platform introduce 'DN-404' tokens.

The new token type claims to solve some of the drawbacks with ERC-404s, an experimental standard that launched last week – to such popularity that it's already driven up congestion on the Ethereum blockchain.

The 'OP_CAT' function from the Satoshi-era Bitcoin code is being revived amidst a surge in development enthusiasm.

Developers Ethan Heilman and Armin Sabouri view OP_CAT as a simple opcode that offers some of the general-purpose functionality currently missing in Bitcoin

The Eigenlayer TVL experiences a significant spike due to a suspected airdrop.

Capital locked on restaking protocols is now at $10 billion, in December it was just $350 million.

Takeaways |

ERC-404 tokens on Ethereum allow for the fractionalization of NFTs, enabling greater liquidity and trading opportunities.

The revival of the Opcat function in Bitcoin's development could open up new possibilities for building on the network.

Airdrop season is in full swing, with various projects distributing tokens to reward users and incentivize participation in their ecosystems.

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Ethereum Developers Create 'DN-404' Tokens After ERC-404s Send Network Fees Surging

What Is ERC-404? The Experimental Standard Whose First Token Has Rocketed 12000% in One Week

Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Function 'OP_CAT' Dusted Off as Development Fervor Grows

Starknet Blockchain Plans Much-Awaited Airdrop of New STRK Tokens Next Week

EigenLayer's Cap Lift Prompts $4B Inflow as ETH Restaking Heats Up

Wormhole airdrop: Wormhole (W) Tokenomics

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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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Continues to Rally Despite Mixed Macro Signals, With Bret Kenwell of eToro Feb 15, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest Bret Kenwell, U.S. investment analyst at eToro.

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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Bret Kenwell, U.S. investment analyst at eToro, to discuss conflicting January inflation data, pain points for retail investors and stocks to watch.

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This episode was hosted by Helene Braun. “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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | 'This Bull Market Might Last Another 12 to 18 Months,' Says Matrixport's Markus Thielen Feb 14, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with CoinDesk Markets Reporter Helene Braun and guest Markus Thielen, head of research at Matrixport.

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On "Markets Daily," CoinDesk Markets Reporter Helene Braun fills in for host Jennifer Sanasie and speaks with Markus Thielen, head of research at Matrixport. Thielen highlights the bull case for both bitcoin and ether, overvaluation of MicroStrategy stock and Matrixport's year-end price predictions.

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UNCHAINED: How Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Hopes to Eventually Get to One Billion Users Feb 14, 2024

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Dan Romero, the co-founder of the decentralized social media network, discusses why Frames has become so popular, the central ideas behind Farcaster, and what’s in store for Farcaster’s future.

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In the two weeks since Farcaster introduced its Frames feature that allows developers to easily add mini apps to users’ posts, the decentralized social network has become the talk of Twitter, now X, and increased its user base by ten times, according to co-founder Dan Romero.

Romero joins Unchained to discuss why Frames has become so popular, the philosophy behind Farcaster and its client Warpcast, why the crypto component behind Farcaster is being kept to a minimum, how Apple’s new Vision Pro could lead to the creation of a 3D social network on Farcaster, how he and his fellow co-founder’s background at Coinbase helped shape their decisions about building Farcaster, and his vision for eventually getting Farcaster to a billion-plus users.

Show highlights:

What Farcaster is and what problems it’s trying to solve
How and why Farcaster uses blockchain technology in the background
How you can use ENS (Ethereum Name Services) for your handles on Farcaster
How the recovery of accounts works on Farcaster and what the security implications are
What Frames is and why it’s significant for developers and creators
What’s controlled by the protocol vs. the client
What Dan imagines could be built with the new Apple Vision Pro
Whether there’s potential for better economics and ways to monetize content in Farcaster
Why Farcaster is on Optimism, an Ethereum Layer 2, and whether it could be moved to another network
How they are working to build a more decentralized network
What the future of Farcaster and Frames could look like
How Dan’s background at Coinbase shaped the way in which he decided to build Farcaster
What the strategy is for scaling the platform to the numbers more associated with Web2 social media

Thank you to our sponsors! Popcorn Network | Polkadot

Guest |

Dan Romero, Co-founder of Farcaster

Coinbase’s Pragmatic Crypto Culture by Dan Romero

Links |

Unchained:

Bounties to Build Frames on Farcaster Are Growing Rapidly

Farcaster's User Base Skyrockets Nearly 500% After Frames Launch

What Is SocialFi? A Beginner’s Guide

The Chopping Block: Is Farcaster the Web3 Social Layer?

Dan’s ideas for Farcaster

Farcaster architecture |

Architecture

Onchain password reset mechanism

Why Farcaster Frames are important

The layers of Farcaster

Farcaster charges “rent”

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: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Layer 2s Are an Ascendant Narrative for Crypto, Says Alex Thorn Feb 13, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy.

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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie speaks with Galaxy Head of Research Alex Thorn about bitcoin's bump above $50k, spot bitcoin ETF inflows and where layer 2s built on bitcoin might surpass those on Ethereum.

This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “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: BitDigital’s AI Play With Sam Tabar Feb 13, 2024

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Sam Tabar, CEO of BitDigital, joins the show to discuss the bitcoin miner’s strategy, its AI investments and how he thinks of the upcoming halving.

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Will is joined by Sam Tabar, CEO of BitDigital, to discuss the Bitcoin miner’s focus on AI, its asset-light mining strategy and how Sam is thinking about mining post-halving.

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Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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

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GEN C: Digital Art and Cultural Acceptance With MoMA's Madeleine Pierpont Feb 12, 2024

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Madeleine Pierpont of The Museum of Modern Art shares how the renowned museum is embracing digital art and bringing awareness of the medium to its visitors.

In this week’s episode, Madeleine Pierpont from MoMA discusses the museum's initiatives around digital art, exhibiting Refik Anadol’s NFT art physically, launching the Postcard project for collaborative blockchain art creation and their goal of bridging the gap between the traditional art world and Web3. We also discuss the role of museums today, challenges around art financialization and the future of AI art.

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Sam Ewen, Avery Akkineni, CoinDesk, Vayner3

"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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | What's Behind Bitcoin's Weekend Rally? With Victoria Bills Feb 12, 2024

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and guest Victoria Bills, chief investment strategist at Banríon Capital.

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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie speaks with Victoria Bills, chief investment strategist at Banríon Capital, about expectations for Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, probability of a spot ether ETF and top tech stocks.

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UNCHAINED: Why One Solana Builder Is Still Optimistic About the Network Feb 09, 2024

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Lucas Bruder, the CEO of Jito Labs, which builds infrastructure for Solana, says despite the outages, the blockchain still has a lot going for it.

On Tuesday, Solana suffered a network outage, just shy of a year since its last shutdown. The blockchain had to quickly get a new version out and notify its validators to upgrade to it and restart their systems before blocks could be produced again, resulting in downtime of roughly five hours. This was previously something that had happened regularly to the blockchain but seemed to have been largely addressed over the past year.

Lucas the CEO of Jito Labs, which builds infrastructure for Solana and staged a highly successful airdrop last year that helped rejuvenate the blockchain, joined Unchained to discuss what caused the outage, whether it’s something that builders on Solana should be concerned about for the future, recent improvements Solana has made to its technology, whether the implementation of Firedancer would have prevented this incident, and the promise of the Solana phone.

Show highlights |

What caused the Solana blockchain’s outage this week
Whether Solana needs to have better quality control
Whether the halt of the network affects the builders in the space
What recent developments in the infrastructure surrounding Solana give Lucas confidence in the network
Whether the Firedancer client that’s now in development would have prevented this week’s outage
The promise of the Solana phone
Whether the network going down presents a setback for the Solana community in terms of recognition and momentum
Whether financial companies will consider using Solana if these issues keep occurring

Thank you to our sponsors! Popcorn Network | iTrustCapital | Polkadot

Guest | Lucas Bruder, CEO of Jito Labs

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Recent coverage of Unchained on Solana:

Jupiter Founder Meow to Critics of JUP Airdrop: ‘Give Me a Break’

Three Crypto Pioneers on Crypto’s Monolithic vs. Modular Debate

Anatoly Yakovenko on Solana’s Astounding Recovery and Its Future Plans

Outage:

Unchained: Solana Back Online Again After Suffering 5-Hour Outage

Matthew Sigel’s explanation for why the outage happened

Mert’s tweet on how Solana prioritizes security over liveness

CoinDesk: Can We All Stop Pretending That Solana Is in Beta?

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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