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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Dropping Back to 24K ‘In the Cards’ and U.S. Court in Austin Examining Lawsuit Questions from Crypto Engineers and Investors May 25, 2023

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Risk assets are down across the board, which raises concerns about Bitcoin's price. A lawsuit pertaining to smart contracts, open-source software, and token holders has been filed in response to federal sanctions on the Tornado Cash protocol.

Today's Stories:

Bitcoin-Based ‘Space Pepes’ Led Weekly Trading Volumes Among NFT Collections

Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Raises $115M, Led By Blockchain Capital

Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China

Lawyers Challenging U.S. Tornado Cash Sanctions Say Free Speech Is at Stake

Do Kwon's Detention in Montenegro Extended After High Court Decision to Revoke Bail

DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’

Market Watch Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Falls to $26K; Is $24K Next?

Bitcoin Options Market Signals Weakness over 6 Months Amid Debt Ceiling Drama

Bitcoin's 'Ichimoku Cloud' Suggests Deeper Drop Toward $24K: Technical Analysis

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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CARPE CONSENSUS: Ledger’s Feature Fumble Is a Reality Check for Crypto May 25, 2023

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As French wallet-maker Ledger found recently, it's a struggle to maintain crypto's trustless ethos while increasing adoption.

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson recap the latest in crypto news.

[1:04] Inside the Desk: Ledger’s hardware wallet “key recovery” feature was quickly met with criticism from the crypto community.
[8:47] Danny’s Dungeon: Another “Bitcoin Pizza Day” has passed. What does this crypto-centric holiday mean in its 13th year?
[13:50] Cam’s Corner: In NFT Sales, Bitcoin Jumps to No. 2 Spot in a Matter of Months, beating out Solana.

“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.

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CONSENSUS CONVERSATIONS: Introducing Wi-Fi Sharing and Privacy While Earning Tokens With Josh and Jesse Berger May 25, 2023

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This episode is sponsored by Brave.

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'Consensus Conversations' host Michele Musso speaks with Josh and Jesse Berger co-founders of PKT Pal (Packetpal) a plug-and-play device that is designed for wifi sharing and mining of PKT tokens, all while keeping security a top priority.

Josh and Jesse also are the founding community members of PKT Cash (Packet Cash) which has no company, similar to Bitcoin.

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PKT Pal: PKT Cube Explainer Video

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This Episode of Consensus Conversations has been produced by senior producer Michele Musso, edited by Ryan Huntington and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Music is Get Down” by Elision and Image credit: Kevin Ross.

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THE HASH: Cathie Wood Says U.S. Is 'Losing' the Bitcoin Movement; Crypto’s Fentanyl Trade Worth Tens of Millions May 24, 2023

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The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Ciphertrace.

"The Hash" hosts weigh in on the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood says the U.S. is 'losing' the bitcoin movement due to regulation. This comes as Elon Musk offers a warning about dogecoin. Separately, TRM Labs notes that attacks on token protocols and crypto projects dropped 70% in Q1 2023 compared to the same period last year. And, new research from both Chainalysis and Elliptic have put a number on how much fentanyl trade is done in crypto.

Cathie Wood Thinks the U.S. Crypto Exodus Is Here. Is It?

Attackers Left Empty-Handed as Crypto Hacks Drop 70% in Q1 2023

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money: TRM Labs Report

Crypto’s Fentanyl Trade Worth Tens of Millions: Security Researchers

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This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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MARKETS DAILY: Featured Story | Consensus Survey – TradFi Investors Remain Bullish on Crypto’s Long-Term Prospects May 24, 2023

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CoinDesk hosted a Survey at last month’s Consensus 2023 and despite the market turmoil over the past few months, investment managers remain steadfast in putting capital into digital assets.

A Featured Story

Is an opinion piece by Angelo Calvello, Ph.D., co-founder of Rosetta Analytics, an investment manager that uses deep reinforcement learning to build and manage investment strategies for institutions. This featured story is titled: Consensus Survey–TradFi Investors Remain Bullish on Crypto’s Long-Term Prospects.

On today's show, we discuss a CoinDesk conducted survey from Consensus 2023, that finds that despite the market turmoil of the last six months, investment managers say they largely plan to keep putting capital into digital assets. With “60% of institutional investors and 64% of managers” believing the catalyst for investing or increasing their investment would be “clarifying the U.S. regulatory framework.”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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THE HASH: Ledger Delays Key-Recovery Service After Uproar; Bitcoin-Based NFTs Popularity Increases May 23, 2023

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The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Ciphertrace.

"The Hash" hosts discuss the biggest stories shaping the crypto industry today, including hardware wallet provider Ledger delaying the release of a key recovery feature. Meanwhile, Bitcoin-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have risen to second place for NFT sales per blockchain, according to Web3 data platform CryptoSlam. Separately, new items on FTX CEO John Ray III's billing report suggest there is work underway for a reboot of the exchange. And, LabDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization focused on open-source drug discovery, has raised $3.6 million in a funding round.

In NFT Sales, Bitcoin Jumps to No. 2 Spot in a Matter of Months

FTX CEO's Legal Billings Continue to Hint at '2.0 Reboot'

LabDAO Raises $3.6M to Decentralize Drug Discovery

This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Crypto Up, Tradfi Down and Jamie Dimon Warns on QT May 23, 2023

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Despite the ongoing debt ceiling death dance, Bitcoin and other tokens are trading higher. CoinDesk's "Markets Daily" has the latest news.

Today's Stories:

Jamie Dimon Warns QT Will Lead To More Bank Failures

Africa's First Test Run For A CBDC has Failed

South Korea's Ruling Party Calls to Expedite Bill on Lawmakers' Crypto Disclosures: Report

Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls

FTX CEO's Legal Billings Continue to Hint at '2.0 Reboot'

Market Watch Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

First Mover Americas: Interest in Staking Ether Ramps Up

Crypto Market Near-Term Upside Is Likely Capped: Bank of America

Bitcoin Spurs 5th Consecutive Week of Outflows at Crypto Investment Funds: CoinShares

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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THE HASH: Tornado Cash Attacker Submits Proposal to Undo Attack; Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour May 22, 2023

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The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, May 22, 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Ciphertrace.

"The Hash" hosts weigh in on the top stories shaping the crypto world day, including a closer look at why the Tornado Cash token (TORN) is higher, after a proposal submitted by a wallet address linked to a recent attack on the decentralized autonomous organization’s (DAO) governance state looks to reverse the malicious changes. Meanwhile, move-to-earn game STEPN is integrating Apple Pay. Plus, Bitcoin Pizza Day has taken a negative turn, as rug pulls dampen the anniversary of what's thought to be the first commercial bitcoin transaction.

Attacker Takes Over Tornado Cash DAO With Vote Fraud, Token Slumps 40%

Web3 Move-to-Earn App STEPN Integrates Apple Pay for In-Game Purchases

Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day: the Time a Bitcoin User Bought 2 Pizzas for 10,000 BTC

Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls

This episode has been edited by senior producer Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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GEN C: Building Disruptive Brands from Web2 to Web3 with Kate Rouch, CMO of Coinbase May 22, 2023

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On this week’s episode of Gen C, Coinbase's Kate Rouch talks about how the brand is looking to not only attract new users but also improve the industry at large through technology and education.

Kate was at the forefront of growing the Meta brand, formerly Facebook, and product marketing for eleven years prior to making the jump to Coinbase. She joins the podcast to discuss how working at an innovative and disruptive company like Meta helps to inform her work at Coinbase. She also gives us the insider scoop on how the infamous Super Bowl ad with the bouncing QR code came to be and what the results were. Avery and Sam also discuss AI Girlfriends, Pudgy Penguin toys and Nike’s first .Swoosh drop.

Links mentioned from the podcast:

CREATOR OF RENTABLE "AI GIRLFRIEND" SAYS IT'S GONE ROGUE

Pudgy Penguins Tweet

Nike Is Releasing Its First Digital Sneaker Collection on .Swoosh

Coinbase Forced Into Outage Following Super Bowl Ad After More Traffic 'Than Ever Encountered'

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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Uyen Truong and 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 | Bitcoin and Larger Crypto Assets In the Red While Debt Ceiling Talks Continue May 22, 2023

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President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) are meeting late Monday after the debt ceiling deal suffered setbacks over the weekend as crypto markets turn down slightly while traditional markets remain somewhat stable.

Today's Stories:

Biden, McCarthy To Meet Monday After Debt-Ceiling Deal Suffers Weekend Setbacks

U.S. Debt Deal Could Weigh On Bitcoin Price, Some Say

Gemini Says Genesis Parent DCG Missed $630 Million Payment

Jack Dorsey-backed TBD Launches New Web5 Toolkit to Decentralize the Internet

Market Watch Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Price Edges Lower, Tron Rallies

First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Soon Begin a Retest of 30K?

Bitcoin's Trading Range Narrows to Tightest in Months

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine, edited by Ryan Huntington, and Senior Producer is Michele Musso. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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