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Zcash Sealed $1.7B – Here's Everything You Need to Know | Markets Outlook Jul 30, 2026

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Zcash activated its Ironwood upgrade, sealing roughly $1.7 billion in ZEC behind a one-way turnstile after a researcher found a flaw that could have minted counterfeit coins. Here’s everything you need to know. Plus, on Brand New Rails: POSCO International puts its trade receivables on-chain with LG CNS on Injective. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts Markets Outlook.

00:00 Welcome to Markets Outlook

00:55 Zcash Activates Ironwood, Seals $1.7B Orchard Pool

01:18 The Four-Year Orchard Counterfeit Bug

02:15 How the Turnstile Locks Out Counterfeit Coins

02:32 Quantum Recovery and Verification

03:05 The Voluntary Migration to Ironwood

03:53 Who Is Zcash For? Tushar Jain Weighs In on The Rollup

04:32 Why Ironwood Matters Beyond Zcash

06:19 Brand New Rails: Tokenizing Global Trade

06:38 POSCO Puts Trade Receivables On-Chain with Injective

07:03 What is a Trade Receivable?

07:24 Injective CEO Eric Chen on Faster Settlement

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Telegram Hit With Terror Cases in Two Continents | CoinDesk Daily Jul 30, 2026

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Telegram faces terror-related case in Australia.

Australian regulators are taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove terror-related content, with a fine of up to $38 million on the line. The case comes just one day after Russia charged founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

RealFi Wants to Put Your Idle Stablecoins to Work Jul 29, 2026

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RealFi CEO John O'Connor joins CoinDesk's Sam Ewen to explain how his platform is reimagining the stablecoin model, replacing reflexive DeFi yield with real-world fixed income assets, and giving holders of sUSDr the returns that issuers like Tether and Circle currently keep for themselves. He breaks down the portfolio construction behind USDr, why crypto treasurers are the ideal first customer, and what he learned from testnet ahead of a mainnet launch.

Timecodes:

00:00 - RealFi's John O'Connor Joins CoinDesk

00:56 - What Makes USDr Different From USDC and USDT

05:22 - Cross-Chain Interoperability and the New Risk Surface

06:46 - How RealFi Manages Portfolio Risk and Liquidity

11:39 - Who Is RealFi's Ideal Customer?

12:42 - The Pitch to Crypto Treasurers

14:22 - Yield-Bearing Collateral and Looping Strategies

15:44 - How TradFi Is Adopting DeFi's Best Ideas

18:10 - Testnet Learnings: UX Debates and Community Excitement

19:41 - What Success Looks Like in 18 Months

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Robinhood Is Changing the Rules of Investing Jul 29, 2026

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Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, breaks down why Robinhood built its own blockchain and what it unlocks for the tens of millions of retail investors already on the platform. From Robinhood Earn, offering approximately 7% yield on stablecoins, backed by an insurance program with Lloyd's of London, to stock tokens that can be traded on weekends, used as collateral, and transferred to any wallet, Johann lays out a vision where the line between TradFi and DeFi disappears entirely. - Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro: Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood 0:12 - Ecosystem excitement at chain launch 0:48 - Robinhood Chain is permissionless 1:24 - Morpho lending protocol partnership 2:04 - Stock tokens on Robinhood Chain 2:45 - Weekend trading and DeFi volume 3:07 - Tokenization of real-world assets 3:37 - Beyond stocks: real estate, art, private equity 4:36 - Blockchain as backbone for AI/agentic trading 6:00 - Accessibility and giving customers tools - From our sponsors: Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings. Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe. Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan. Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at ledn.io - JPEG Trading is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets. From market structure and liquidity provision to quantitative trading strategies, JPEG Trading operates across the full spectrum of blockchain-based assets. Follow @jpegtrading on X to stay ahead of the latest developments in digital asset markets: https://x.com/jpegtrading - Check out CoinDesk Research’s report on Zcash’s push toward private scale and quantum resilience at: https://www.coindesk.com/research/building-the-zcash-machine-tachyon-and-quantum-readiness

BNY Moves $8.6 Trillion Fund Business Onchain | CoinDesk Daily Jul 29, 2026

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BNY's $8.6T move onchain.

BNY is bringing its transfer agency business — which services about $8.6 trillion across 7.6 million accounts — onto the blockchain, with Baillie Gifford, BlackRock and Dreyfus lined up to use it. It's one of Wall Street's biggest bets yet on tokenized funds. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Morgan Stanley Launches Cheapest Ether and Solana ETFs at 14 Basis Points Jul 28, 2026

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management's Global Head of ETFs Ally Wallace breaks down the firm's newly launched Ether and Solana ETFs from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wallace explains why Morgan Stanley priced all three of its crypto products at 14 basis points — the cheapest on the market — and how its April Bitcoin ETF became the firm's most successful launch ever. And, she unpacks the staking component of the new proof-of-stake products, including Morgan Stanley's decision to pass back 100% of staking rewards to investors.

00:00 Morgan Stanley Launches Ether and Solana ETFs

00:17 Launching Into a Subdued Crypto Market

00:57 Bitcoin ETF Pulls In $400M, MS's Best Launch Ever

01:27 Competing at 14 Basis Points, the Cheapest on the Market

02:15 The First Bank-Owned Asset Manager in the Space

02:33 Passing Back 100% of Staking Rewards

03:02 How the Staking Economics Work

03:52 Positioning Solana and ETH in Portfolios

04:46 Why Morgan Stanley Chose CoinDesk Benchmarks

05:28 Coinbase and BNY Mellon on Custody

U.S. Senate Puts Off CLARITY for Now | CoinDesk Daily Jul 28, 2026

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The Senate puts off the CLARITY Act.

The U.S. Senate has shelved the crypto Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for the moment as it proceeds with different bills on Russian sanctions and federal nominations. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

North Korea Arrests Its Own Hackers Over Stealing From State Banks | CoinDesk Daily Jul 27, 2026

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North Korea arrests hackers accused of stealing from state banks.

North Korean authorities arrested a group of former military hackers accused of stealing funds from two state banks and laundering the money through crypto, according to a Daily NK report. The regime's hackers stole a record $2 billion in crypto last year. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Wall Street Giants Back $15M Push to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin as the CLARITY Act Nears a Do-or-Die Deadline Jul 27, 2026

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On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Charles Schwab Head of Crypto Research Jim Ferraioli, who breaks down the odds of a Fed hike, why he believes the CLARITY Act is not yet priced into Bitcoin, and his finding that some 60% of Bitcoin's daily price move can't be tied to macro factors.

Galaxy Head of Firmwide Research Alex Thorn unpacks the newly launched $15 million Bitcoin Security Consortium — backed by nine firms including BlackRock, Coinbase, Fidelity, Galaxy, and Strategy — and Galaxy's own $5 million Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, while making the case that CLARITY is in its "11th hour" ahead of the August recess.

Finally, FalconX Head of Derivatives Griffin Sears kicks off CoinDesk's Perps Week, explaining how perpetual futures jumped from crypto into oil, single-name equities, and pre-IPO SpaceX exposure. Plus, a look at ETF flows and a Crypto Fear & Greed reading stuck at 30.

Learn more at https://www.bullish.com/.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Welcome to Public Keys

00:23 Charles Schwab's Jim Ferraioli Joins

00:40 Fed Hike Odds and What to Watch This Week

02:16 Why the CLARITY Act Isn't Priced Into Bitcoin

04:35 60% of Bitcoin's Price Move Is Unexplained

06:30 Ether ETFs Outperform Bitcoin

07:56 What's Really Driving Ethereum's Flows

09:33 Bitcoin's Year-End Outlook and $95K Fair Value

12:02 $15M Bitcoin Security Consortium Launches

12:29 Galaxy's Alex Thorn on Quantum Readiness

16:33 Is $15M Enough to Secure Bitcoin?

19:07 The CLARITY Act at the 11th Hour

21:15 Bitcoin and Ether ETF Flows Diverge

23:05 FalconX's Griffin Sears Kicks Off Perps Week

25:55 Perps Move Into TradFi and Pre-IPO Bets

28:46 What's Still Holding Perps Back

30:15 Crypto Fear & Greed Stuck at 30

BitMEX Is Shutting Down and Facing a Theft Lawsuit | CoinDesk Daily Jul 24, 2026

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BitMEX to shut down by the end of September.

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the perpetual swap, will shut down on September 23 after an 11-year run. On the same day, it was hit with a proposed class-action suit alleging theft of 622 bitcoin and insider trading. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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