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Featured Story | The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn’t Want You to Know About Jun 13, 2023

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U.S. law doesn't let appointed regulators override elected official. But the SEC head may be doing exactly that.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by David Z. Morris, titled: “The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn't Want You to Know About”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Crypto Update | Top Tokens Down as Collateral Damage from Binance, Coinbase SEC Actions Continues Jun 12, 2023

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And a key metric tracking market liquidity tanked over the weekend, potentially indicating increased volatility on the horizon.

Today's Stories:

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Buy Prime Trust: Sources

Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike Moves Custody In-House After Ditching Third-Party Services

Crypto.com Winding Down U.S. Institutional Business

Ethereum $ETH Blockchain's Vitalik Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security

Custodia's Suit Against Fed Over Denial of Master Account Can Proceed, Court Rules

Mt. Gox's Hackers Are 2 Russian Nationals, U.S. DOJ Alleges in Indictment

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | The Petrodollar and Its Discontents Point to Bitcoin's Role in the Financial Future Jun 11, 2023

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Recent moves by Saudi Arabia, Russia and China have raised fears that the U.S. dollar could lose its preferred status for oil trading. And yet alternative national currencies aren’t that appealing. Could a Bitcoin-like currency do better?

Featured Story: An opinion piece by David Z. Morris, titled: “The Petrodollar and Its Discontents Point to Bitcoin's Role in the Financial Future”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | How to Build a Compliant Crypto Exchange Post-Coinbase Jun 10, 2023

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Crypto needs a fresh start: new exchanges that can avoid the ever-present threat of SEC enforcement by being structured correctly in the first place, writes Preston Byrne.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Preston J. Byrne, titled: “How to Build a Compliant Crypto Exchange Post-Coinbase”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | Should Russia Bolster or Ban Bitcoin? Jun 09, 2023

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The country reportedly backed out of plans to build a "national crypto exchange," the latest sign of indecision.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, titled: “Should Russia Bolster or Ban Bitcoin?”

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Crypto Update | Bitcoin, DeFi Shrug Off SEC’s Action Against Binance and Coinbase Jun 08, 2023

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Implied volatility metrics show no signs of panic after the SEC filed lawsuits against the two cryptocurrency exchanges.

Today's Stories:

Robinhood Joins Coinbase in Saying It Tried to 'Come In and Register' Like SEC Wanted

Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says Not Shutting Down Staking Service

Crypto Exchange Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor'

Stablecoin Regulation Is a Sticking Point Between the G-7 and G-20 Emerging Economies

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

Bitcoin Traders Shrug Off U.S. SEC's Action Against Binance, Coinbase

First Mover Americas: SEC-Targeted Tokens Tumble

DeFi Unfazed by SEC's Classification of Tokens as Securities

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | Why I’m Leaving the U.S. Jun 07, 2023

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Unfair regulators are pushing crypto innovation out of the country. Today on “Markets Daily,” we hear from a builder who sees the writing on the wall.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Derek Boirun, titled: "Why I’m Leaving the U.S."

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Crypto Update | Markets Waver After SEC Sues Binance and Coinbase Jun 06, 2023

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hit two large U.S. crypto exchanges with multiple securities violations. “Markets Daily” takes a deeper look.

Today's Stories:

SEC Sues Crypto Exchange Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Alleging Multiple Securities Violations

SEC Sues Coinbase on Unregistered Securities Exchange Allegations

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch

First Mover Asia: Why Did Bitcoin Fall to $25.4K? SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Rocks Crypto Markets

Crypto Traders Suffer $320M Losses in Liquidations as SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Spurs Market Plunge

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto Jun 05, 2023

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Many large countries around the world, including Pakistan and Nigeria, suffer currency turmoil. Citizens are turning to crypto assets as a hedge.

Featured Story: An opinion piece by Noelle Acheson, titled: Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto.

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Featured Story | Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl Epidemic Jun 04, 2023

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Chainalysis and Elliptic have found that crypto is useful for crime, but that’s hardly an argument for banning it.

This Featured Story: Is an opinion piece by Daniel Kuhn, deputy managing editor for Consensus Magazine, titled: Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl Epidemic

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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