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Bit Digital CEO: 'Infighting Doesn't Do Us Any Favors'
Added 115 Views / 0 LikesBit Digital CEO Sam Tabar, speaking at Consensus 2023, explains five mounting challenges of bitcoin mining. Plus, his outlook on why "infighting" among cryptocurrencies is not doing the industry any favors.
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Celsius Founder Mashinsky Rejects ‘Baseless’ Fraud Claims From New York State
Added 115 Views / 0 LikesFraud claims against Alex Mashinsky are ‘baseless,’ and based on online misinformation, the Celsius co-founder and former CEO said in response to a lawsuit brought by New York State. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest in crypto regulation.
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Lukso Genesis Validator Smart Contract Set to Go Live
Added 114 Views / 0 LikesLukso, a layer 1 blockchain for creative types, is opening a smart contract that lets original validators participate in running the blockchain. The Lukso initial validators will vote on the token supply of LYX and how much the Foundation can hold. Lukso co-founder Marjorie Hernandez joins the conversation.
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Fed Chair Powell 'won't rule out' a recession
Added 114 Views / 0 Likes#shorts #crypto #fed #federalreserve “I think it's still possible the case of avoiding a recession is, in my view, more likely than that of having a recession," U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says after Wednesday's FOMC meeting. "But ... it's possible we'll have what I hope will be a mild recession." #fed #interestrate #centralbank #banking #banks #centralbank #economy #recession #fomc Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.co
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Grayscale CEO Discusses Ongoing GBTC Litigation Issues
Added 111 Views / 0 LikesGrayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein joins CoinDesk, from Consensus 2023, to discuss the platform's ongoing litigation case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and when a decision would likely be made. Grayscale Investments and CoinDesk are both owned by parent company Digital Currency Group.
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Blockdaemon Eyes Large Institutions With New Wallet App
Added 111 Views / 0 LikesJoin #Consensus2023, the most important conversation in crypto and Web3, happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Tickets on sale now: https://bit.ly/3XXIq17 Blockdaemon is launching an all-in-one wallet service to help large-scale institutions and crypto custodians steward their assets without entrusting them to third parties. Blockdaemon CEO and founder Konstantin Richter discusses the crypto infrastructure provider's approach to institutions and the
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Google Cloud Exec Discusses Polygon Partnership
Added 111 Views / 0 LikesDirector of Google Cloud Web3 James Tromans joins Consensus 2023 to discuss a new strategic partnership with Polygon, and efforts to "accelerate the growth" of Polygon's protocols.
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Bitcoin's Move Below 20-Day Moving Average Signals Sign of Weakness
Added 110 Views / 0 LikesBitcoin closed below the 20-day moving average (DMA) on Wednesday, according to data from TradingView, signaling a sign of weakness. The last time the cryptocurrency traded below the 20-DMA was in mid-March. “All About Bitcoin” host George Kaloudis presents “The Chart of the Day.”
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Sotheby's Releases On-Chain Secondary NFT Marketplace
Added 109 Views / 0 LikesSotheby's is expanding its non-fungible token (NFT) art offerings through the release of a specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace. The art auction house's head of digital art and NFTs, Michael Bouhanna, discusses Sotheby's expansion into the Web3 space and how they are addressing artist diversity and royalties in the sector.
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Bitcoin Notches Biggest Weekly Loss in 5 Months
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesBitcoin (BTC) faced selling pressure in the week ended Sunday as bond yields rose and the U.S. dollar liquidity declined. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization posted its largest single-week percentage loss since early November, according to data from TradingView and CoinDesk. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose by six basis points to 3.58%, its second-straight weekly gain, denting the appeal of risky assets, including crypt
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Involuntarily Unbanked: How the Cannabis Industry Makes the Case for Crypto
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesKhurshid Khoja, CEO & Founder of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel joins Wasserman's Senior Director Mary Pryor at Consensus 2022 to discuss the experiences of the state-legal U.S. cannabis industry operating under federal prohibition, and how these experiences illustrate the many use cases for cryptocurrency and other blockchain-enabled technologies. Moderator: Stephanie Izquieta, Head of Web3 Content, Events Programming, CoinDesk
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Starbucks Odyssey Brews Second Serving of NFTs
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesStarbucks Odyssey’s first drop of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which the coffee company calls “Stamps,” hit a few bitter notes. But the coffee company’s Web3 loyalty program did what beta programs should do and let the company learn from its mistakes. "The Hash" team discusses what changed with “The Starbucks First Store Collection,” the second NFT drop.
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White House Pushes for Punitive 30% Tax on Crypto Mining Operations
Added 108 Views / 0 LikesU.S. President Joe Biden is looking to impose a punitive tax on crypto mining operations for the "harms they impose on society," the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) said Tuesday in an online post. The administration’s blog entry made the case for a U.S. tax equal to 30% of a mining firm’s energy costs – an unusual industry-specific penalty that could threaten the profits of such businesses. "The Hash" panel discusses the potential imp
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'It's a Myth' the Crypto Industry Is Unregulated: Erik Voorhees
Added 105 Views / 0 LikesShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees joins "First Mover" live in Austin, Texas, to discuss the state of crypto and engaging with regulators. "The industry has been trying to talk to regulators for a decade. It leads to nowhere good," he added.
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Coinbase Acquires License To Operate in Bermuda
Added 105 Views / 0 LikesCoinbase (COIN) has obtained a license to offer its services in Bermuda as part of its international expansion efforts, the firm announced in a blog post on Wednesday. “The Hash” panel discusses how this could shape Coinbase's future. The news comes two days after CEO Brian Armstrong indicated that the exchange would consider moving away from the U.S. if regulation doesn’t become clearer.
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Bitcoin 'Flash Rally' Briefly Pushed BTC Derivatives Above $56K on Bitfinex
Added 105 Views / 0 LikesBitcoin's (BTC) price on Bitfinex's perpetual swap market momentarily topped $56,000 on Tuesday – well above prevailing levels elsewhere and prices on Bitfinex's exchange right before or after – amid a flurry of volume amid an absence of liquidity. Arca Chief Investment Officer Jeff Dorman joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss. Dorman also explains why bitcoin is leading the way for the crypto market in 2023 after a few "boring" years.
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The Use Case for Twitter Competitor Nostr
Added 103 Views / 0 LikesMany crypto advocates are seeing the value of censorship-resistant social media since Twitter went private. As part of CoinDesk's Projects to Watch 2023, Damus founder Will Casarin joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of decentralization in social media platforms.
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Why Web3: Where the Metaverse is Heading
Added 102 Views / 0 LikesDavid Shrier, Professor of Practice at Imperial College Business School, joins World Metaverse Council chair Dr. Jane Thomason at CoinDesk's "Why Web3" special to discuss the definition of the metaverse and their outlook on Web3 developments and regulations.
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Bitcoin Ordinals Climb to 3M Inscriptions: Dune Analytics
Added 101 Views / 0 LikesThe number of non-fungible tokens (NFT) tied to the Bitcoin blockchain surged above 3 million earlier this week after a one-day spike in activity that mainly consisted of text-based assets, data from Dune Analytics shows. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis presents “The Chart of The Day.”
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Sui Mainnet Goes Live: What's Behind the Sui Token Surge and Excitement?
Added 98 Views / 0 LikesSui, the buzzy layer 1 blockchain founded by ex-Meta Platforms employees, launched its mainnet on Wednesday as it jockeyed to edge out rival Facebook-offshoot Aptos and other DeFi heavyweights. Sui Network tokens (SUI) briefly jumped to $2 apiece minutes after trading began, reaching nearly $690 million in market cap to a fully diluted valuation (FDV) at a staggering $13 billion. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook for the Sui ecosystem.
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Foresight Institute CEO on Use Cases of AI
Added 95 Views / 0 LikesThe meteoric rise in public engagement with ChatGPT over the last few months brings questions about how artificial intelligence will play a role in our daily lives. Foresight Institute CEO Allison Duettmann discusses potential use cases of AI and the ethical implications around the technology.
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Is My Algorithm Biased? The Imperative of Inclusion for Crypto
Added 83 Views / 0 LikesProfessor Mehrsa Baradaran at UC Irvine School of Law joins Consensus 2022 with a presentation on financial inclusion and racial inequality. Plus, a conversation among Dawn Song (OASIS LABS), Isaiah Jackson ("Bitcoin and Black America"), Erin Cohee (OneUnited Bank) and Mehrsa Baradaran on crypto's role in solving biased algorithm from centralized to decentralized internet system. Moderator: Tricia Wang, Co-Founder & Director, Crypto Research and Desig
