Episode Details

Unfiltered Chat & Blockchain DXB & Society X - Podcast Show NotesHosts:

• RA George (Blockchain DXB)
• Markose Chentittha (Society X & Ort Foundation)

1. Germany's Stance on Bitcoin

   • Recent developments indicating Germany's opposition to Bitcoin.

2. Mt. Gox Restructuring Plan

   • Updates on the progress and implications of the Mt. Gox restructuring plan.

3. Today's CPI Numbers - Inflation Data

   • Release time: 08:30 am ET / 04:30 pm GST.
   • Discussion on how the crypto market might react to these numbers.

4. FOMC Meeting on July 31st

   • Anticipations and potential impacts on the crypto market.

5. IMF's Recommendations to the USA on Monetary Policy

   • Analysis of the IMF's suggestions and their implications.

6. Glassnode's Week on Chain Report (July 15th)

   • Short Term Holder Losses: 2.8M BTC held by short-term holders are now in unrealized loss.
   • Comparison with previous halving cycles, noting the current cycle as one of the worst-performing.

7. Cardano's Chang Hard Fork

   • Overview of the Cardano hard fork and Charles Hoskinson's AMA.
   • Introduction of core governance features and advanced features like the DRep system and community-led treasury withdrawals.
   • Discussion on whether Cardano could overtake Ethereum.
   • Information about the Cardano Summit taking place on October 23rd-24th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dubai Festival City.

8. Crypto Market Trends

   • Rise of memecoins but still lower than last month.
   • Increase in DEX to CEX transactions above 24%.
   • Low volume of stablecoins and the importance of checking this volume once CPI data is out.
   • Volume of DEX.

9. Hamster Kombat User Adoption

   • Rapid growth of the service, reaching 239 million users in 3 months.
   • Achievement of 100 million monthly users in 73 days, with 4-5 million new users daily.
   • Announcement that Hamster's team will mint its token on TON.

10. Regulatory Discussion: CFTC vs. SEC

    • CFTC chair's statement that Bitcoin and Ethereum are commodities.
    • Debate on who should be the regulating body: CFTC or SEC.
    • Reference to Timothy Massad, former CFTC, who declared Bitcoin a commodity in 2024.

11. Article Discussion: 'Stablecoins and National Security: Learning the Lessons of Eurodollars'

    • Highlights and implications from a recent article on stablecoins and national security.

12. UAE News

    • Dubai Customs implementing blockchain for supply chain management and logistics.
    • Discussion on whether it is an open or permissioned blockchain, and the transparency a centralized entity can offer.

13. AI News from Saudi Arabia

    • Updates on AI developments from Saudi Arabia, noting that 6 out of 8 AI news items on the Blockchain DXB podcast were from KSA.

1. AI Event at DIFC

1. Stablecoin Event

   • Announcements and key points for the upcoming stablecoin event.

2. Episodes Release on July 11th

   • Episode on Interoperability scheduled for release by 10:00 am GST.
   • Episode on Oracles is scheduled for release by 10:00 am GST.

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