Podcast Episodes

Crypto Update 5/9/22 | Matt Taibbi, PayPal's Deplatforming and the Case for Crypto

Episode 741

With macro headwinds continuing to push bitcoin lower, plus a look at a perspective from Matt Taibbi on PayPal and a case for crypto, CoinDesk’s "Markets Daily" is back with the latest news roundup.

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Bitcoin's Unfinished Business: Why Micropayments Still Matter

Episode 740

On today’s show, David Z. Morris, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist, takes a look at why micropayments aren’t what you think.

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

How to Build Decentralized Twitter

Episode 739

On today’s show, Preston Byrne, a CoinDesk columnist and partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, takes a look at what it would really take to decentralize social media.

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto Update 5/6/22 | NFT Subscriptions Are Better Paywalls

Episode 738

With bitcoin continuing to slump ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report and a peek at the future of media subscriptions, CoinDesk’s "Markets Daily" is back with the latest news roundup.

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto Update 5/5/22 | Otherside and the Future of NFT Consolidation

Episode 737

With the dollar's recovery keeping bitcoin under $40,000, a deeper dive into Wednesday’s Fed policy announcement and a look at what a bunch of apes can tell us about the NFT market, CoinDesk’s "Marke…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto Update 5/4/22 | Wall Street’s Latest ‘Market Manipulation’ Scandal Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Crypto

Episode 736

With bitcoin holding trend line support ahead of the Fed meeting, plus a look at the lessons a recent, alleged fraud on Wall Street can teach to crypto traders, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto Update 5/3/22 | How Crypto Could Spearhead Retail Payments in 2022

Episode 735

With bitcoin showing signs of fear of a deeper price drop, plus a look at why crypto could become a force in retail payments, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Crypto Update 5/2/22 | Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work

Episode 734

With bitcoin losing key support as Ethereum transaction costs skyrocket, plus a look at why competitive crypto payments are more important than you’d think, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

‘Built to Fail’? Why TerraUSD’s Growth Is Giving Finance Experts Nightmares

Episode 733

On today’s show, David Z. Morris, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist, takes a deeper look at the third largest stablecoin and why it’s making some analysts increasingly nervous. 

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Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

The Pitfalls of 'Community-as-Company'

Episode 732

On today’s show Will Gottsegen, CoinDesk's media and culture reporter, takes a look at one NFT project that had a $35 Million whoopsie, and some of the challenges of current approaches.

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago