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The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, July 28, 2023.

"The Hash" panel discusses the hottest crypto stories of the day, including the New York Times reporting disgraced Congressman George Santos and two others who appeared to try a crypto-centric version of the classic Nigerian Prince email scam. DeFi protocol Parrot Finance is moving forward with an activist investor-led plan to phase out its PRT token. Yuga Labs builds out its gamified metaverse world. And, Safary co-founder Justin Vogel discusses a new Web3 report.

See also:

Disgraced U.S. Congressman George Santos Involved Crypto in Nigerian Prince-Like Scheme: NYT 

Parrot Finance to Begin PRT Token Buyback on Monday, Capping Fiery Vote

Yuga Labs Hopes to Rile Up Its Bored Apes With Latest Otherside Demo

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Elon Musk's rebranded X.com used to be the white-hot center of the crypto world. What comes next?

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Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from CoinDesk’s David Z. Morris, titled: “Twitter Is Dead. Long Live Crypto Twitter?”

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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

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A Consensus 2023 panel with Sergey Nazarov.

End-users are moving towards a trust-minimized world where decentralized consensus, the tokenization of real-world assets, open-source code, and cryptographic guarantees provide them with greater control and customization of their assets. Explore how builders and institutions can collaborate to meet this rising demand and create a society based on cryptographic truth. 

Rory Piant moderates the panel featuring Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink.

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The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, July 27, 2023.

"The Hash" hosts discuss the biggest crypto stories today, including why House lawmakers have failed to reach a bipartisan deal on stablecoins legislation. An assistant U.S. attorney says the Department of Justice is seeking FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's detention. And, CoinDesk's special Mining Week is underway, highlighting the latest advancements and current challenges in crypto mining, sponsored by Foundry. Auradine CEO Rajiv Khemani joins to discuss.

See also:

White House Derailed Negotiation on U.S. House Stablecoin Bill: McHenry

Crypto Bill Advances Out of House Agriculture Committee

House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills

Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says

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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, are sensitive to changes in global liquidity conditions.

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Today's Stories:

Meta Remains Committed to the Metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg Says

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says

House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills

Bitcoin Mining Computing Power May Drop as Much as 30% After Halving: Experts

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: BTC and ETH CME Futures See Record Participation From Big Traders

Bitcoin Volatility Expected on Friday's Bank of Japan Rate Decision. Here's Why

Yield Curve Control (YCC): Definition, Purpose, and Examples

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Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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

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Will Foxley dives into the state of bitcoin mining, from Bitcoin’s fourth “halving” to the politicization of the mining industry.

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson take on the latest crypto news alongside guest Will Foxley.

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A Consensus 2023 panel with Sam Ewen, Kevin Rose and Bobby Hundreds.

In 1916, Charlie Chaplin declared, “the cinema is little more than a fad.” Then again, his contemporary Guglielmo Marconi predicted that wireless communications would make wars impossible. How will today’s Web3 prognostications stack up decades from now?

Sam Ewen, Head of CoinDesk Studios, moderates alongside panelists:

This episode is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and edited by Ryan Huntington, with additional production assistance from Eleanor Pahl. Cover image by Kevin Ross and the theme song is "Get Down" by Elision.

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The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

"The Hash" discusses some of the biggest stories of the day, including Binance planning to introduce its full service in Japan in August. This comes as the crypto exchange is withdrawing a license application in Germany. Nigeria is changing its eNaira model to encourage more use of its CBDC. Venture capital firm a16z is selling a part of its investment in crypto lender MakerDAO's MKR governance tokens. And, Sunday marked the lowest daily volume across DeFi since the turn of the year.

See also:

Binance to Reenter Japan in August 2 Years After Regulator's Warning

Binance Withdraws German Crypto License Application

Binance Says It Intends to File Motion to Dismiss CFTC Complaint

Nigeria Is Altering eNaira Model to Promote Use of the Digital Currency: Central Bank

DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows as Sector Endures Downswing

Italy’s Central Bank Taps Polygon, Fireblocks DeFi Project to Help Institutions Dabble With Tokenized Assets

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On this episode of “Money Reimagined,”  Michael Casey and Sheila Warren kick off the show by talking about WorldCoin, which has dominated the news cycle in the crypto space for the last 24 hours. They discuss digital identity as a project, biometrics as an abuse of human rights, and why people are emotional about it. 

Casey and Warren shift to chat with guest Adrian Hale the Director of Economic & Community Development at Foundry about what is really going on with education and emergent jobs in Bitcoin Mining concerning lower-income communities. 

Disclaimer: DCG (Digital Currency Group) is the owner of both Foundry and CoinDesk. 

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Stories: 

Worldcoin Token Slumps Amid Crypto Community Unease

UK Information Commission to Make Inquiries About Worldcoin 

Worldcoin Releases Tokenomics, Report Geofenced for Some Countries

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

Dogecoin Bumps 10% on X Payments Speculation, DOGE Futures Traders Lose $10M 

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Dogecoin takes center stage in crypto markets.

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Today's Stories:

Nigeria Is Altering eNaira Model to Promote Use of the Digital Currency: Central Bank

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Takes Center Stage

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From our sponsors:

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It’s Kraken's most powerful trading platform ever - packed with trading features like advanced order management and analytics tools — all in a redesigned, modular trading interface.

Head to pro.kraken.com and trade like a pro.

Not investment advice. Some crypto products and markets are unregulated. The unpredictable nature of the cryptoasset markets can lead to loss of funds and profits may be subject to capital gains tax.

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

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