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Consumer investor and founder of the consumer Web3 fund, Double Down, Magdalena “Mags” Kala joins Sam and Avery as the first guest of the "Gen C" podcast.

After spending years at Bain and as a consultant, Mags has a unique perspective on the power of consumer Web3 opportunities. Listen as she shares insights on what it means to be a consumer-centric investor and how she thinks about consumer psychology.

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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni, with editing by Jonas Huck. Executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced by Adrian Blust, Uyen Truong and Eleanor Pahl. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.

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Numerous exchanges committed to proof of reserves after FTX, but is it enough?

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s newest “Let’s Actually Commit to Proofs of Reserve This Time, Okay?”

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today’s show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. You’re covered by industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: C.J. Burton/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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This episode is sponsored by minima.global, Circle and Pastel Network.

A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.

Missed any episodes of “The Hash” this week? Today’s recap episode will get you caught up.

“Hash Headlines” rounds up this week’s headline stories, including:

Links to the headlines:  

New FTX Boss Condemns Management of the Crypto Exchange During Sam Bankman-Fried's Tenure

The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

Genesis’ Crypto-Lending Unit Is Halting Customer Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Stay Off of Twitter

Binance Starts Recovery Fund for Crypto Projects Facing Liquidity Crisis

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This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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The Federal Reserve is throwing cold water on the two-week market rally. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW follows the path of the crypto contagion including the latest from FTX, Silvergate Bank and Genesis Lending. He also looks at the slate of officials the Federal Reserve trotted out to tamp down market enthusiasm following signs the pace of inflation may be slowing. 

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today’s show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. You’re covered by industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: Brooks Kraft/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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This episode is sponsored by minima.global, Circle and Pastel Network.

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

"The Hash" hosts dive into the extensive and nuanced parallels between FTX and Enron, including the strange twist that Enron's former lawyer is now the new CEO of FTX. Plus, Secret Foundation founder Tor Bair shares his thoughts on the tradeoffs between open ledgers and privacy-preserving approaches to the blockchain.

See also:

The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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Minima is a new layer 1 blockchain, designed to run in full on a smartphone. Join over 300,000 Minima node runners on the Incentive Program today, to start earning $MINIMA every day until Mainnet launch. Get your node setup and earn $MINIMA at minima.global/get-involved. 

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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SmartMint by Pastel Network is a no-code NFT minting platform that allows creators to seamlessly create, mint and manage NFTs on custom smart contracts that they own. SmartMint also protects creators’ NFTs from fraud, copymint, and asset loss through Pastel’s mission-critical Web3 infrastructure. Start creating today: https://smartmint.pastel.network/?utm_source=coindeskhash.

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CoinDesk speaks with Erik Voorhees, Sunny Aggarwal, Chjango Unchained, and Haseeb Qureshi to discuss DeFi, regulation and decentralized exchanges in the wake of FTX’s collapse.

The executive producer for CoinDesk Podcasts is Jared Schwartz. Nia Freeman edited this episode.

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Its Genesis Global Capital subsidiary stopped withdrawals earlier this week.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On today’s episode, NLW looks at the latest FTX contagion discussion. He examines the Genesis withdrawal shutdown and growing question of whether it has exposed parent company Digital Currency Group to larger financial issues. 

(Genesis Global Capital is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, the parent company of CoinDesk.) 

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Nexo Pro allows you to trade on the spot and futures markets with a 50% discount on fees. You always get the best possible prices from all the available liquidity sources and can earn interest or borrow funds as you wait for your next trade. Get started today on pro.nexo.io.

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today’s show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. You’re covered by industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: treety/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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This episode is sponsored by Roofstock onChain

This is a story of how something can appear to be what it is not. 

It’s a tale of a jarring contrast between the image the world had of Sam Bankman-Fried before FTX’s meltdown pushed the crypto world into a nauseating tailspin and the reality of a wildly mismanaged multibillion-dollar empire with what Bankman-Fried’s appointed successor described as an “unprecedented” failure of accounting, oversight and discipline. 

Before Ian Allison’s Nov. 2 CoinDesk scoop on FTX sister company Alameda Research’s suspect balance sheet, Bankman-Fried was seen as a philanthropic, well-connected, celebrity-hobnobbing, marketing-savvy leader, a wunderkind who made crypto respectable. Two weeks later, he is viewed as a laughing stock, a suspected criminal, an irresponsible, wildly underqualified, selfish child who has destroyed the livelihoods of tens of thousands. Wow. What a difference two weeks make!

In this episode of Money Reimagined, host Michael Casey chats with two CoinDesk colleagues who’ve delved deeply into the SBF story: Deputy Managing Editor for Companies coverage Tracy Wang and Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, Nikhilesh De. Together they dig into how the erstwhile FTX CEO could have misled the world to such a degree. 

They explore Bankman-Fried’s journey, how it begins with his adherence to the principles of effective altruism, a stated desire to get as rich as possible to do maximum good, and how it all seems to fall apart as FTX gets bigger. They discuss how his philanthropy, political donations, and marketing efforts hid the dark reality underneath and delve into what needs to happen, at the community level and in regulation, to protect people falling from such distortions in the future. 

See also:  Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet

Sam Bankman-Fried's Frequent Commenting Draws Icy Response From FTX's Restructuring Chief

FTX Employees Worldwide Learned of Bankruptcy Along With the Public

The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron

The Long Arm of FTX

This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and our executive producer, Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Shepard.”

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Bankruptcy-related filings show woefully inadequate processes and billions in loans to founders. 

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

Today NLW covers two major updates in the FTX saga. The first is first-day declarations by FTX’s new CEO John J. Ray III that argue that, in short, FTX is worse run than Enron. The second are messages between Sam and a Vox reporter in which Sam  lets the veneer of ethics down and reveals his true beliefs about power. 

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Nexo Pro allows you to trade on the spot and futures markets with a 50% discount on fees. You always get the best possible prices from all the available liquidity sources and can earn interest or borrow funds as you wait for your next trade. Get started today on pro.nexo.io.

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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Kraken, the secure, trusted digital asset exchange, is our sponsor for today’s show. Kraken makes it easy to instantly buy 185+ cryptocurrencies with fast, flexible funding options. You’re covered by industry-leading security and award-winning Client Engagement, available 24/7. Sign up and trade today at kraken.com.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: Greg Smith/Corbis via Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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This episode is sponsored by minima.global, Circle and Pastel Network.

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Nov. 17,  2022.

"The Hash" team discusses New FTX CEO John J. Ray III issued a scathing assessment of "unprecedented" poor management practices by his predecessor, Sam Bankman-Fried, in a series of filings in a Delaware court. Also, Binance.US, the American arm of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is preparing to bid for bankrupt lending platform Voyager Digital, according to CoinDesk.

See also:

Confusion Abounds As Binance and OKX Suspend Support for USDC, USDT on Solana, Then Backpedal

Binance to Relaunch Bid for Bankrupt Lender Voyager: Source

FTX Affiliate Alameda Research Loaned $4.1B to Related Parties – Including $1B to Sam Bankman-Fried

New FTX Boss Condemns Management of the Crypto Exchange During Sam Bankman-Fried's Tenure

FTX's New Leadership Is in Touch With Regulators, May Have Over 1M Creditors, New Filings Say

This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”

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Minima is a new layer 1 blockchain, designed to run in full on a smartphone. Join over 300,000 Minima node runners on the Incentive Program today, to start earning $MINIMA every day until Mainnet launch. Get your node setup and earn $MINIMA at minima.global/get-involved. 

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Circle, the sole issuer of the trusted and reliable stablecoin USDC, is our sponsor for today’s show. USDC is a fast, cost-effective solution for global payments at internet speeds. Learn how businesses are taking advantage of these opportunities at Circle’s USDC Hub for Businesses.

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SmartMint by Pastel Network is a no-code NFT minting platform that allows creators to seamlessly create, mint and manage NFTs on custom smart contracts that they own. SmartMint also protects creators’ NFTs from fraud, copymint, and asset loss through Pastel’s mission-critical Web3 infrastructure. Start creating today: https://smartmint.pastel.network/?utm_source=coindeskhash.

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