CoinDesk Reports

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has faced many trials in this crypto bear market: firms collapsing, withdrawals halted and many users are left wondering what will happen to their money entrusted to these DeFi companies.

One of the latest crises occurred on Solend, a lending and borrowing protocol on the Solana Network. “Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Anna Baydakova discuss Solend and the larger problems facing DeFi with Teddy Woodward, co-founder and CEO of borrowing and lending platform Notional Finance.

This show is produced, and announced by Michele Musso  with additional production support and editing from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme song is by Elison.

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CoinDesk's Talent Search at Consensus 2022

CoinDesk Podcast Network held a talent search on June 11-12 during Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas. Contestants were asked these questions:

1. What do you think is the most interesting element of the cryptocurrency technology ecosystem or cultural movement? Why?
2. What do you believe will happen in the next five years that will impact cryptocurrency? Will it have a positive or negative impact?

Contestants brought up insights across all aspects of the crypto ecosystem, from NFTs to crypto neobanks. Tune in to hear their analyses and predictions for the future of the industry. 

This episode was edited by Nia Freeman and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. The intro is “Honolulu Beach Party,” and the background music is “The Adventure Begins.”

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A Consensus 2022 panel from Austin, Texas, "Money Reimagined" host Michael Casey starts off the introductions of an important discussion with Emily Parker, CoinDesk's executive director of global content; the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo, dubbed “CryptoDad,” served as 13th Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Neha Narula is the Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, to discuss the social and geo-political implications of the rise of international competition between central bank digital currencies, stablecoins and native crypto currencies. 

This episode was edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine and additional production support from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme song is “Shepard.”

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How can NFTs be used for social good?

Metagood Chief Operating Officer Amanda Terry and Chairman Bill Tai join Danny Nelson on “Opinionated” to discuss their platform and how it connects communities to social causes with NFTs.

This show is produced, edited and announced by Michele Musso with additional production support from Eleanor Pahl. Our theme song is by Elison.

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A walkthrough of an industrial, portable BTC mining rig.

CoinDesk Deputy Podcasts Producer Rob Mitchell learns the ins-and-outs of bitcoin mining containers by stepping into Foundry’s demo unit on exhibit at Consensus 2022. Todd Sharpe, Foundry’s director of tech ops engineering, explains the basics of mining containers, how the portable units can be deployed and what the future might bring for containerized mining. (Disclosure: Foundry is owned by CoinDesk parent Digital Currency Group.)

If you’d like to see the video of this walkthrough, come visit:

https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/coindesk-reports/exploring-a-bitcoin-mining-container/

Consensus 2022 ignited hard-hitting conversations about how crypto technologies and communities are remaking the worlds of finance, investing, culture, entertainment, marketing, governance and more.

Check back on CoinDesk Podcasts to hear live shows like “Money Reimagined,” “The Breakdown,” “Opinionated” and more recorded at the event, plus bonus episodes from the most exciting panels over the weekend.

This episode was edited by Jonas Huck and Rob Mitchell, and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Thanks to Frank Stevens for his camera work.

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Nolan Bauerle, previous director of research at CoinDesk, and Norm Nelson, join “Opinionated” with Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson to discuss the growth of conferences, especially leaving the pandemic, and the impact of macroeconomics on the crypto space. 

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This episode is sponsored by EY.

At a Consensus panel from Austin, Texas, "Money Reimagined" host Sheila Warren sits down with     Natalya Thakur, co-founder and chief operating officer of Knox Networks; Diana Biggs, chief strategy officer of Valour; and Patrick Murck, president and chief legal officer of Transparent, to discuss the pros and cons of corporate control of digital money.  The panel examines the meaning of “open money.” What does it mean to our society? What is closed now, and what do we recognize as being open? How we think about corporate influence and the challenges that will arise affects our ability to be inclusive of those often excluded from legacy systems and to be mindful of our imprint on our planet. 

This episode was edited by Michele Musso with announcements by Adam B. Levine.   Our theme song is “Shepard.”

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EY is proud to sponsor “Money Reimagined.” As businesses prepare for the token economy, EY is committed to building a better working world and connecting global business ecosystems on the public Ethereum blockchain. To learn more about the EY Blockchain portfolio of products and services, visit blockchain.ey.com.

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Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra, discusses how decentralized technology is fundamentally altering the banking industry.

“Bitcoin and Ethereum are the future of banking, they're the future of transaction processing,” said Bill Barhydt, CEO of crypto brokerage platform Abra. But, he noted that the industry is still in early stages: “If I use a baseball analogy: Innings one to nine, maybe we're the end of inning one, maybe the beginning of inning two.”

Barhydt joins “Consensus Conversations” for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of the banking industry, the state of the markets and his beliefs in the value of decentralized technologies.

Consensus 2022 ignited hard-hitting conversations about how crypto technologies and communities are remaking the worlds of finance, investing, culture, entertainment, marketing, governance and more. 

Check back on CoinDesk Podcasts to hear live shows like “Money Reimagined,” “The Breakdown,” “Opinionated” and more recorded at the event, plus bonus episodes from the most exciting panels over the weekend.

This episode was edited by Ryan Huntington and Eleanor Pahl, and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz.

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Alex Adelman, CEO of Lolli, discusses why the shop-to-earn model is an effective on-ramp to crypto.

“Our goal is taking something that historically you could only get through mining or through investing, and we're trying to make bitcoin a part of everyday life,” says Alex Adelman, CEO of bitcoin rewards app Lolli.

Adelman joins “Consensus Conversations” to discuss why Lolli has solely offered bitcoin rewards since the company’s founding in 2018, how spend-to-earn differs from other models like play-to-earn and move-to-earn, and where crypto fits into the future of finance.

Consensus 2022 ignited hard-hitting conversations about how crypto technologies and communities are remaking the worlds of finance, investing, culture, entertainment, marketing, governance and more. 

Check back on CoinDesk Podcasts to hear live shows like “Money Reimagined,” “The Breakdown,” “Opinionated” and more recorded at the event, plus bonus episodes from the most exciting panels over the weekend.

This episode was edited by Ryan Huntington and Eleanor Pahl, and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz.

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Tor Bair, founder of Secret Foundation, lays out the basics of privacy in crypto.

Tor Bair’s best piece of advice for those interested in crypto?

“You'll be overwhelmed, but don't get overwhelmed. Because you're never going to be more than six months to 12 months behind the time about what's hot in the space.”

Bair, the founder of Secret Foundation, one of the core organizations supporting the private-by-default blockchain Secret Network joins “Consensus Conversations,” providing a beginner-friendly, privacy-focused guide to entering the crypto space.

Consensus 2022 ignited hard-hitting conversations about how crypto technologies and communities are remaking the worlds of finance, investing, culture, entertainment, marketing, governance and more. 

Check back on CoinDesk Podcasts to hear live shows like “Money Reimagined,” “The Breakdown,” “Opinionated” and more recorded at the event, plus bonus episodes from the most exciting panels over the weekend.

This episode was edited by Ryan Huntington and Eleanor Pahl, and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz.

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