It’s 2009 and in a modest suburban home, a monetary revolution is beginning. It’s called bitcoin and it arrives with a whimper. There’s just no compelling reason to swap dollars for this worthless digital token. But then, a wannabe crime lord spots bitcoin’s potential and enacts a plan to filthy rich.
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Oct 2021
Crypto Wars | The Great Slow Motion Swindle | 3
<p>It’s 2013 and bitcoin’s gaining traction at last. But just as crypto reaches for credibility, bitcoin is blindsided by high-profile arrests, corporate collapses and multi-million-dollar hacks.</p><p>But as the leading lights of the bitcoin industry crash and burn, Coinbase sen ... Show More
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Nov 2021
Crypto Wars | Block Busting | 4
<p>It’s 2015 and Coinbase is out to carve up the crypto scene with its new exchange. But it’s about to face strong headwinds in the form of state regulators, banks, and the Winklevoss twins’ new startup Gemini. And as Coinbase’s growth slows, CEO Brian Armstrong faces pressure to ... Show More
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May 2022
La guerre des cryptomonnaies | La fabrique de la monnaie | 1
En 2009, au milieu d’une zone pavillonnaire, une révolution monétaire est en marche ! Cette révolution porte un nom : Bitcoin. Sauf que, sorti de la prouesse technologique qu’il représente, ce Bitcoin ne vaut pas grand-chose. Qui en effet aurait envie d’échanger ses dollars contr ... Show More
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Aug 2022
It Doesn't Matter If They're Wrong, Central Bankers Set Guidance for Crypto, Too
On today’s show, the Fed may not know what they’re doing, but they’re in the driver's seat either way, in a special report from CoinDesks’ Helene Braun.
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Sep 2022
Crypto Update | What Post-Roe America Tells Us About the Need for Privacy, Web3
With ether falling 7% after the Ethereum blockchain successfully completed its Merge Thursday, plus some thoughts on practical privacy from an iconic early cypherpunk, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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