This week, we dig into the rise of BitConnect, the strange kidnapping case that ultimately helped unravel the scheme and an important Texas Securities Commission cease and desist order.
"Crypto Crooks" is sponsored by Chainalysis.
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Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Hit $100M in Volume; First Zcash ETF and Strategy Yield Goes DeFi
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Ben Spiegelman, Head of Institutional at Base, to break down Coinbase's newly launched tokenized stocks. Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, unpacks the debut of ... Show More
27m 1s
Nov 2022
Crypto Update | The FTX Collapse Looks an Awful Lot Like Enron
With bitcoin continuing to trade sideways above its $16,000 support level, plus a look at the similarities of FTX and other infamous fraudsters, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.
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18m 17s
Dec 2021
Who Sets the Rules of Bitcoin as Nation-States and Corps Roll In
On today's show, CoinDesk's Chief Insights Columnist, David Z. Morris, takes a look at how a scrappy, leaderless, multi-trillion dollar project called Bitcoin could survive when the corporations try to change it.
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12m 8s
Mar 2022
The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident Thesis
On today’s show, CoinDesk columnist and equity researcher at a Canadian brokerage firm, J.P. Koning, takes a look at the challenges using Bitcoin to fund things powerful governments don’t like.
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This episode is sponsored by Kava, Arculus and PathDAO.
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8m 43s
Aug 2022
Crypto Update | The BlackRock Trust: Crypto Legitimacy or the Beginning of the End for Bitcoin?
With bitcoin tracking moves in U.S. equities, briefly dropping to levels below $21K Monday morning, plus a look at BlackRock’s impact on crypto, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
This episode is sponsored by Algorand.
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17m 35s