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.
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Citi Reveals Top Crypto Stock Picks Ahead of Q3 Earnings
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Peter Christiansen, Director of Digital Assets Equity Research at Citi, who explains why the bank is turning more bullish on crypto equities ahead of Q3 earnings — break ... Show More
23m 42s
Oct 16
Elon Musk's Flying Tesla Roadster Unveiling Boosts Tokenized TSLA | CoinDesk Daily
Tesla Roadster unveiling lifts tokenized TSLA. Elon Musk unveiled a flying version of the Tesla Roadster, and with U.S. stock markets closed, traders piled into Hyperliquid's TSLA perpetual, sending hourly volume up roughly 1,580%. It's a sign of how round-the-clock crypto market ... Show More
2m 5s
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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