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Oct 2023
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CARPE CONSENSUS: Can the Mainstream Sepa...

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CoinDesk reports from the courthouse on week three of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial.

On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson center the episode on, arguably, the crypto news event of the year: the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried.

  • [0:46] Inside the Desk: Danny recounts what it's been like attending the trial.
  • [16:22] Danny records outside the courthouse (and inside a bar, pardon the noise) alongside Nik De.

“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.

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