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Here's why it's difficult to calculate exactly how much money terrorists are raising in crypto. The recent Wall Street Journal article that claimed Hamas raised $130 million via cryptocurrency has sparked considerable debate, especially after Sen. Elizabeth Warren used it as her sole source to ask for tighter regulations around crypto. However, the veracity of this claim has come under scrutiny. Yaya Fanusie, Jessi Brooks, and Andrew Fierman delve into the veracity of reported figures, the methodology behind them, and the subsequent industry responses that sought to correct the public record. They examine the political implications of cryptocurrency, its use in funding organizations, and the nuanced role of stablecoins in this digital economy. Additionally, they address the broader challenges in regulating crypto to prevent illicit funding, emphasizing the need for factual accuracy and a comprehensive approach to understanding and tackling such complex issues. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Show highlights | How the Wall Street Journal article claimed that Hamas and other militant groups in Palestine raised $130 million via cryptoWhy Yaya, who spent some time in his career doing research on terrorist financing, found those numbers oddWhy Jessi believes that there's been a loss of focus on facts and accuracyAndrew's explanation of the post by Chainlaysis that corrected the recordWhy it's so difficult to make a confident assessment of how much money is being funneled to terrorist groupsWhether crypto has become politicized Why is it so important to focus not only on the crypto fundraising but also the other avenues, according to JessiThe role of USDT and other stablecoins in fundraising terrorist organizationsTow North Korea is a much more sophisticated actor than Hamas in its know-how about cryptoHow the government has tried to respond to the illicit usage of crypto, such as the OFAC sanctions on Tornado cashThe challenges to creating regulations to prevent the use of illicit activity in cryptoThank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com | LayerZero | Popcorn NetworkGuests | Yaya Fanusie, Director of anti-money laundering and cyber risk at the Crypto Council for Innovation.Previous appearance on Unchained: How Widespread Is Money Laundering in Crypto?Hamas has been experimenting with crypto for years: Yaya Fanusie, appearance on FOX BusinessJessi Brooks, CCO and Legal Officer at Ribbit Capital.Previous appearance on Unchained: How This DOJ Strike Force Hunts Down Cryptocurrency CriminalsAndrew Fierman, Head of Sanctions Strategy at Chainalysis Links | Fundraising report and corrections WSJ: Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in CryptoCryptocurrency Feeds Hamas's TerrorismQuestioning Two Senators on Crypto TerrorismWashington Post: U.S. to warn crypto firms against financing Hamas, terror groups U.S. Cyber Command helps prosecutors seize stolen cryptocurrency traced to illicit N. Korea nuclear weapons programFT: Israel orders freeze on crypto accounts in bid to block funding for HamasFortune: Stricter verification laws in the U.S. won't stop international terrorists from using cryptoDOJ: Global Disruption of Three Terror Finance Cyber-Enabled CampaignsElliptic: Setting the record straight on crypto crowdfunding by HamasHow Hamas has utilized crypto, and what may be comingChainalysis: Cryptocurrency and Terrorism Financing: Correcting the RecordDOJ Takedowns Terrorism Financing with Blockchain AnalysisNic Carter Twitter thread: Can crypto-twitter OSINT outperform the WSJ's chain analysis?Nic Carter Tweet: Liz Warren wyd?Tornado Cash sanctions: Bitcoin News: Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Logan Paul, and Beeple Dusted by OFAC-Banned Tornado Cash TransactionsPrevious coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash:Is This the End of DeFi? Why the US Government Is Going After Tornado CashThe Chopping Block: ‘Code Is Law' Is ‘Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever'The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash SanctionsPreston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against TreasuryGiven the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant?The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds?Unchained: Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. GovernmentCrypto anti-money laundering bill:Warren's letter: Warren, Marshall, Casten, 100+ Lawmakers Ask Biden Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism after Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund OperationsThe Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023 Senators Elizabeth Warren and Roger MarshallCoinDesk: Senator Elizabeth Warren's Crypto Money Laundering Bill Gains Momentum as More Sign On-Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four co-authors published a paper describing a smart contract protocol called privacy pools that would enable crypto users to associate their funds with those being used for legitimate purposes versus those being used in criminal activity such as hacks or money laundering. The protocol addresses one of the main shortcomings of coin mixer Tornado Cash, which has been sanctioned by the U.S. government.  Chainalysis chief scientist Jacob Illum, one of those co-authors, discusses the impetus for the paper, the technology behind privacy pools and how they would work in practice, who would provide some of the necessary organization to operate the pools, and some of the early criticisms of the paper. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: what the current state of crypto privacy is and what the motivation was to write this paper what privacy pools are and how they work how zero-knowledge proofs are the key technology behind privacy pools what the role of association set providers is in making this new technology work what would happen in different potential scenarios, such as a "bad address" being discovered after a transaction has been made how the protocol would protect the privacy and identity of the users how law enforcement, credit score agencies and other organizations could have "special viewing privileges" of transactions, according to Jacob how the community has been reacting to the recently published paper Jacob's response to criticisms the paper has received from industry players why Chainalysis participated in the paper given that many people see them as 'anti-privacy' Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation Thales DAO Toku Guest Jacob Illum, chief scientist at Chainalysis Links Unchained: Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. Government CoinDesk: Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium Matt Corallo's tweet Crypto lawyer Preston Byrne's tweet Previous coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash: The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever' The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against TreasuryGiven the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four co-authors published a paper describing a smart contract protocol called privacy pools that would enable crypto users to associate their funds with those being used for legitimate purposes versus those being used in criminal activity such as hacks or money laundering. The protocol addresses one of the main shortcomings of coin mixer Tornado Cash, which has been sanctioned by the U.S. government.  Chainalysis chief scientist Jacob Illum, one of those co-authors, discusses the impetus for the paper, the technology behind privacy pools and how they would work in practice, who would provide some of the necessary organization to operate the pools, and some of the early criticisms of the paper. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: what the current state of crypto privacy is and what the motivation was to write this paper what privacy pools are and how they work how zero-knowledge proofs are the key technology behind privacy pools what the role of association set providers is in making this new technology work what would happen in different potential scenarios, such as a "bad address" being discovered after a transaction has been made how the protocol would protect the privacy and identity of the users how law enforcement, credit score agencies and other organizations could have "special viewing privileges" of transactions, according to Jacob how the community has been reacting to the recently published paper Jacob's response to criticisms the paper has received from industry players why Chainalysis participated in the paper given that many people see them as 'anti-privacy' Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation Thales DAO Toku Guest Jacob Illum, chief scientist at Chainalysis Links Unchained: Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. Government CoinDesk: Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium Matt Corallo's tweet Crypto lawyer Preston Byrne's tweet Previous coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash: The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever' The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against TreasuryGiven the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four co-authors published a paper describing a smart contract protocol called privacy pools that would enable crypto users to associate their funds with those being used for legitimate purposes versus those being used in criminal activity such as hacks or money laundering. The protocol addresses one of the main shortcomings of coin mixer Tornado Cash, which has been sanctioned by the U.S. government. Chainalysis chief scientist Jacob Illum, one of those co-authors, discusses the impetus for the paper, the technology behind privacy pools and how they would work in practice, who would provide some of the necessary organization to operate the pools, and some of the early criticisms of the paper.Show highlights |What the current state of crypto privacy is and what the motivation was to write this paper?What privacy pools are and how they work.How zero-knowledge proofs are the key technology behind privacy pools. What the role of association set providers is in making this new technology work?What would happen in different potential scenarios, such as a "bad address" being discovered after a transaction has been made?How the protocol would protect the privacy and identity of the users.How law enforcement, credit score agencies, and other organizations could have "special viewing privileges" of transactions, according to Jacob.How the community has been reacting to the recently published paper.Jacob's response to criticisms the paper has received from industry players.Why Chainalysis participated in the paper given that many people see them as 'anti-privacy'.Thank you to our sponsors!Crypto.com | Arbitrum Foundation | Thales DAO | TokuGuest | Jacob Illum, chief scientist at ChainalysisLinks | Unchained: Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. GovernmentCoinDesk: Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical EquilibriumMatt Corallo's tweetCrypto lawyer Preston Byrne's tweetPrevious coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash:The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever'The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash SanctionsPreston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against TreasuryGiven the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant?The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds?-Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Government indicted Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov for three counts of conspiracy involving a staggeringly large number: $1 billion in criminal proceeds. The U.S. Department of Justice attached North Korean hackers to a large portion of this sum, alleging that Tornado's privacy tech enabled nefarious deeds. Amanda Tuminelli, chief legal officer of the DeFi Education Fund, joins the show to assess whether the U.S. Government got it right or is merely misguided in its understanding of how blockchain technology works. Should Tornado Cash devs be held to account for the criminal use of their software? Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: why the U.S. Government says the cofounders of Tornado Cash facilitated money laundering what the difference is between the concealment of potential proceeds of a crime versus the facilitation of that crime why Amanda believes that if the government understood the technology they wouldn't be making these allegations whether the charges and the indictment will have implications for all software developers whether these allegations could mark the “end of DeFi” in the U.S. whether front-end applications in DeFi will need to mandate KYC checks for all users how the charges appear to contradict earlier FinCEN guidance how the DOJ will use the involvement of North Korean hackers to “make it look bad” for the jury what the future of the case will look like and whether there will be a motion to dismiss the indictment Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation Thales DAO Guest Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer at DeFi Education Fund Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash: The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever' The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? Unchained:  Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. Government OFAC Updates Tornado Cash Sanctions To Include DAO Coin Center Sues the US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions Coin Center: New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Wednesday, the U.S. Government indicted Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov for three counts of conspiracy involving a staggeringly large number: $1 billion in criminal proceeds. The U.S. Department of Justice attached North Korean hackers to a large portion of this sum, alleging that Tornado's privacy tech enabled nefarious deeds. Amanda Tuminelli, chief legal officer of the DeFi Education Fund, joins the show to assess whether the U.S. Government got it right or is merely misguided in its understanding of how blockchain technology works. Should Tornado Cash devs be held to account for the criminal use of their software? Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: why the U.S. Government says the cofounders of Tornado Cash facilitated money laundering what the difference is between the concealment of potential proceeds of a crime versus the facilitation of that crime why Amanda believes that if the government understood the technology they wouldn't be making these allegations whether the charges and the indictment will have implications for all software developers whether these allegations could mark the “end of DeFi” in the U.S. whether front-end applications in DeFi will need to mandate KYC checks for all users how the charges appear to contradict earlier FinCEN guidance how the DOJ will use the involvement of North Korean hackers to “make it look bad” for the jury what the future of the case will look like and whether there will be a motion to dismiss the indictment Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Arbitrum Foundation Thales DAO Guest Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer at DeFi Education Fund Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Tornado Cash: The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever' The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? Unchained:  Tornado Cash Cofounder Arrested, Another Sanctioned by U.S. Government OFAC Updates Tornado Cash Sanctions To Include DAO Coin Center Sues the US Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions Coin Center: New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Unchained looks back on a tumultuous year for the cryptocurrency industry in 2022. Significant events such as the bankruptcies of FTX, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, and the collapse of Terra/LUNA, led to billions being lost due to market plunges and also due to numerous hacks.  This year also brought the Ethereum Merge, one of the most awaited events in crypto's short history. Amidst the turmoil, true believers like Chris Burniske saw a silver lining, while the crypto community watched for the further fallout of this year's crypto contagion to play out.    Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Chainalysis Minima DeFi Saver DAO attacker revealed:  Exclusive: Crypto's Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum? Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether Ukraine War: How Ukraine Is Leveraging Crypto in Its Fight Against Russia - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: In 'the First Crypto War,' How Should the Money Be Spent? - Unchained Podcast Ukraine Has Received $150 Million in Crypto. Here's How It Is Being Used - Unchained Podcast Hacks and exploits: Bridge Hacks Have Caused ~$1 Billion in Losses. Here's Why Bridge Security Is Tricky - Unchained Podcast Terra collapse: Did Someone Deliberately Attack Terra/Luna to Kick off a Death Spiral? - Unchained Podcast Why Terra Collapsed and Whether an Algo Stablecoin Can Ever Succeed - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Kevin Zhou on Why He Knew Terra Would Crash - Unchained Podcast The 5 Biggest Lessons From Terra/Luna's Collapse, According to Tascha Che - Unchained Podcast Bankruptcies - 3AC, Celsius and Voyager:  Why Possible Insolvencies by Celsius and 3AC Could Spell Disaster for Crypto - Ep. 364 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Here's What Was So Bad About Three Arrows Capital - Ep. 368 - Unchained Podcast Three Crypto Bankruptcies: 3AC, Celsius and Voyager. What Happens Now?- Ep. 374 - Unchained Podcast Tornado Cash: Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? - Ep. 384 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? - Ep. 386 - Unchained Podcast Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No - Ep.387 - Unchained Podcast Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? - Ep. 390 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions - Ep. 392 - Unchained Podcast The Merge: With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? - Ep. 389 - Unchained Podcast Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH - Ep. 393 - Unchained Podcast Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394 - Unchained Podcast Did the Merge Make Ethereum ‘the Most Secure Blockchain in the World'? – Ep. 397 Do Kwon comes on Unchained:  Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success' – Ep. 408 NFT royalties: The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown! - Ep. 409 - Unchained Podcast Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy - Ep. 414 - Unchained Podcast FTX Collapse: The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto? - Ep. 418 - Unchained Podcast Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers' Assets - Ep. 419 - Unchained Podcast Will FTX Customers Ever Recover Their Assets? Two Insolvency Experts Weigh In - Ep. 420 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater - Ep. 421 - Unchained Podcast Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX? - Ep. 422 - Unchained Podcast Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion - Ep. 423 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto Kanye'? - Ep. 424 - Unchained Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Unchained looks back on a tumultuous year for the cryptocurrency industry in 2022. Significant events such as the bankruptcies of FTX, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, and the collapse of Terra/LUNA, led to billions being lost due to market plunges and also due to numerous hacks.  This year also brought the Ethereum Merge, one of the most awaited events in crypto's short history. Amidst the turmoil, true believers like Chris Burniske saw a silver lining, while the crypto community watched for the further fallout of this year's crypto contagion to play out.    Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Chainalysis Minima DeFi Saver DAO attacker revealed:  Exclusive: Crypto's Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum? Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether Ukraine War: How Ukraine Is Leveraging Crypto in Its Fight Against Russia - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: In 'the First Crypto War,' How Should the Money Be Spent? - Unchained Podcast Ukraine Has Received $150 Million in Crypto. Here's How It Is Being Used - Unchained Podcast Hacks and exploits: Bridge Hacks Have Caused ~$1 Billion in Losses. Here's Why Bridge Security Is Tricky - Unchained Podcast Terra collapse: Did Someone Deliberately Attack Terra/Luna to Kick off a Death Spiral? - Unchained Podcast Why Terra Collapsed and Whether an Algo Stablecoin Can Ever Succeed - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Kevin Zhou on Why He Knew Terra Would Crash - Unchained Podcast The 5 Biggest Lessons From Terra/Luna's Collapse, According to Tascha Che - Unchained Podcast Bankruptcies - 3AC, Celsius and Voyager:  Why Possible Insolvencies by Celsius and 3AC Could Spell Disaster for Crypto - Ep. 364 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Here's What Was So Bad About Three Arrows Capital - Ep. 368 - Unchained Podcast Three Crypto Bankruptcies: 3AC, Celsius and Voyager. What Happens Now?- Ep. 374 - Unchained Podcast Tornado Cash: Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? - Ep. 384 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? - Ep. 386 - Unchained Podcast Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No - Ep.387 - Unchained Podcast Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? - Ep. 390 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions - Ep. 392 - Unchained Podcast The Merge: With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? - Ep. 389 - Unchained Podcast Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH - Ep. 393 - Unchained Podcast Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394 - Unchained Podcast Did the Merge Make Ethereum ‘the Most Secure Blockchain in the World'? – Ep. 397 Do Kwon comes on Unchained:  Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success' – Ep. 408 NFT royalties: The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown! - Ep. 409 - Unchained Podcast Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy - Ep. 414 - Unchained Podcast FTX Collapse: The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto? - Ep. 418 - Unchained Podcast Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers' Assets - Ep. 419 - Unchained Podcast Will FTX Customers Ever Recover Their Assets? Two Insolvency Experts Weigh In - Ep. 420 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater - Ep. 421 - Unchained Podcast Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX? - Ep. 422 - Unchained Podcast Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion - Ep. 423 - Unchained Podcast The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto Kanye'? - Ep. 424 - Unchained Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ethereum's Merge has created a new class of blockchain participants, called ‘builders.' It's a significant shift in the current decentralized ecosystem. There are a relatively small number of these builders, but they have a significant amount of power on the blockchain. What exactly do these builders do? Why are critics so concerned? Joining this episode to discuss are Bloomberg Crypto reporters Olga Kharif and David Pan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.    Show highlights: whether there's an over-reliance on the Howey Test and how a token being non-fungible doesn't mean it's not a security what constitutes an investment contract and how it works in the Metaverse the consequences for NFT holders and issuers if the NFTs are considered securities why Coin Center is suing the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions Who the plaintiffs are whether this lawsuit differs from the one Coinbase is supporting how to solve the issue of bad actors like North Korea using tools such as Tornado Cash to launder money the remedy Coin Center is looking for in the lawsuit against the Treasury  how long the lawsuit could take to be resolved   Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com   Peter Twitter    SEC probe into Yuga Labs Unchained article CrypTones thread on land sales Coin Center lawsuit over Tornado Cash sanctions Coin Center lawsuit and statement Unchained article  Coinbase Backs Tornado Cash Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury North Korean hacks Treasury Press release on the sanctions Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury

Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.  Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.  Show highlights: whether there's an over-reliance on the Howey Test and how a token being non-fungible doesn't mean it's not a security what constitutes an investment contract and how it works in the Metaverse the consequences for NFT holders and issuers if the NFTs are considered securities why Coin Center is suing the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions Who the plaintiffs are whether this lawsuit differs from the one Coinbase is supporting how to solve the issue of bad actors like North Korea using tools such as Tornado Cash to launder money the remedy Coin Center is looking for in the lawsuit against the Treasury  how long the lawsuit could take to be resolved Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Peter Twitter  SEC probe into Yuga Labs Unchained article CrypTones thread on land sales Coin Center lawsuit over Tornado Cash sanctions Coin Center lawsuit and statement Unchained article  Coinbase Backs Tornado Cash Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury North Korean hacks Treasury Press release on the sanctions Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury

Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.    Show highlights: whether there's an over-reliance on the Howey Test and how a token being non-fungible doesn't mean it's not a security what constitutes an investment contract and how it works in the Metaverse the consequences for NFT holders and issuers if the NFTs are considered securities why Coin Center is suing the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions Who the plaintiffs are whether this lawsuit differs from the one Coinbase is supporting how to solve the issue of bad actors like North Korea using tools such as Tornado Cash to launder money the remedy Coin Center is looking for in the lawsuit against the Treasury  how long the lawsuit could take to be resolved   Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com   Peter Twitter    SEC probe into Yuga Labs Unchained article CrypTones thread on land sales Coin Center lawsuit over Tornado Cash sanctions Coin Center lawsuit and statement Unchained article  Coinbase Backs Tornado Cash Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury North Korean hacks Treasury Press release on the sanctions Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury

Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.  Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, comes to talk about the SEC probe into Yuga Labs, how to determine whether something is a security, and Coin Center's lawsuit against the US Treasury over the sanctions on Tornado Cash.  Show highlights: whether there's an over-reliance on the Howey Test and how a token being non-fungible doesn't mean it's not a security what constitutes an investment contract and how it works in the Metaverse the consequences for NFT holders and issuers if the NFTs are considered securities why Coin Center is suing the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions Who the plaintiffs are whether this lawsuit differs from the one Coinbase is supporting how to solve the issue of bad actors like North Korea using tools such as Tornado Cash to launder money the remedy Coin Center is looking for in the lawsuit against the Treasury  how long the lawsuit could take to be resolved Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Peter Twitter  SEC probe into Yuga Labs Unchained article CrypTones thread on land sales Coin Center lawsuit over Tornado Cash sanctions Coin Center lawsuit and statement Unchained article  Coinbase Backs Tornado Cash Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury North Korean hacks Treasury Press release on the sanctions Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, comes to talk about Tornado Cash, the lawsuit against Ooki DAO, the SEC charges against Kim Kardashian, and crypto legislation.    Show highlights: whether regulators did not understand the implications of sanctioning smart contracts the necessity of having a conversation around financial privacy whether the government wants sanctions compliance at the base layer the reasons behind the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO  why the SEC settled charges with Kim Kardashian and whether it was a publicity stunt the chances of the different crypto bills becoming law why Kristin thinks stablecoin legislation won't come this year whether the CFTC being the main regulator of crypto settles the question of crypto being securities or commodities Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com   Kristin Twitter      The lawsuit against Ooki DAO Previous coverage of Unchained on Ooki DAO: Why the Ooki DAO Case Could Hurt Participation in DAOs CFTC Filing $250,000 fine CoinDesk's Nik De's analysis CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger's dissenting statement Jake Chervinsky's opinion Ooki DAO's options CFTC serving the members of the Ooki DAO via their forum Tim Copeland's article on what's next for DAOs A federal court ruled that the CFTC legally served Ooki DAO through a website help bot. The LeXpunK Army filed a motion for amicus status in the SEC case against bZx/Ooki DAO. Crypto group DeFi Education Fund argued that the CFTC should properly serve Ooki DAO's actual members, not just the DAO at large.  Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Legislation Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 Europe's MiCa bill Previous coverage of Unchained on legislation: Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers   SEC charges against Kim Kardashian The SEC fined reality TV star Kim Kardashian $1.26 million for promoting a crypto security without proper disclosure. Fortune article: The SEC's Kardashian fine was a dumb publicity stunt   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year    

Kristin Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, comes to talk about Tornado Cash, the lawsuit against Ooki DAO, the SEC charges against Kim Kardashian, and crypto legislation.    Show highlights: whether regulators did not understand the implications of sanctioning smart contracts the necessity of having a conversation around financial privacy whether the government wants sanctions compliance at the base layer the reasons behind the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO  why the SEC settled charges with Kim Kardashian and whether it was a publicity stunt the chances of the different crypto bills becoming law why Kristin thinks stablecoin legislation won't come this year whether the CFTC being the main regulator of crypto settles the question of crypto being securities or commodities Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com   Kristin Twitter      The lawsuit against Ooki DAO Previous coverage of Unchained on Ooki DAO: Why the Ooki DAO Case Could Hurt Participation in DAOs CFTC Filing $250,000 fine CoinDesk's Nik De's analysis CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger's dissenting statement Jake Chervinsky's opinion Ooki DAO's options CFTC serving the members of the Ooki DAO via their forum Tim Copeland's article on what's next for DAOs A federal court ruled that the CFTC legally served Ooki DAO through a website help bot. The LeXpunK Army filed a motion for amicus status in the SEC case against bZx/Ooki DAO. Crypto group DeFi Education Fund argued that the CFTC should properly serve Ooki DAO's actual members, not just the DAO at large.  Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Legislation Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 Europe's MiCa bill Previous coverage of Unchained on legislation: Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers   SEC charges against Kim Kardashian The SEC fined reality TV star Kim Kardashian $1.26 million for promoting a crypto security without proper disclosure. Fortune article: The SEC's Kardashian fine was a dumb publicity stunt   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristin Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, comes to talk about Tornado Cash, the lawsuit against Ooki DAO, the SEC charges against Kim Kardashian, and crypto legislation.    Show highlights: whether regulators did not understand the implications of sanctioning smart contracts the necessity of having a conversation around financial privacy whether the government wants sanctions compliance at the base layer the reasons behind the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO  why the SEC settled charges with Kim Kardashian and whether it was a publicity stunt the chances of the different crypto bills becoming law why Kristin thinks stablecoin legislation won't come this year whether the CFTC being the main regulator of crypto settles the question of crypto being securities or commodities Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com   Kristin Twitter      The lawsuit against Ooki DAO Previous coverage of Unchained on Ooki DAO: Why the Ooki DAO Case Could Hurt Participation in DAOs CFTC Filing $250,000 fine CoinDesk's Nik De's analysis CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger's dissenting statement Jake Chervinsky's opinion Ooki DAO's options CFTC serving the members of the Ooki DAO via their forum Tim Copeland's article on what's next for DAOs A federal court ruled that the CFTC legally served Ooki DAO through a website help bot. The LeXpunK Army filed a motion for amicus status in the SEC case against bZx/Ooki DAO. Crypto group DeFi Education Fund argued that the CFTC should properly serve Ooki DAO's actual members, not just the DAO at large.   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Legislation Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 Europe's MiCa bill Previous coverage of Unchained on legislation:   Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers     SEC charges against Kim Kardashian The SEC fined reality TV star Kim Kardashian $1.26 million for promoting a crypto security without proper disclosure. Fortune article: The SEC's Kardashian fine was a dumb publicity stunt   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year    

Kristin Smith, Executive Director of the Blockchain Association, comes to talk about Tornado Cash, the lawsuit against Ooki DAO, the SEC charges against Kim Kardashian, and crypto legislation.    Show highlights: whether regulators did not understand the implications of sanctioning smart contracts the necessity of having a conversation around financial privacy whether the government wants sanctions compliance at the base layer the reasons behind the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO  why the SEC settled charges with Kim Kardashian and whether it was a publicity stunt the chances of the different crypto bills becoming law why Kristin thinks stablecoin legislation won't come this year whether the CFTC being the main regulator of crypto settles the question of crypto being securities or commodities Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com   Kristin Twitter      The lawsuit against Ooki DAO Previous coverage of Unchained on Ooki DAO: Why the Ooki DAO Case Could Hurt Participation in DAOs CFTC Filing $250,000 fine CoinDesk's Nik De's analysis CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger's dissenting statement Jake Chervinsky's opinion Ooki DAO's options CFTC serving the members of the Ooki DAO via their forum Tim Copeland's article on what's next for DAOs A federal court ruled that the CFTC legally served Ooki DAO through a website help bot. The LeXpunK Army filed a motion for amicus status in the SEC case against bZx/Ooki DAO. Crypto group DeFi Education Fund argued that the CFTC should properly serve Ooki DAO's actual members, not just the DAO at large.   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Legislation Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 Europe's MiCa bill Previous coverage of Unchained on legislation:   Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers     SEC charges against Kim Kardashian The SEC fined reality TV star Kim Kardashian $1.26 million for promoting a crypto security without proper disclosure. Fortune's article   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year    

0:00 -- Intro.1:28 -- Start of interview.2:04 -- Louis's "origin story". 4:14 -- His current role at Foley & Lardner.5:48 -- On the question of "compromised independent directors." Reference to the Delaware case Goldstein v. Denner.10:25 -- The higher scrutiny over independent directors in this downturn (particularly on M&A, downrounds and recaps).14:22 -- How venture terms have changed in this environment. From "founder-friendly" to "investor-friendly." Supervoting shares, liquidation preferences and participation rights.20:39  -- How should (independent) directors handle "empowered" founders or CEOs. "It all happens outside of the boardroom and its absolutely about relationships."24:44  -- On the rise of ESG. "[Almost every VC termsheet] will now include a requirement to adopt a ESG policy." "It is indisputable and undeniable that this movement is very strong."29:28 -- The increasing political pressure on management and boards. "Irrespective of politics, the single largest pressure that exists for CEOs and investors is the financial performance of the company."31:53 -- What should directors be considering in this environment. "How to adjust in the face of different multipliers applied to revenues" and "increased risk of failing to meet the financial targets that were set out." 37:23 -- On the crypto regulatory landscape. "The meltdown of crypto prices was triggered by three big drivers: 1) interest rates (macro environment pushed capital away from riskier assets), 2) the crash of Terra/Luna stablecoin, and 3) enforcement actions from the SEC (whether tokens are securities is still not a settled question). On the plus side, Ethereum's Merge and Surge (next year). "The digital markets are here to stay."42:34 -- What are the books that have greatly influenced your life: The Pilgrimage, by Paulo Coelho (1987)44:43 -- Who were your mentors, and what did you learn from them? Father James V. Schall (Professor at Georgetown University)45:50 -- Are there any quotes you think of often or live your life by? "Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2." Ray Dalio.47:10 --  An unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love: to garden.47:58 --  The person he most admires: his mother.Louis Lehot is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner, based in the firm's Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. He focuses his practice on advising entrepreneurs and their management teams, investors and financial advisors at all stages of growth, from garage to global. __ You can follow Louis on social media at:Twitter: @lehotlouisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louislehot/__ You can follow Evan on social media at:Twitter: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

Matt and guest co-host Evan Herrman are joined by Charlie Spears, an expert on Bitcoin mining, to discuss the recent Ethereum merge, Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake, and the “dollar milkshake” theory of how fiat currencies are in trouble worldwide. https://nakamotor.io/ https://twitter.com/cbspears This radio program is sponsored by Hedge. Hedge makes it simple to automatically convert your pay into Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ethereum.: https://gethedge.io/ Sign up today at: https://app.gethedge.io/users/sign_up?affiliate=matthewjmoore Want to buy Bitcoin for little to no fees? Try the Amber App? Go here: https://amber.app/a/MooreBTC/ Sunday 5pm - 6pm CST Join Tulsa's Bitcoin & cryptocurrency enthusiast Matthew J. Moore and his buddy Eric Cooper as they explore the new and exciting assets of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Matt and his guests will take you for an entertaining and informative ride as they navigate this fast and evolving space. Whether it's the technology, investment, or fundamentals of cryptocurrency, this show is designed to help bring understanding to those new to the subject matter. Listen To Matt's Radio Show Every Sunday: https://www.krmg.com/cryptocurrency-with-matthew-j-moore/ Note: Matt is not a financial advisor and any post, service, video, interview, or speech is for educational & entertainment purposes only. Services do not included financial or tax advice of any kind. Services and posts are merely personal opinion and experience. All risk, security, responsibility, and investment decisions are each persons discretion. Matt Moore and Causeway, LLC are not held liable in any circumstance. Invest at your own risk. Matt is a Christian, entrepreneur, community leader, author, speaker & crypto consultant. Learn more and purchase Matt's new book, Foundations For Liberty at: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Liberty-Rediscovering-Freedom-Century-ebook/dp/B08KSN8XVX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.mattjmoore.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mrmattjmoore https://www.instagram.com/crypto_moore/ https://twitter.com/mattmoore_Ok

Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more.    Show highlights: the structural differences between crypto tokens and securities why Sen. Toomey is demanding crypto legislation why “regulation by enforcement” does not provide clarity how to determine if a token is decentralized whether proof of stake consensus turns tokens into securities Sen. Toomey's take on the new framework for stablecoin regulation whether it is appropriate to ban algorithmic stablecoins the importance to make disclosures so that regular users understand the risks of crypto how the collapse of Terra and other crypto companies like Voyager and Celsius affected lawmakers' perception of crypto whether the US Treasury made a mistake with the Tornado Cash sanctions what the government should take into account in regards to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) why he believes the White House reports on crypto are not helpful and whether entrepreneurial talent is migrating to other countries the likelihood of any of the crypto bills passing soon Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com Messari Sen. Toomey Twitter    Previous Coverage of Unchained on regulation:   Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 The Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers   SEC Views Gary Gensler's comments on PoS tokens Sen. Toomey's opinion   White House Reports   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year Sen. Toomey's framework for payment stablecoins that he released last spring   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Ian Balina charges  

Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more.  Show highlights: the structural differences between crypto tokens and securities why Sen. Toomey is demanding crypto legislation why “regulation by enforcement” does not provide clarity how to determine if a token is decentralized whether proof of stake consensus turns tokens into securities Sen. Toomey's take on the new framework for stablecoin regulation whether it is appropriate to ban algorithmic stablecoins the importance to make disclosures so that regular users understand the risks of crypto how the collapse of Terra and other crypto companies like Voyager and Celsius affected lawmakers' perception of crypto whether the US Treasury made a mistake with the Tornado Cash sanctions what the government should take into account in regards to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) why he believes the White House reports on crypto are not helpful and whether entrepreneurial talent is migrating to other countries the likelihood of any of the crypto bills passing soon Thank you to our sponsors! 1inch Crypto.com Messari Sen. Toomey Twitter  Previous Coverage of Unchained on regulation: Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 The Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers SEC Views Gary Gensler's comments on PoS tokens Sen. Toomey's opinion White House Reports Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year Sen. Toomey's framework for payment stablecoins that he released last spring Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Ian Balina charges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Lowery from the US Space Force, joins me for a conversation about Ethereum's Merge, how proof of stake disconnects Ethereum from reality, and why proof of work is the technological breakthrough necessary for changing the power structures in our evolutionary process.Be sure to check out Swan Private, the trusted Bitcoin financial services provider for high-net-worth individuals and businesses worldwide: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveGuestJason Lowery's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/JasonPLoweryPODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYITranscript:Outline00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com00:01:37 Vitalik's Comments: “Proof of Stake... Has Its Own Laws of Physics”00:08:52 The Lack of Reality in Proof of Stake00:19:59 The Neocortex of the Brain: Thinking Abstractly and the Ability to Plan For Your Future Self00:44:19 Technological Breakthroughs Lead to a Step Function Change Within Our Evolutionary Process00:48:55 Prisoners of Symbolism01:00:54 Power Projection Leads to a Natural Hierarchy System01:09:50 Imaginary Symbolic Structures: The Human Ability to Transpose Reality Through Storytelling and the Imagination01:25:18 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios01:25:59 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health01:26:58 “Predator Detection Matrix”01:39:51 Virtual Reality, Cyberspace and the Collective Imagination01:53:02 “God Kings” - How Abstract Forms of Power Hierarchy Lead to Corruption and Warfare02:08:05 “Power Is The Proof”02:16:07 Post Merge Ethereum: How Proof of Stake Disconnects Ethereum from Reality02:24:30 Energy Usage and Power Projection Leads to Better Security and Human Flourishing02:38:57 “What is Money” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESSwan Private guides high-net-worth individuals and businesses in all areas of Bitcoin strategy: https://www.swanprivate.com/breedloveCrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveOkcoin is an innovative and education-focused cryptoasset exchange platform—earn $50 in free Bitcoin by signing up at: https://okcoin.com/breedloveInvest with a licensed Bitcoin advisor through DAIM: https://daimio.typeform.com/RobertBreedloveJoin Me At Bitcoin 2023, pre-order your tickets now (for a chance to win 10M sats, use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/2023Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buys and Withdrawals: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/

Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more.    Show highlights: the structural differences between crypto tokens and securities why Sen. Toomey is demanding crypto legislation why “regulation by enforcement” does not provide clarity how to determine if a token is decentralized whether proof of stake consensus turns tokens into securities Sen. Toomey's take on the new framework for stablecoin regulation whether it is appropriate to ban algorithmic stablecoins the importance to make disclosures so that regular users understand the risks of crypto how the collapse of Terra and other crypto companies like Voyager and Celsius affected lawmakers' perception of crypto whether the US Treasury made a mistake with the Tornado Cash sanctions what the government should take into account in regards to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) why he believes the White House reports on crypto are not helpful and whether entrepreneurial talent is migrating to other countries the likelihood of any of the crypto bills passing soon Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com Messari Sen. Toomey Twitter    Previous Coverage of Unchained on regulation:   Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 The Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers   SEC Views Gary Gensler's comments on PoS tokens Sen. Toomey's opinion   White House Reports   Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year Sen. Toomey's framework for payment stablecoins that he released last spring   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   Ian Balina charges  

Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more.  Show highlights: the structural differences between crypto tokens and securities why Sen. Toomey is demanding crypto legislation why “regulation by enforcement” does not provide clarity how to determine if a token is decentralized whether proof of stake consensus turns tokens into securities Sen. Toomey's take on the new framework for stablecoin regulation whether it is appropriate to ban algorithmic stablecoins the importance to make disclosures so that regular users understand the risks of crypto how the collapse of Terra and other crypto companies like Voyager and Celsius affected lawmakers' perception of crypto whether the US Treasury made a mistake with the Tornado Cash sanctions what the government should take into account in regards to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) why he believes the White House reports on crypto are not helpful and whether entrepreneurial talent is migrating to other countries the likelihood of any of the crypto bills passing soon Thank you to our sponsors! 1inch Crypto.com Messari Sen. Toomey Twitter  Previous Coverage of Unchained on regulation: Congressman Ro Khanna: How to Get More Democrats into Web3 The Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers SEC Views Gary Gensler's comments on PoS tokens Sen. Toomey's opinion White House Reports Stablecoins Stablecoin Draft Bill Bloomberg article: Senator Pat Toomey Still Sees Chance of Stablecoin Legislation This Year Sen. Toomey's framework for payment stablecoins that he released last spring Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Ian Balina charges

A discussion on the future of layer 2 blockchains in a post-Merge era.Ethereum's long-awaited Merge, the transition from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, successfully occurred last week.“Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson look to the future on this week's episode with a discussion about the Merge's impact on decentralization, Ethereum adoption, energy consumption and planned network updates with StarkWare co-founders Eli Ben-Sasson and Uri Kolodny. The guests provide insights from their perspective as longtime developers in the Ethereum ecosystem.I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk is the place to see your idea for the next big thing through – meet with leading investors, vet service providers and meet fellow visionaries. Learn more and apply to become a presenter today: coindesk.com/ideasThis show is produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl with additional production support and announcements by Michele Musso. Our theme song is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A discussion on the future of layer 2 blockchains in a post-Merge era.Ethereum's long-awaited Merge, the transition from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, successfully occurred last week.“Opinionated” hosts Ben Schiller and Danny Nelson look to the future on this week's episode with a discussion about the Merge's impact on decentralization, Ethereum adoption, energy consumption and planned network updates with StarkWare co-founders Eli Ben-Sasson and Uri Kolodny. The guests provide insights from their perspective as longtime developers in the Ethereum ecosystem.I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk is the place to see your idea for the next big thing through – meet with leading investors, vet service providers and meet fellow visionaries. Learn more and apply to become a presenter today: coindesk.com/ideasThis show is produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl with additional production support and announcements by Michele Musso. Our theme song is by Elision.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Uncertainty remains as buying momentum and Ethereum Merge optimism fade Buying momentum in the digital asset sector is fading as investors rotate defensively into stablecoins, likely due to uncertainty around the bear-market bounce's sustainability and potential for a hard recession. Alkesh explains the implications of Ethereum's Merge upgrade, which is likely to occur around September 15th.   You may also enjoy listening to the Merrill Perspectives podcast, featuring conversations on the big stories, news and trends affecting your everyday financial life.   "Bank of America" and “BofA Securities” are the marketing names for the global banking businesses and global markets businesses (which includes BofA Global Research) of Bank of America Corporation. Lending, derivatives, and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Securities, trading, research, strategic advisory, and other investment banking and markets activities are performed globally by affiliates of Bank of America Corporation, including, in the United States, BofA Securities, Inc. a registered broker-dealer and Member of FINRA and SIPC, and, in other jurisdictions, by locally registered entities. ©2022 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

Hands up! A bank heist with a toy gun exposes the chaos in Lebanon's financial system. That, plus declining child poverty rates, and Ethereum's "Merge" on indicators of the week. For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Funding rounds are back!, Bitwarden rasies $100M for password management Cymulate raises $70M, and a ton more Series A, Series B, and Seed announcements from vendors just coming out of stealth, Ethereum's merge completes and moves to proof of stake, Some updates on the Twitterpocalypse, The latest in annoying buzzword innovation, and some Cyber Insurance trends that I promise are interesting!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw288

The merge significantly reduces the amount of energy used by the network and sets the stage for Ethereum to reduce its fees

In today's Breakfast Brief, we talk about Sony's plans to leverage its intellectual property with a new theme park in Thailand, the buzz of Ethereum's Merge, and the significance of the Yuan weakening past the psychological level of 7 against the USD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Funding rounds are back!, Bitwarden rasies $100M for password management Cymulate raises $70M, and a ton more Series A, Series B, and Seed announcements from vendors just coming out of stealth, Ethereum's merge completes and moves to proof of stake, Some updates on the Twitterpocalypse, The latest in annoying buzzword innovation, and some Cyber Insurance trends that I promise are interesting!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw288

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Emin Gün Sirer, the emperor of Avalanche, also joined the conversation Show topics: Gün's take on the Ava Labs conspiracy story and whether there was any truth in the videos The impact of the Merge on ETH issuance and energy usage What's going on with the ETHPoW fork, and how the team has been messing up The TL;DR of the technical side of Ethereum scaling, explained by Tarun How, in the beginning, proof of stake was designed to resemble proof of work  What Ethereum miners are going to do after the Merge Whether increasing hash rates spike prices of PoW coins  How the Basic Attention Token is like the Stanford prison experiment Whether the fights between Gün and other founders were positive or negative How an exchange delisted every privacy coin Whether Coinbase's support of the lawsuit against the US Treasury over Tornado Cash was a PR move How this moment in history resembles the 90s and the rise of the internet Whether there are blockchain-haters and what the crypto industry can do better How there can't be a single chain to meet every need How FTX and Coinbase have different approaches to regulation  How would everyone celebrate a successful Merge and whether there's a chance of it failing Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Robert Leshner, founder of Compound  Guest Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs   Episode Links   Ava Labs Accusations: Emin Gün Sirer's statement CoinDesk article  Crypto Leaks article   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Coinbase supports lawsuit against US Treasury Huobi delisting privacy coins Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   ETH Proof of Work and Miners: ChainID missing; the request from Coinbase   CoinDesk article The ETHPoW team said the fork will be deployed within 24 hours of the Merge ETHPoW team's promise to abolish EIP-1559 ETHPoW first blocks   The Merge: Ethereum Foundation Merge announcement. Ethereum carbon emission reductions.

Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Emin Gün Sirer, the emperor of Avalanche, also joined the conversation Show topics: Gün's take on the Ava Labs conspiracy story and whether there was any truth in the videos The impact of the Merge on ETH issuance and energy usage What's going on with the ETHPoW fork, and how the team has been messing up The TL;DR of the technical side of Ethereum scaling, explained by Tarun How, in the beginning, proof of stake was designed to resemble proof of work  What Ethereum miners are going to do after the Merge Whether increasing hash rates spike prices of PoW coins  How the Basic Attention Token is like the Stanford prison experiment Whether the fights between Gün and other founders were positive or negative How an exchange delisted every privacy coin Whether Coinbase's support of the lawsuit against the US Treasury over Tornado Cash was a PR move How this moment in history resembles the 90s and the rise of the internet Whether there are blockchain-haters and what the crypto industry can do better How there can't be a single chain to meet every need How FTX and Coinbase have different approaches to regulation  How would everyone celebrate a successful Merge and whether there's a chance of it failing Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Robert Leshner, founder of Compound  Guest Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs   Episode Links   Ava Labs Accusations: Emin Gün Sirer's statement CoinDesk article  Crypto Leaks article   Tornado Cash Treasury Press release  Coinbase supports lawsuit against US Treasury Huobi delisting privacy coins Previous coverage of the Tornado Cash Sanctions on Unchained: Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No  Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury   ETH Proof of Work and Miners: ChainID missing; the request from Coinbase   CoinDesk article The ETHPoW team said the fork will be deployed within 24 hours of the Merge ETHPoW team's promise to abolish EIP-1559 ETHPoW first blocks   The Merge: Ethereum Foundation Merge announcement. Ethereum carbon emission reductions.

Kevin Zhou, co-founder of Galois Capital, and Evgeny Gaevoy, founder and CEO of Wintermute, discuss how to trade the Ethereum Proof of Work fork, what the market is telling about the Merge, and whether the Merge affects Bitcoin.    Show highlights: what will happen at the time of the Merge according to Kevin and whether there's uncertainty when the ETH Proof of Work chain will emerge and how that affects trading opportunities the mistakes of the ETHPoW team, like repealing EIP-1559 what percentage of ETH market cap ETHPoW will accrue what the first few blocks of ETHPoW will be like what the strategies are to earn the ETHPoW airdrop and what the on-chain activity looks like whether there is an “up-only” monoculture in Ethereum what stETH is, how it should be priced and what the futures market indicates where the value of a chain comes from and the likelihood of ETHPoW failing catastrophically how to protect from replay attacks the price action of ETH after the Merge how ETH becoming deflationary affects Bitcoin's narrative as digital gold how the ESG-friendly image of Proof of Stake could affect the narratives of ETH and BTC   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Ava Labs a16z Kevin: Twitter Evgeny: Twitter   Episode Links   Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge: Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH  With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? ETH Proof of Work: ChainID missing; and the request from Coinbase Kevin's analogy CoinDesk article ETHPow Token  Summary of Kevin's thoughts ETHPoW team's promise to abolish EIP-1559 ETHPoW first blocks Tether supports PoS Circle (USDC) supports PoS   ETH Trade Ether's backwardation Eth-Flexive by Arthur Hayes Whether Ethereum's Merge is priced in Gauntlet's view on the Merge BTC correlation with stocks   ETH Post-Merge Dynamics: Onchain Wizard post Cumberland on the Ethereum dynamics after the merge  Miles Suter on the implications of the Merge

Aubrey Strobel welcomes David Hoffman, Host of Bankless, to The Aubservation for the biggest cross-over episode yet. Call it a merge? They discuss Ethereum's Merge, what is it, how does it work, and how to navigate the proof-of-work anti-fork. Things get a little heated as Aubrey and David clash about Bitcoin vs. Ethereum tradeoffs. Go to https://cash.app/ to download CashApp and get $15 in free bitcoin using referral code AUBREY. Thanks to CashApp for sponsoring this video

7investing and CryptoEQ recently announced a partnership, to help investors get a better consolidated view of the opportunities in both equities and in cryptocurrencies. 7investing provides its top seven stock market recommendations every month, while CryptoEQ provides its top-rated cryptocurrencies. The two companies are now joining forces and publishing a monthly Collision Course conversation, where they discuss important recent developments and the impact they'll have on both equities and crypto. This month, our teams dive into Ethereum's upcoming merge, which will convert it from using a Proof of Work mechanism to one that is based upon Proof of Stake. This change appears to have broad-based support from the cryptocurrency investing community, though because the mining will require significantly less computation it might reduce the future demand for processors sold by NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) and others that have traditionally been used for that mining. The teams also checked in on Biden's executive order on cryptocurrencies from March of this year. A closer look reveals that the White House could potentially have an option to ban Bitcoin mining altogether within the country. While this is unlikely (the US has actually been quite supportive of the evolution of its cryptocurrency industry), it's important for investors to keep an eye on regulatory developments that are impacting this space. Reddit is now allowing collectible avatars to be purchased on its site and then sold using the OpenSea NFT marketplace. We believe this is a "markety" story, though it also shows how crypto is being embraced by websites who generate significant traffic volumes. And finally, the teams discussed discussed the recent partnership between Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) and Blackrock (NYSE: BLK), which is enabling institutions and wealth managers to branch out into cryptocurrency assets as a risk mitigation or portfolio management strategy. We've made this month's Collision Course conversation free for everyone! We always publish each of our video conversations -- and also the complete transcripts -- for 7investing subscribers as monthly Advisor Updates. CryptoEQ publishes a written recap of the conversations in their monthly subscriber email newsletter, which you can subscribe for using this link. Welcome to 7investing. We are here to empower you to invest in your future! We publish our 7 best ideas in the stock market to our subscribers for just $49 per month or $399 per year. Start your journey toward's financial independence: https://www.7investing.com/subscribe Stop by our website to level-up your investing education: https://www.7investing.com Join the 7investing Community Forum: https://discord.gg/6YvazDf9sw Follow us: ► https://www.facebook.com/7investing ► https://twitter.com/7investing ► https://instagram.com/7investing --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/7investing/message

Ben Edgington is the Lead Product Owner at ConsenSys which works on the Ethereum and Quorum blockchains. Ben breaks down Ethereum's move from proof of work to proof of stake, the upcoming merge, staking Eth, institutional adoption of Eth, NFTs on Ethereum, crypto regulations, and much more. hhttps://consensys.net/merge/, https://twitter.com/ConsenSys/

A monumental shift is about to take place in the crypto world. One of the most important blockchain projects, Ethereum, is set to change the way it secures its network—from the energy-intensive “proof-of-work” system to the greener “proof-of-stake” method. Known as “the merge”, the switch could slash Ethereum's energy consumption by over 99 percent. The Economist's Stevie Hertz investigates why the “proof-of-work” system of mining currencies like bitcoin is so bad for the environment, and Alice Fulwood and Ludwig Siegele analyse how Ethereum's merge will change the wider cryptoverse. Alok Jha hosts.For full access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A monumental shift is about to take place in the crypto world. One of the most important blockchain projects, Ethereum, is set to change the way it secures its network—from the energy-intensive “proof-of-work” system to the greener “proof-of-stake” method. Known as “the merge”, the switch could slash Ethereum's energy consumption by over 99 percent. The Economist's Stevie Hertz investigates why the “proof-of-work” system of mining currencies like bitcoin is so bad for the environment, and Alice Fulwood and Ludwig Siegele analyse how Ethereum's merge will change the wider cryptoverse. Alok Jha hosts.For full access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Zhou, co-founder of Galois Capital, and Evgeny Gaevoy, founder and CEO of Wintermute, discuss how to trade the Ethereum Proof of Work fork, what the market is telling about the Merge, and whether the Merge affects Bitcoin.    Show highlights: what will happen at the time of the Merge according to Kevin and whether there's uncertainty when the ETH Proof of Work chain will emerge and how that affects trading opportunities the mistakes of the ETHPoW team, like repealing EIP-1559 what percentage of ETH market cap ETHPoW will accrue what the first few blocks of ETHPoW will be like what the strategies are to earn the ETHPoW airdrop and what the on-chain activity looks like whether there is an “up-only” monoculture in Ethereum what stETH is, how it should be priced and what the futures market indicates where the value of a chain comes from and the likelihood of ETHPoW failing catastrophically how to protect from replay attacks the price action of ETH after the Merge how ETH becoming deflationary affects Bitcoin's narrative as digital gold how the ESG-friendly image of Proof of Stake could affect the narratives of ETH and BTC   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Ava Labs a16z Kevin: Twitter Evgeny: Twitter   Episode Links   Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge: Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH  With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? ETH Proof of Work: ChainID missing; and the request from Coinbase Kevin's analogy CoinDesk article ETHPow Token  Summary of Kevin's thoughts ETHPoW team's promise to abolish EIP-1559 ETHPoW first blocks Tether supports PoS Circle (USDC) supports PoS   ETH Trade Ether's backwardation Eth-Flexive by Arthur Hayes Whether Ethereum's Merge is priced in Gauntlet's view on the Merge BTC correlation with stocks   ETH Post-Merge Dynamics: Onchain Wizard post Cumberland on the Ethereum dynamics after the merge  Miles Suter on the implications of the Merge

The US equities ended last week on quite a high note, and the latest market optimism could be explained by hope to see a second month of softening inflation in the US at this week's CPI release. Due Tuesday, the US will reveal its latest CPI figure which is expected to have eased to 8.1% in August, from 8.5% printed a month earlier, and from the 9.1% peak printed the month before that. If the data is soft enough, or ideally softer than expected, the equities will likely continue pushing higher this week as well. If, however, the data is not as soft as expected, or worse, if we see a higher figure than last month's read, then last week's gains in equities will likely be quickly given back. In the FX markets, we saw a decent pullback in the US dollar index last Friday, following the 75bp hike from the European Central Bank (ECB), and news that Japanese are increasingly uncomfy regarding the abnormally stronger USD. The EURUSD tests the important 50-DMA to the upside, gold benefits from a broad-based pullback in US dollar, meanwhile crude oil is softish as high energy prices hit the prospects of economic growth, and global demand. Bitcoin traded at $22K during the weekend on overall positive sentiment, while the much expected Ethereum upgrade will happen around the 15th of September. Listen to find out more!

  Preston Van Loon, cofounder and Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs, talks about the Merge, its impact on an environmental level, and why he is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Treasury Department over Tornado Cash.    Show highlights: what the Merge is on a technical level and what its impact will be  whether the proof of stake consensus mechanism makes the network more decentralized and secure what happens if the Merge fails and whether there's a contingency plan why Preston founded Prysmatic Labs and how Prysm works what the next steps are for Ethereum and what the community is working on whether Preston thinks a proof of work Ethereum fork would succeed when and how Ethereum's high fees and scaling issues are going to be resolved why Preston joined the lawsuit against the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions how Preston would celebrate a successful Ethereum Merge Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com Messari   Preston Twitter    Episode Links   Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge: Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum?   Lawsuit against the US Treasury: Coinbase is supporting a lawsuit against the Treasury Department by six users of Tornado Cash. Fortune article on the lawsuit Why Preston joined the lawsuit.   The Merge: Ethereum Foundation Merge announcement. Ethereum carbon emission reductions.   ETH Post-Merge Dynamics: Cumberland on the Ethereum dynamics after the merge  Miles Suter on the implications of the Merge The triple point asset  

After years of anticipation and development, the Ethereum blockchain is finally on the verge of transitioning its consensus mechanism from proof-of-work to a more energy-efficient mechanism known as proof-of-stake. According to a blog post from The Ethereum Foundation, switching the consensus mechanism of the blockchain is like changing the engine of a spaceship, and in just a few days, it will be “time to hot-swap the new engine for the old mid-flight.” In this special Ethereum Merge edition of The Scoop, Lex Sokolin, head economist at leading Ethereum development company ConsenSys, examines the implications of Ethereum's Merge for the future of the network. During the discussion, Sokolin explains why the switch will help improve the reputation of web3 outside of the crypto space — particularly with those who prefer ESG investments. A long-standing criticism of cryptocurrency technology singles out the amount of energy required to power the underlying blockchains. According to Sokolin, the fact that Ethereum is set to reduce its energy consumption by roughly 99.95% will help alleviate this concern: “I think removing the objection around ESG is very meaningful because it does change culturally some of the value proposition of Ethereum to those communities who take really seriously these issues around electricity consumption and impact.” By removing ESG concerns, Sokolin hopes more people in the world will be able to see the potential for web3 technology, without having to worry about negative externalities. As Sokolin explains, “A lot of how people align with web3 and crypto is through idealistic storytelling about what the world could be, and it's really important to be open minded and have a kind of hope for what new platforms can create.” Episode 84 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block's Tim Copeland and ConsenSys Head Economist Lex Sokolin. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Email feedback and revision requests to podcast@theblockcrypto.com. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors Tron, Chainalysis & IWC Schaffhausen About Tron On August 1st, 2022, Poloniex launched a faster and more stable trading system along with a brand new user interface. Poloniex was founded in January 2014 as a global cryptocurrency trading platform. With its world-class service and security, it received funding in 2019 from renowned investors, including H.E. Justin Sun, Founder of TRON. Poloniex supports spot and margin trading as well as leveraged tokens. Its services are available to users in nearly 100 countries and regions with various languages available. For more information visit Poloniex.com. About Chainalysis Chainalysis is the leading blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services, and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, and insurance and cybersecurity companies in over 60 countries. Backed by Accel, Addition, Benchmark, Coatue, Paradigm, Ribbit, and other leading firms in venture capital, Chainalysis builds trust in blockchains to promote more financial freedom with less risk. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com. About IWC Schaffhausen IWC Schaffhausen is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Known for its unique engineering approach to watchmaking, IWC combines the best of human craftsmanship and creativity with cutting-edge technology and processes. With collections like the Portugieser and the Pilot's Watches, the brand covers the whole spectrum from elegant timepieces to sports watches. For more information, visit IWC.com.

On today's show Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk's Chief Content Officer, takes a look at why Ethereum 2.0 might be a bigger deal to crypto outsiders than you'd think.Read the full story here.-I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk facilitates capital flow and market growth by connecting the digital economy with traditional finance through the presenter's mainstage, capital allocation meeting rooms and sponsor expo floor. Use code MARKETS20 for 20% off the General Pass. Learn more and register: coindesk.com/ideas-This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust with original music by Doc Blust & Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  Preston Van Loon, cofounder and Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs, talks about the Merge, its impact on an environmental level, and why he is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Treasury Department over Tornado Cash.    Show highlights: what the Merge is on a technical level and what its impact will be  whether the proof of stake consensus mechanism makes the network more decentralized and secure what happens if the Merge fails and whether there's a contingency plan why Preston founded Prysmatic Labs and how Prysm works what the next steps are for Ethereum and what the community is working on whether Preston thinks a proof of work Ethereum fork would succeed when and how Ethereum's high fees and scaling issues are going to be resolved why Preston joined the lawsuit against the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions how Preston would celebrate a successful Ethereum Merge Thank you to our sponsors!   1inch Crypto.com Messari   Preston Twitter    Episode Links   Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge: Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin's Title as Digital Gold? Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum?   Lawsuit against the US Treasury: Coinbase is supporting a lawsuit against the Treasury Department by six users of Tornado Cash. Fortune article on the lawsuit Why Preston joined the lawsuit.   The Merge: Ethereum Foundation Merge announcement. Ethereum carbon emission reductions.   ETH Post-Merge Dynamics: Cumberland on the Ethereum dynamics after the merge  Miles Suter on the implications of the Merge The triple point asset  

With bitcoin recovering to $20K after a turbulent weekend, and a look at whether or not the Merge is priced into ether, CoinDesk's “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.This episode is sponsored by Algorand.Today's Stories...Read the full show notes here.Featured Story: Is Ethereum's Merge Priced-In?-Algorand is shaping the future with the world's greenest blockchain technology. Algorand delivers security, scalability, and speed without sacrifice – inspiring you and billions of other users to reach a sustainable standard of peak blockchain performance. Learn more at algorand.foundation. -I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk facilitates capital flow and market growth by connecting the digital economy with traditional finance through the presenter's mainstage, capital allocation meeting rooms and sponsor expo floor. Use code MARKETS20 for 20% off the General Pass. Learn more and register: coindesk.com/ideas-This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust with original music by Doc Blust & Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With bitcoin and ether tracking small gains along with traditional markets ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech Friday, plus a look at a big change in Ethereum's Merge, CoinDesk's “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.This episode is sponsored by Algorand.Today's Stories:Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Jackson Hole - WSJGlobal stocks rise ahead of Jackson Hole economic symposium | Financial Times24 Hour Stock Market and Forex Data - After-Hours Trading - CNNMoney.comBitcoin's Pre-Jackson Hole Decline Leaves Room for 'Buy The Fact' BounceCrypto Exchange Coinbase Introduces Liquid Staking Token Before Ethereum MergeTether Sticks to Decision Not to Bar Tornado Cash AddressesReddit Starts Airdrop of Polygon-Based “Collectible Avatars”Featured Story: How ‘the Merge' Will Change the Weird World of Ethereum Mempools-Algorand is shaping the future with the world's greenest blockchain technology. Algorand delivers security, scalability, and speed without sacrifice – inspiring you and billions of other users to reach a sustainable standard of peak blockchain performance. Learn more at algorand.foundation. -I.D.E.A.S. 2022 by CoinDesk facilitates capital flow and market growth by connecting the digital economy with traditional finance through the presenter's mainstage, capital allocation meeting rooms and sponsor expo floor. Use code MARKETS20 for 20% off the General Pass. Learn more and register: coindesk.com/ideas-This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust with original music by Doc Blust & Colin Mealey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Evan and Logan talk with Colby Hall about SOAR's Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund, Adam Neumann raises $350m for a new real estate venture, and Ethereum's merge to proof of stake consensus is coming in September. Donate to SOAR's Student Support Fund here. Watch Middle Tech's Friday Updates LIVE at 8:30am EST on Instagram every week! @MiddleTechPod Today's Friday Update is sponsored by KY Innovation, Render Capital, and Bolt Marketing Visit us at MiddleTech.com

The third and final testnet before Ethereum's highly anticipated move from an energy-intensive proof-of-work mechanism to a proof-of-stake mechanism has been completed. Anticipation of a successful Merge, stoked by better-than-expected U.S. inflation data, is lifting cryptocurrency prices up and down the market cap scale. At the top of today's Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Marco Olivera and Ash Bennington talk about what the Merge means for the second-largest cryptocurrency as well as for the industry as a whole. Marco and Ash also discuss developments concerning bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sending investigative subpoenas to Coinbase. In today's feature segment, Marco and Ash break down and analyze an interview with Jay Janer, the head of quantitative investing at KPTL, a crypto hedge fund that managed to profit from Terra's crash. And we want to hear from you – please drop your questions in the chat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special edition of Raoul Pal: Real Vision, Joey Krug, the co-chief investment officer of Pantera Capital, joins guest host Moritz Seibert, the CIO of Exponential Age Asset Management, to discuss what the DeFi landscape would look like after a much-anticipated Ethereum merge. Joey and Moritz also talk about Tether, the company behind the largest asset-backed stablecoin in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep Dive on Ethereum's Merge to Proof of Stake 00:00 Intro 01:50 Difficulty Bomb 12:00 Proof of Stake Security Model 14:20 ETH Proof of Stake Internal Architecture 17:45 Block Production in Proof of Stake 31:50 Merge Mechanics 34:40 Total Terminal Difficulty 36:40 The Merge Itself: Transition Point from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake 39:00 The Case for Proof of Work Maximalism 46:00 Will the Merge Cause a Hard Fork? 51:15 What Actually Happens in the Merge 54:00 How do Miners and Validators Prepare for the Merge? 59:50 Lido and Liquid Staking 1:07:40 Merge Timing Prediction --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/decentcryptopodcast/message

Tim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum's merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be delayed until the second half of 2022. Show topics: what the Ethereum merge is  why an upcoming difficulty bomb could force developers to delay the merge what shadow forks are and how they affect the decision to go forward with the merge how network difficulty is used in Ethereum to keep a balance between the blockchain and miners Tim's (purposefully vague) timeline for the merge how the merge could increase Ethereum's throughput by 9% – and thus potentially reduce gas fees slightly how the Ethereum Foundation plans to address gas fees and scaling issues post-merge Announcing The Cryptopians Book Clubs! On April 26th, I will be selling NFT tickets to five 90-minute virtual book clubs in which 22 people can discuss "The Cryptopians" with me and with each other — without worrying about spoilers! Two of the book clubs will also feature special guests.    The sale will go live on Tuesday, April 26, at 1pm ET/10am PT,  and tickets will be $100 each. (The sale will be on Bitski, but the NFTs will not be visible until the sale goes live on the 26th): https://www.bitski.com/@laurashin/created   Here is the schedule:  Monday May 2, at 8pm ET/5pm PT with Laura Shin Tuesday, May 3, at a time TBD with guests Christoph Jentzsch, Lefteris Karapetsas, and Griff Green  Thursday, May 5, at 6pm CET/12pm ET/9am PT with Laura Shin Monday, May 9, at 6pm CET/12pm ET/9am PT with guest Andrey Ternovskiy Tuesday, May 10, at 9pm CET/3pm ET/12pm PT with Laura Shin If you'd like to participate, be sure to mark your calendars for the sale time on April 26th. Hope to see you in one of the book clubs!   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021     Coinchange: https://coinchange.io    OnJuno: https://onjuno.com/  Galaxis: https://galaxis.xyz/   Episode Links   Tim Beiko Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko    Related Content Tim's post on the merge FAQs: https://github.com/timbeiko/eth-roadmap-faq#merge-timelines Tim's tweets from this week: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1514423985517203458  https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1514010098145759232 Previous Unchained appearance discussing the merge and EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/  Shadow fork threads https://twitter.com/parithosh_j/status/1513129893235769346?s=20&t=w63Iw2RPkldNMnRS4PJdjA https://twitter.com/vdWijden/status/1513540976438091779  Unchained episode about how Ethereum 2.0 will work: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereum-2-0-what-you-need-to-know/ 

Tim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum's merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be delayed until the second half of 2022. Show topics: what the Ethereum merge is  why an upcoming difficulty bomb could force developers to delay the merge what shadow forks are and how they affect the decision to go forward with the merge how network difficulty is used in Ethereum to keep a balance between the blockchain and miners Tim's (purposefully vague) timeline for the merge how the merge could increase Ethereum's throughput by 9% – and thus potentially reduce gas fees slightly how the Ethereum Foundation plans to address gas fees and scaling issues post-merge Announcing The Cryptopians Book Clubs! On April 26th, I will be selling NFT tickets to five 90-minute virtual book clubs in which 22 people can discuss "The Cryptopians" with me and with each other — without worrying about spoilers! Two of the book clubs will also feature special guests.    The sale will go live on Tuesday, April 26, at 1pm ET/10am PT,  and tickets will be $100 each. (The sale will be on Bitski, but the NFTs will not be visible until the sale goes live on the 26th): https://www.bitski.com/@laurashin/created   Here is the schedule:  Monday May 2, at 8pm ET/5pm PT with Laura Shin Tuesday, May 3, at a time TBD with guests Christoph Jentzsch, Lefteris Karapetsas, and Griff Green  Thursday, May 5, at 6pm CET/12pm ET/9am PT with Laura Shin Monday, May 9, at 6pm CET/12pm ET/9am PT with guest Andrey Ternovskiy Tuesday, May 10, at 9pm CET/3pm ET/12pm PT with Laura Shin If you'd like to participate, be sure to mark your calendars for the sale time on April 26th. Hope to see you in one of the book clubs!   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021     Coinchange: https://coinchange.io    OnJuno: https://onjuno.com/  Galaxis: https://galaxis.xyz/   Episode Links   Tim Beiko Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko    Related Content Tim's post on the merge FAQs: https://github.com/timbeiko/eth-roadmap-faq#merge-timelines Tim's tweets from this week: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1514423985517203458  https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1514010098145759232 Previous Unchained appearance discussing the merge and EIP 1559: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereums-eip-1559-will-solve-some-problems-but-big-ones-will-remain/  Shadow fork threads https://twitter.com/parithosh_j/status/1513129893235769346?s=20&t=w63Iw2RPkldNMnRS4PJdjA https://twitter.com/vdWijden/status/1513540976438091779  Unchained episode about how Ethereum 2.0 will work: https://unchainedpodcast.com/ethereum-2-0-what-you-need-to-know/ 

Jerome Powell wants to see the US interest rates rise faster. At a speech titled ‘Restoring Price Stability' yesterday, Powell told the National Association for Business Economics that there could be a 50-bp hike in May, and at subsequent sessions, if the Federal Reserve (Fed) officials conclude that it's more appropriate to move faster. Activity on fed funds futures hint that the probability of a 50-bbp hike stands near 65%, hinting that there is more to be priced in for the Fed hawks. Still, the US 2-year yield could hardly rise faster, and the spread between the 2 and the 10 year is about to turn negative. A yield curve inversion is interpreted as a sign of a coming recession. Market reaction to Powell's hawkish speech was contained. The stocks in New York sold off as a kneejerk reaction, but almost erased all losses with a late session rebound, as investors thought that higher rates would be less toxic for companies than higher inflation in longer run. Meanwhile, energy and commodity stocks remain in demand, as crude oil returns to $115pb. The next natural target for the bulls stands at the latest resistance of $130pb, if cleared will revive the speculation of a further advance toward the $150pb mark. On the index level, the FTSE was the only winner yesterday in Europe as energy companies pushed the index higher with BP and Shell gaining more than 4% each. In green news, the SEC now wants companies to disclose their green actions and Ethereum's Merge update is getting closer to seeing the daylight as the last test has been running smoothly since March 15.

The EU rejects a proposal to limit the use of PoW mining, Ethereum's Merge is predicted to go live sometime in June 2022, Yuga Labs acquires the CryptoPunks and Meetbits NFT collections, and more than 10 Million ETH are now staked on the Beacon Chain. Read more: https://ether.fm/195

The EU rejects a proposal to limit the use of PoW mining, Ethereum's Merge is predicted to go live sometime in June 2022, Yuga Labs acquires the CryptoPunks and Meetbits NFT collections, and more than 10 Million ETH are now staked on the Beacon Chain. Read more: https://ether.fm/195