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Oct 23, 2023 • 13min
Crypto Update | Crypto-Friendly Rep. Tom Emmer Throws Hat in Ring for U.S. House Speaker Role
Tom Emmer, a crypto-friendly representative, throws his hat in the ring for U.S. House Speaker role. The podcast explores the recent performance of the crypto market, discusses political developments impacting crypto bills, and analyzes the upcoming election in Argentina and its potential impact on the economy, including digital assets.

Oct 22, 2023 • 7min
Featured Story | The Stablecoin Bill Is a Vital Upgrade for U.S. Financial Plumbing
Heath Tarbert, former chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, discusses the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins bill and how it can upgrade the US financial plumbing. They explore the benefits of stablecoin legislation in improving financial transactions, protecting consumers, and safeguarding the dollar's global reserve currency status.

Oct 21, 2023 • 6min
CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review
This podcast discusses the weekly performance of cryptocurrencies like Solana, Stax, Bitcoin, Uniswap, and Lido. It also highlights Bitcoin's impressive performance amidst economic uncertainties and the underperformance of Ethereum. The standout performance of Solana in the smart contract platform sector is mentioned, as well as the decline in NFT volumes and the sector divergence in crypto trends.

Oct 20, 2023 • 13min
Crypto Update | Why Is So Much Attention on Bitcoin These Days?
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores crypto prices, U.S. government debt and answers listener questions.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s Stories:Spot Bitcoin ETF Excitement Hits Main Street, Google Search IndicatesSEC Drops Charges Against Ripple CEO Garlinghouse, Chairman Larsen-From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 19, 2023 • 11min
Crypto Update | What You Need to Know About the U.S. Housing Market
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores bitcoin support, U.S. housing, the cost of bad crypto policy and more.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s Stories:U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas Hamas-Linked Crypto Accounts Frozen by Israeli Police, With Binance's Help: Report U.S. Sen. Warren Leads Lawmakers to Push Administration on Crypto-Backed Terrorism Correcting the Record: Inaccurate Methodologies for Estimating Cryptocurrency's Role in Terrorism Financing Top U.S. Bank Regulator Faulted for Lack of Crypto Guidance to Banks U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia State of Crypto Week 2023 CoinDesk's State of Crypto -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 18, 2023 • 9min
Crypto Update | U.S. Yields Soar and Binance.US Suspends Direct Dollar Withdrawals
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores U.S. yields, Chinese growth, Binance.US and more.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s Stories:Binance.US Halts Direct Dollar Withdrawals Trading Bitcoin on Binance Got Tougher During the ETF Rumor Frenzy: Kaiko Bitcoin Nears $29K as Fidelity ETF Amendment Bumps Bullish Sentiment -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 17, 2023 • 11min
Crypto Update | Why a Spot Bitcoin ETF Would Help the Crypto Market
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores the U.S. consumer, bitcoin ETFs and more.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Jumps to $30K, Then Dumps, as False Spot ETF Approval Report Circulates -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 16, 2023 • 13min
Crypto Update | Bitcoin Spikes on False BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Rumor
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores consumer expectations, spot bitcoin ETFs, signals from Asia, Ethereum fees and more.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s Stories:Bitcoin Spot ETFs Approval Partially Priced In, Coinbase Says SEC Won’t Appeal Loss in Grayscale Case, Boosting the Odds GBTC Can Become a Bitcoin ETF IntoTheBlock Report Ethereum's New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its 'Ultra Sound Money' Thesis to Test -From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 15, 2023 • 6min
Featured Story | Crypto Should Ghost the SBF Trial
It’s a distraction for the industry when the focus should be on passing enabling legislation, says Katherine Snow, head of legal at Messari.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.Today’s featured story is an opinion piece from Katherine Snow, titled: “Crypto Should Ghost the SBF Trial.”-From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

Oct 14, 2023 • 4min
CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents six notable market movement highlights from last week.Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group.The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. For more on the CMI you can visit: http://coindeskmarkets.com/-From our sponsors:CME Group Cryptocurrency futures and options provide market-leading liquidity for bitcoin andether trading. These cash-settled contracts give full exposure to crypto performance without thehassle of holding the physical position. No digital wallet? No problem. Trade nearly 24/7 in atransparent, CFTC-regulated market. Visit cmegroup.com/crypto to learn more.Disclaimer:This communication is not directed to investors located in any particular jurisdiction and is notintended to be accessed by recipients based in jurisdictions in which distribution is notpermitted. The information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results ofactual market experience. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.Trading derivatives products involves the risk of loss. Please consider carefully whether futuresor options are appropriate to your financial situation.-This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.


