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Introducing the CoinDesk Markets Daily Podcast
Welcome to CoinDesk Markets Daily, a new podcast that gives you all the trading news you need in 10 minutes.
Updated Dec 12, 2022, 1:55 p.m. Published Nov 22, 2019, 9:42 p.m.
Welcome to the CoinDesk Markets Daily Podcast, a 10-minute look at what's driving the crypto markets today. The podcast appears daily and we'd love you to take a listen to this inaugural episode and subscribe in your favorite podcast apphttp://feeds.feedburner.com/MarketsDaily. You can also grab the MP3 here.
Tune in as CoinDesk podcasts editor Adam B. Levine and senior markets reporter Brad Keoun run down recent action in the markets and some of the most important crypto industry developments of the day.
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On today’s episode:
- Markets update
- Binance raid confusion
- Blockstack's token mining challenges
- Tezos outperforming as the rest of the sector takes a bath
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