Crypto Update Episode 1000 | Code vs. Values: The Crypto Twist on ‘Trust’
With bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies closing a successful January, plus a look at what trustlessness actually means in crypto, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup
ABOUT
Today's Stories:
European stocks hold steady as investors await Fed meeting clues
Bitcoin Could be in the Later Stages of the Bear Market, On-Chain Data Suggests
Bitcoin and Hang Seng's Stalled Rally Might Mean Wider De-Risking Ahead, TradFi Firm Says
Bitcoin's Blockchain Data Offers Evidence of Continued Investor HODLing During Bear Market
Bitcoin Price Could Reach $45,000 by Christmas 2023: Matrixport
India's Crypto Tax Amendment Could Punish Evaders With Jail Time, Attorneys Say
UK Crypto Firms to Get Broad Laws – May Need New Authorization
Voyager Creditors Reject Alameda’s Attempt to Recover $446M
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX had Around $1.4B Cash at 2022-End
Cardano-Based Djed Stablecoin Attracts 27M ADA Tokens as Reserve Backing
Luxor Starts First-Of-Its-Kind Bitcoin Mining Rig Marketplace for Large Scale Orders
Featured Story: Code vs. Values: The Crypto Twist on ‘Trust’
This episode was edited & produced by Adrian Blust, with original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
HOSTS
Associate Producer for CoinDesk, Adrian 'Doc' Blust, is an experienced Composer, Musician/DJ, fintech nerd, and Educator, with practice both in the field and in the studio. He currently is dedicated to the editing & production of the Markets Daily Crypto News Roundups with Adam B. Levine, focused on quick news feeds to help people get up to speed with the fast pace of crypto every morning. He also offers support in the production of other shows on CoinDesk’s diverse Podcast Network.
He holds BTC, ETH, and ADA above CoinDesk's disclosure threshold of $1,000.

Adam B. Levine joined CoinDesk in 2019 as the editor of its new audio and podcasts division. Previously, Adam founded the long-running Let's Talk Bitcoin! talk show with co-hosts Stephanie Murphy and Andreas M. Antonopoulos.
Finding early success with the show, Adam transformed the podcast's homepage into a full newsdesk and publishing platform, founding the LTB Network in January of 2014 to help broaden the conversation with new and different perspectives. In the Spring of that year, he would go on to launch the first and largest tokenized rewards program for creators and their audience. In what many have called an early influential version of "Steemit"; LTBCOIN, which was awarded to both content creators and members of the audience for participation was distributed until the LTBN was acquired by BTC, Inc. in January of 2017.
With the network launched and growing, in late 2014 Adam turned his attention to the practical challenges of administering the tokenized program and founded Tokenly, Inc. There, he led the development of early tokenized vending machines with Swapbot, tokenized identity solution Tokenpass, e-commerce with TokenMarkets.com and media with Token.fm. Adam owns some BTC, ETH and small positions in a number of other tokens.

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