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Degen Chain Racks up Millions in Volumes; Latest in Custodia Bank's Legal Battle Against the Fed

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as meme coins flourish on Degen Chain, a new layer-3 blockchain built on top of Base. Plus, Roman Storm's legal team filed a motion to dismiss the criminal indictment against the Tornado Cash developer. And, a federal judge has rejected Custodia Bank's argument that it is entitled to a Federal Reserve master account.

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SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Ripple Case; London Moves Forward With Bitcoin and Ether ETNs

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as court filings show that the SEC has asked a New York judge to impose nearly $2 billion in fines against Ripple Labs. Plus, insights on the surge in activities on the Base blockchain amid a meme coin-led frenzy, and London's move towards a marketplace for bitcoin and ether exchange-traded notes.

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Base Creator Jesse Pollak on Role of AI in On-Chain Developments

As a part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023, Coinbase head of protocols and creator of layer 2 "Base" Jesse Pollak weighs in on the role of artificial intelligence technologies in on-chain developments. AI is "an incredibly powerful accelerant for all of these teams who are starting to use this new platform to give more leverage in the way they are building," Pollak said.

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Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase's layer 2 blockchain "Base." Pollak discusses building on layer 2s and the benefits of bringing assets and customers on-chain. Plus, insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accelerate on-chain developments.

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Friend.Tech Hype Sees Base Surpass Rival Layer 2 Blockchains in Average Transactions per Second

Base averaged a record high of 15.88 transactions per second on Tuesday, as investors flock to the layer 2 blockchain to gain access to Friend.tech. DappRadar blockchain analyst Sara Gherghelas discusses her take on what could be behind the Friend.tech hype and why it might be short-lived. "There are too many questions, too many doubts, to see this dapp in the next 6 months being still active," Gherghelas said.

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Coinbase's New Blockchain Sees Muted Inflows on Launch Day; Is a Spot Bitcoin ETF Coming?

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks to appeal a judge's ruling on Ripple's programmatic sales of XRP. Dune analytics tracks inflows to Coinbase’s newly launched 'Base' blockchain. And, Matrixport analysts predict that the SEC will likely greenlight several spot bitcoin ETFs in quick succession, leading to another rally for bitcoin's (BTC) price.

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Early Base Whales Have a 'Heavy Meme Coin Bias': Nansen Analyst

According to the crypto analysis firm L2Beat, around $150 million of deposits are locked into apps and protocols on Coinbase's new Base network. This comes as Nansen notes the top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Coinbase Exec: Seeing 'Mainstream Users Start to Come in' on Base Blockchain

Base, the new Ethereum layer 2 blockchain built on OP Stack by the U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase, went live on Wednesday. Jesse Pollak, creator of Base and Coinbase's head of protocols, joins "First Mover" to discuss the launch in the latest move that aims to bring mainstream awareness to the the on-chain economy. Plus, Pollak's outlook on DeFi and crypto regulation in the U.S.

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Coinbase’s New 'Base' Blockchain Goes Live; Rep. Maxine Waters Is 'Concerned' About PayPal's Stablecoin

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as Base, Coinbase’s layer 2 blockchain, officially opens to the public. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) vocalizes her concerns about the launch of PayPal’s stablecoin. And, a new crypto show aims to capture mainstream attention by taking inspiration from popular TV broadcasts like "The Apprentice" and "Shark Tank."

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Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Officially Goes Live, With Over 100 Dapps Deployed

Coinbase (COIN) announced that its new "Base" blockchain has gone live, heralding the start of a new era of public companies running their own distributed networks. "The Hash" panel discusses their outlook on the layer 2 blockchain and the crypto exchange's decision amid recent U.S. regulatory pressures.

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