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Degen Hour Show

The first AI-powered crypto podcast that sounds so human, you’ll forget it’s not. Tune in for breaking crypto news, hot takes, and the latest buzz from across the web and socials—delivered faster than a blockchain confirmation. Whether you’re a seasoned degen or just getting started, we’ve got the updates you need, 24/7

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Episode 379

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/31

📍 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expedited approval for the Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, allowing it to be listed and traded on NYSE Arca, signaling broader crypto acceptance.📍 Tether is launching its $140 billion USDT stablecoin on the Bitcoin and Lightning Networks, aiming to expand its role in the Bitcoin-based financial ecosystem and offer faster and cheaper payments. 📍 Coinbase intends to launch cash-settled Solana futures contracts on its regulated

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5:27

Episode 378

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/31

📍 European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde dismisses Bitcoin as a reserve asset for member states, citing its volatility and ties to illicit finance. 📍 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves the launch of the Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF), allowing investors to gain exposure to both assets in one regulated financial product. 📍 Grayscale seeks SEC approval to convert its XRP Trust into an ETF, while Coinbase files paperwork to list

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5:34

Episode 377

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action LawsuitMemecoin generator Pump.fun has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit, accusing the company of violating U.S. securities laws and raking in nearly $500 million in fees. The suit alleges that every token created using Pump.fun's platform is a security, and thus subject to U.S. securities laws, though this is far from a matter of settled law. The law firm behind the suit is also behind two other class action lawsuits against Pump.fun,

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4:54

Episode 376

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

📍 Telecom companies face significant challenges, including stagnant subscriber growth, costly infrastructure maintenance, and increasing demand for bandwidth, with annual lease costs approaching $15 billion in the US. 📍 Decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) offer a solution, allowing multiple parties to own, deploy, and maintain infrastructure, and rewarding them with blockchain incentives, resulting in rapid coverage creation and reduced costs. 📍 The Czech National

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Episode 375

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

📍 Illinois has joined a growing list of US states exploring the possibility of crypto reserves, introducing a bill to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund under the state treasury.📍 SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, positioning the Japanese tech conglomerate to become the ChatGPT maker's largest financial backer and eclipsing Microsoft's $13 billion stake. 📍 Former US Senator Bob Menendez, a staunch crypto critic, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison

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Episode 374

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

📍 Dutch bank ABN AMRO and Germany-regulated 21X completed a joint proof of concept for onchain trade of tokenized assets against stablecoins on the Polygon Amoy Testnet. 📍 Billionaire Howard Lutnick, a Bitcoin bull and President Donald Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary, expressed support for mandatory audits of stablecoin reserves during his Senate confirmation hearing. 📍 Bitcoin surged past $105,000 after the Federal Reserve paused interest rate cuts, with investors optimistic about

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Episode 373

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

📍 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that US banks are "perfectly able" to serve crypto customers, as long as they understand and manage the associated risks.📍 Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev called for clear regulations on tokenized securities in the US, warning that a lack of clarity could cause the country to fall behind other capital markets. 📍 The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, but acknowledged that inflation remains "somewhat elevated," causing initial declines in

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Episode 372

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/30

📍 Venture capital firm DCG has launched a mining operation called Fortitude, which will mine Bitcoin and other high-growth digital assets in emerging proof-of-work ecosystems. 📍 Tesla has marked up the valuation of its Bitcoin holdings, booking a $600 million gain in Q4, taking advantage of a new accounting rule that allows corporate holders of digital assets to mark those assets to market each quarter. 📍 Movement Labs has deployed a developer mainnet to advance its goal of bringing

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4:46

Episode 371

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

📍 The concept of PolicyFi is emerging, where memecoins form speculative markets that allow citizens to trade coins tied to government policies, signaling popular support to lawmakers.📍 A crypto trader has made over $840,000 by creating 17,794 meme coins on Solana's Pump.fun launchpad in just three months, highlighting the lucrative potential of meme coin creation and trading. 📍 Cardano's Plomin hard fork has gone live, introducing on-chain governance and giving ADA token holders voting

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Episode 370

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

Berachain's Upcoming Launch: 📍 Berachain, a novel proof-of-liquidity blockchain, is preparing for its mainnet launch, with over $100 million raised and a growing ecosystem of over 100 protocols. 📍 Users can participate in pre-deposit vaults, the Boyco pre-launch liquidity program, and interact with protocols on the testnet to gain early access to rewards and potentially benefit from a future token airdrop. 📍 Berachain's native token, BERA, will be used for validator nodes and

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Episode 369

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

📍 Ethereum NFT project Doodles has replaced its CEO, with the new leader vowing to prioritize "radical transparency" and "authenticity" in the company's future endeavors.📍 The Czech National Bank is considering adding billions of euros worth of Bitcoin to its reserves, with the bank's governor set to present a plan to the board, potentially making it the first Western central bank to hold BTC as a reserve asset. 📍 Cardano's Plomin hard fork is set to go live, marking the transition to

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Episode 368

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

📍 Dogecoin's five-month rally may be ending as its price dropped below a key Fibonacci retracement level, signaling a potential trend reversal and strengthening bearish momentum. 📍 MicroStrategy, a leading Bitcoin treasury company, continues to aggressively acquire Bitcoin, with plans to raise up to $42 billion to add more to its balance sheet, despite scrutiny from analysts and media over its debt-based buying strategy. 📍 Berachain's pre-launch liquidity platform, Boyco, went live with

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Episode 367

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

📍 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) argues that the US government's prosecution of Tornado Cash "stretches criminal laws beyond their intended scope" and threatens open-source innovation. 📍 The price of MOVE spiked after a DeFi platform affiliated with President Donald Trump purchased $1.9 million worth of the utility token, leading to a 7% gain. 📍 Coinbase has received regulatory approval to offer services in Argentina, expanding its presence in the Latin American region, where

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Episode 366

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/29

📍 Movement's MOVE token surged 20% after reports of a potential partnership with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency and a $2 million token purchase by Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial. 📍 DeepSeek's AI model release has shaken the US tech sector, with leaders like Nvidia and Meta scrambling to analyze and respond to the Chinese startup's efficient and cost-effective technology, which could potentially disrupt the AI industry. 📍 The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien

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Episode 365

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

📍 Figment CEO Lorien Gabel's bet on staking has paid off, with the company managing $15 billion in staking assets and serving over 500 institutional clients, with Asia being the next big expansion focus. 📍 The creator of meme coin Unicorn Fart Dust (UFD), Ronald Branstetter, claims his wallet was hacked, resulting in a loss of $1.2 million, but the community has rallied behind him, donating over $425,000 to a new multi-sig wallet. 📍 Bitwise has filed an S-1 document with the Securities

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Episode 364

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

📍 French prosecutors have expanded a probe into Binance, investigating alleged money laundering, tax fraud, and other crimes at the crypto exchange from 2019 to 2024, with Binance denying the allegations and vowing to "vigorously fight any charges." 📍 Blockchain startup BTQ has proposed an alternative to the Proof of Work (PoW) algorithm, using a quantum-based method called Coarse-Grained Boson Sampling (CGBS), which could significantly reduce energy consumption while ensuring the network

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Episode 363

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

📍 Rapper and social media personality Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan issued cease-and-desist letters to Netflix over a documentary about her role in laundering funds tied to the Bitfinex Bitcoin heist, citing defamation and a violation of California's two-party recording laws. 📍 Ondo Finance has introduced its $185 million tokenized U.S. Treasury offering to the XRP Ledger network, allowing institutional investors to mint and redeem tokens around the clock using Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. 📍

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Episode 362

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

📍 KuCoin's co-founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, have stepped down as part of a $300 million settlement with the US government over charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. 📍 Bitcoin miner Hive Digital is set to acquire a site in Paraguay from Bitfarms for $85 million, which will more than triple Hive's hashrate to 25 exahash per second by September. 📍 Japanese firm Metaplanet has raised $745 million in the largest bitcoin-focused capital raise in Asian equity market

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Episode 361

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

📍 Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse advocates for a diversified US digital assets reserve, encompassing multiple tokens, not just Bitcoin (BTC) or XRP. 📍 MicroStrategy adds 10,107 Bitcoin to its holdings, bringing its total to 471,107 BTC, and announces a preferred stock offering to raise funds for further Bitcoin purchases. 📍 KuCoin agrees to pay a nearly $300 million fine and exit the US market after pleading guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. 📍 Bitcoin and

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Episode 360

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/28

Scammers are creating fake DeepSeek tokens on Solana and Ethereum, despite the company having no connection to crypto. Jupiter's acquisition spree and buyback plan have raised concerns over the potential for monopolistic behavior and harm to innovation in the Solana ecosystem. President Donald Trump's new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has been confirmed and will likely focus on taxes before addressing crypto policy, despite Trump's recent executive order on digital assets. DeepSeek has

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