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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 299

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/17

📍 China's RedNote app, an alternative to TikTok, has become a breeding ground for scammers targeting American users with fake profiles and stolen identities, mostly originating from Nigeria.📍 A Texas man has filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Merrick Garland, seeking protection for his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from prosecution for unlicensed money transmitting, amid growing concerns about government persecution of crypto developers. 📍 Ripple's XRP holdings have

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4:40

Episode 298

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent opposes the idea of a US central bank digital currency, stating it's for countries with no other investment alternatives, and instead favors a "2025 approach" to digital currencies. 📍 Trading platform eToro is preparing to go public in the US, with a potential valuation of $5 billion, after submitting confidential regulatory documents to the SEC for an initial public offering. 📍 A group of 20 attorneys from the crypto law bar have written an open

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5:18

Episode 298

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 eToro is reportedly preparing for a US IPO, which could value the crypto-friendly trading platform at $5 billion, with the company having submitted confidential regulatory documents to the SEC. 📍 Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee, opposes the idea of a US central bank digital currency (CBDC), stating that it's not necessary for the country and that the concept is better suited for countries with limited investment alternatives. 📍 Crypto research

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5:10

Episode 297

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 Dubai's DMCC has unveiled plans for a 17-storey "Crypto Tower" to support the growing community of blockchain, DeFi, and Web3 companies in the region. 📍 Google has removed the Huione app from its Play Store amid allegations of money laundering, as the platform's transactions have swelled to $24 billion with over 900,000 users. 📍 RampMeDaddy is launching a Telegram-native memecoin wallet, leveraging the platform's massive user base to facilitate seamless crypto transactions, with plans

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4:52

Episode 296

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 Oklahoma has become the sixth US state to consider establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, with proposed legislation allowing state savings accounts and pension funds to invest in digital assets like Bitcoin. 📍 Malaysia's Prime Minister is considering introducing crypto and blockchain legislation to regulate the sector, following discussions with Abu Dhabi's government and crypto exchange Binance. 📍 The crypto market is bracing for potential volatility ahead of Treasury nominee Scott

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12:50

Episode 295

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 XRP surges to a seven-year high of $3.18, driven by optimism over potential XRP ETF approvals and Ripple leadership's meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.📍 Boerse Stuttgart, a top German stock exchange, reports that cryptocurrency trading accounts for 25% of its revenue, with Bitcoin accounting for nearly 50% of the exchange's cryptocurrency revenue. 📍 A recent survey by HashKey Group predicts Bitcoin could surge beyond $300,000 in 2025, driven by unprecedented institutional

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5:51

Episode 294

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

📍 VanEck files for a new ETF targeting companies building digital asset infrastructure, avoiding direct crypto exposure, and instead investing in exchanges, payment gateways, and mining operations. 📍 Pump.fun, a Solana-based meme coin launchpad, faces a potential lawsuit from a US law firm for alleged investor harm due to questionable promotional activities, including illicit content and unfulfilled promises. 📍 Eight US blockchain lobby groups unite to form the North American Blockchain

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5:26

Episode 293

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/16

Real-world asset tokenization to reach $50B in 2025 Tokenization allows traditional financial institutions to fractionalize ownership, automate compliance, and access markets around the clock. Major institutions such as BlackRock are driving adoption through stablecoins and other permissioned services, unlocking over $18 billion in market value. Total value locked in tokenized assets reached over $176 billion in 2024, marking a 32% increase year-to-date, with non-stablecoin assets growing

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5:15

Episode 292

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

Bitcoin price surges above $100,000 as inflation fears fade ahead of Trump's inauguration. The surge is attributed to a fresh inflation snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed consumer prices rose as expected in December, while core inflation fell. Altcoins like XRP, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Solana also notched significant gains, with XRP increasing 11% over the past day and Ethereum rising nearly 8%. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to issue crypto-related executive

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4:45

Episode 291

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

📍 XRP surges 15% in 24 hours, reaching a 7-year high price of $2.99, driven by optimism about XRP ETF approval and rising meme coin prices on the XRP Ledger. 📍 The UK government appoints Emma Reynolds as the new Economic Secretary, overseeing digital assets and central bank digital currencies, following the resignation of Tulip Siddiq amid a scandal. 📍 MicroStrategy targets a $2 billion perpetual preferred stock offering to raise capital for bitcoin purchases, with Benchmark maintaining

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5:15

Episode 290

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

XRP surges to $2.90, matching its December high, with technical analysis suggesting a continued run higher. Crypto hedge funds gained 40% in 2024 but trailed Bitcoin's 120% surge, with investor sentiment boosted by optimism around Trump's pro-crypto stance. The NFT market suffered a dismal 2024, with trading volumes and sales counts dropping to their weakest levels since 2020, despite a surge in crypto market activity. Standard Chartered warns that Bitcoin may fall further due to

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11:59

Episode 289

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

📍 SEC Chair Gary Gensler separates Bitcoin from other cryptocurrencies, stating that it has the potential to morph into a different type of asset like gold, but other digital assets need to show their use case and underlying fundamentals. 📍 Crypto derivatives platform Deribit has received potential acquisition interest, with the firm possibly valued at $4 billion-$5 billion or more, but the CEO denies being put up for sale and instead is open to strategic investments. 📍 Bitcoin's

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5:33

Episode 288

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

📍 Sigma Capital unveils a $100M fund focused on Web3 startups, aiming to capitalize on the United Arab Emirates' reputation as a crypto hub by investing in DeFi, tokenization, and blockchain infrastructure. 📍 Rep. Tom Emmer is appointed Vice Chair of the Digital Assets Subcommittee, signaling a push for US-led innovation in the crypto industry and hinting at intensifying digital assets regulation under President-elect Donald Trump. 📍 Italian banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo purchases 11 BTC

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Episode 287

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/15

📍 Bitcoin surges above $96,000, with XRP and Dogecoin leading the altcoin rebound, as traders await key US inflation data and Donald Trump's inauguration. 📍 Prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, face regulatory challenges globally, with some authorities viewing them as unlicensed gambling operations despite their forecasting purposes. 📍 AI agent tokens, including AI16z and Virtuals Protocol's VIRTUAL, skyrocket as Franklin Templeton highlights the "significant promise" of AI

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Episode 286

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

📍 A team at UC Berkeley's Sky Computing Lab created a high-performance AI reasoning model called Sky-T1, which rivals OpenAI's o1 model, for under $450 in training costs. 📍 Sky-T1 is a 32 billion parameter model capable of running locally on home computers and achieves 43.3% accuracy on AIME2024 math problems, outperforming OpenAI o1's 40% accuracy, and is available for free download. 📍 The spot bitcoin ETFs exceeded expectations in their first year, with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin

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Episode 286

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

📍 Sotheby's is auctioning off eight NBA Top Shot NFTs, valued between $500 and $3,000 each, featuring digital collectibles of well-known basketball players, as part of its broader NBA memorabilia sale. 📍 Hashed CEO Simon Kim believes the future of AI hinges on breaking open the "black box" of centralized models like OpenAI and building a decentralized, transparent ecosystem powered by blockchain to reward creators, protect intellectual property, and provide transparency into generative

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Episode 285

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

📍 Coinbase's Layer 2 system Base has a new marketplace linked to gas revenue, allowing users to bet on the fluctuating cost of transactions, thanks to a DeFi market created by Alkimiya. 📍 The crypto market is rebounding, with top performers like Aptos (APT) and Filecoin (FIL) gaining 6.8% and all assets trading higher, according to the CoinDesk 20 Index. 📍 A Telegram game called "Farm Frens" has announced a snapshot date of January 20th ahead of an Ethereum airdrop, prompting users to

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Episode 284

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

Bitcoin's price has bounced back above $96,000 after a massive selloff, with institutional adoption showing no signs of slowing down. Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, has purchased 11 BTC for $1 million, which could accelerate crypto adoption in the European Union's third-largest economy. Corporate Treasury purchases of BTC have already reached 5,774 BTC in the first two weeks of January, outpacing the supply of new BTC and hinting at a potential price surge. Bitcoin bull Tom Lee sees

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13:09

Episode 283

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

📍 Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase CEO, continues to express skepticism about Bitcoin's value, citing its use in illicit activities, despite his bank's involvement in crypto-related services. 📍 The incoming FDIC interim chairman, Travis Hill, aims to ease the path for crypto businesses in the US banking system, criticizing the current approach as stifling innovation and causing a negative public perception. 📍 Bitcoin's price action suggests a potential bottom, with a swift recovery from

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Episode 282

Degen Hour Show ·

2025/01/14

📍 Tether Group is relocating its headquarters to El Salvador, citing the country's crypto-friendly policies and emerging market opportunities as key drivers for the move. 📍 Sony has launched "Soneium," a layer-2 blockchain platform built on Ethereum, aimed at bridging the gap between web2 and web3 audiences, and supporting a diverse ecosystem of gaming, finance, and entertainment apps. 📍 Italy's largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, has purchased 11 Bitcoins for roughly $1 million,

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