Dire Times Call for DeFi

DeFi Dad joins to debate whether recent events have highlighted the importance for decentralized finance. Plus: news on Madison Cawthorn, The Block and Starbucks.

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On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson break down the latest crypto news and dive into a conversation with crypto investor and educator DeFi Dad.

[1:42] Crypto Catchup: Danny’s investigative report on Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s “Let’s Go Brandon” meme coin purchases gets cited in U.S. House of Representatives ethics investigation. The hosts react to news of Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) undisclosed loans to cryptocurrency news site The Block.
[10:00] DeFi Dad, who will be speaking at Consensus 2023, joins to debate whether recent events have highlighted the importance for decentralized finance.
[28:19] Teaser: Consensus Magazine’s Crypto 2023
[31:00] Cam’s Corner: Contemplations on a “magic bean” adventure with Starbucks’ newly announced Web3 'Odyssey' loyalty program

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26–28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code CARPE to get 15% off your pass. Visit https://consensus.coindesk.com.

“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.

HOSTS

Dan Ilett

Dan Ilett writes on tech, money and energy. He advises business on digital strategy and technology messaging for large deals. He is founder of Erbut - an advisory company - and Greenbang - a smart technology research company.

Cam Thompson

Cam Thompson was a Web3 reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in Economics and Science & Technology Studies. As a student, she was marketing director of the Tufts Blockchain Club. She currently holds positions in BTC and ETH.

Danny Nelson

Danny is CoinDesk's managing editor for Data & Tokens. He formerly ran investigations for the Tufts Daily. At CoinDesk, his beats include (but are not limited to): federal policy, regulation, securities law, exchanges, the Solana ecosystem, smart money doing dumb things, dumb money doing smart things and tungsten cubes. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL tokens, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

Benjamin Schiller

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

Danny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury has been a professional writer since 1989, and has worked freelance since 1994. He covers technology for publications such as the Guardian.

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