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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Indian crypto exchange WazirX experienced a security breach in one of its multisig wallets, leading to the loss of user funds and over $230 million in withdrawals. And, Polygon Labs set a date for its technical upgrade. Plus, Mark Cuban and Vitalik Buterin speak up on crypto and the upcoming Presidential election.

Jul 18, 2024

Starbucks announced that it is sunsetting Odyssey, the 18-month experiment that uses collectible non-fungible tokens as the anchor of a loyalty program. According to two people familiar with the matter, Polygon Labs paid $4 million to collaborate with the coffee giant in 2022. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie weighs in on Starbucks' failed attempt at entering the crypto space.

Mar 21, 2024

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Bloomberg analyst's prediction that ether ETFs likely won’t get approved in May. Plus, 3AC co-founder, Kyle Davies, speaks up about the company's bankruptcy; and Polygon Labs paid $4 million to Starbucks for the coffee company’s now failed Web3 project.

Mar 20, 2024

Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Polygon Labs, joins law firm Arktouros' co-founder Michael Mosier at Unchained to discuss the paper they have published on decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation and the next steps they are pursuing.

Feb 8, 2024

Optimism Unlimited Ltd. Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt, who previously worked at Polygon Labs and YouTube, discusses his new role at an operating subsidiary of the Optimism Foundation. Wyatt discusses Optimism's competitive advantages against other layer 2 blockchains in the Ethereum ecosystem, along with possible partnership plans and insights into the future of decentralized Web3 gaming.

Nov 14, 2023

As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Polygon Labs VP of Governance and Community Hudson Jameson discusses the benefits of staking at home, including not having to pay the fees to those allowing users to deposit ETH to stake, lessons learned, and why it "protects the network." Foundry and CoinDesk are both owned by DCG.

Sep 26, 2023

This September marks one year since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS). As part of CoinDesk's Staking Week, presented by Foundry, Polygon Labs VP of Governance and Community Hudson Jameson shares insights into the ETH staking community and the benefits of staking at home. CoinDesk and Foundry are both owned by DCG.

Sep 26, 2023

“CoinDesk Daily” host Jenn Sennasie dives into some of the hottest stories in crypto, as Cathie Wood's ARK Invest amends its filing for a spot bitcoin ETF to include a surveillance-sharing agreement. This comes as entertainment company Warner Music Group sets its sights on a blockchain music accelerator. And, a closer look at why crypto criminals are moving on from bitcoin to other cryptocurrencies.

Jun 28, 2023

Kathy Kraninger, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Solidus Labs, joins Polygon Labs Chief Policy Officer Rebecca Rettig on "First Mover" to discuss their outlook on U.S. crypto regulation and reactions to former CFTC head J. Christopher Giancarlo's remarks on stablecoin legislation.

Apr 27, 2023

Leading customer relationship management (CRM) software company Salesforce has teamed up with Polygon Labs to help clients develop loyalty programs based on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Polygon blockchain. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the future of Polygon and Web3.

Mar 17, 2023