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Veronica Irwin: Stablecoins and CBDCs will turn the internet into a panopticon!

In this episode of Beyond the Beat, Pedro Solimano and Veronica Irwin discuss the recent turmoil at CoinDesk, the evolving landscape of stablecoins, CBDCs, and the implications of regulation in the cryptocurrency space.

The two articles:

- "Billionaire Justin Sun allegedly pushed CoinDesk’s new owners to remove banana article, editorial chair Matt Murray resigns," by Leo Schwartz.

- "U.S. Stablecoin Bill Would Rein In Tether, Boost Coinbase And Circle, Outlaw Algorithmics," by Jason Brett.

Veronica is the regulatory reporter at Unchained Crypto.

Episode chapters:

0:00 intro

3:28 Nobody's talking about the CoinDesk x Justin Sun controversy

10:03 The future of crypto journalism

15:57 A deep dive

20:05 Conflicts of interest in crypto media

23:54 Tether - A different POV on stablecoins

31:08 Are CBDCs just the next step for stablecoins?

35:54 A private or government-owned panopticon called CBDC

40:32 Banning algorithmic stablecoins

43:07 Is Cricle manipulating regulation to push USDC?

50:15 Book recommendations

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