Paxful’s Fall: Questions in the Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange’s Demise

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Plus: Fortune’s Crypto Editor Jeff John Roberts breaks down the publication’s new “Crypto 40” list.

On today’s “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson break down the latest in crypto news, featuring an interview with Jeff John Roberts on Fortune’s “Crypto 40” industry ranking.

• [0:44] Danny reviews the “Saga” smartphone, Solana Labs’ crypto-forward device.
• [3:39] Inside the Desk: Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful's Unraveling
• [11:04] “Crypto 40”: Roberts explains the motivations and methodologies behind Fortune’s latest list detailing the crypto industry’s 40 top players – some entrants might surprise you.
• [25:45] Cam’s Corner: Cam explains what the popular non-fungible token collection Nakamigos and its copycat Magamigos might have to say about the tricky relationship between the meme economy and NFTs.

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