Crypto winter lingers, but DappRadar reports metaverse projects and blockchain-based gaming saw inflows of $1.3 billion during the third quarter. Gaming continues to dominate the space, accounting for nearly half of all blockchain activity tracked by DappRadar across 50 different networks. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington and Elaine Ly talk about the numbers and highlight the most popular projects – with Sasha Fleyshman, a portfolio manager at Arca who specializes in NFTs and blockchain gaming, joining the conversation. Ash and Elaine also discuss recent comments by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Chair Gary Gensler about stablecoin regulation, a trader’s shocking public admission about the $100 million-plus Mango exploit, and MagicEden dropping obligatory royalties for NFT artists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real Vision co-founder and CEO Raoul Pal joins Business Casual's Nora Ali to discuss the state of the economy, the fast adoption and increasing utility of crypto, and much more in a must-listen conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real Vision Co-Founder & CEO, Raoul Pal, answers the internets questions and covers everything from macro & crypto to wine, scuba diving, food and art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company behind Tether, the world's largest asset-backed stablecoin by market capitalization, has cut its commercial paper holdings to zero. Tether's reserves have long been under scrutiny, with some analysts questioning whether its portfolio truly backs its peg to the U.S. dollar. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Nico Brugge and Marco Olivera discuss what this milestone means for Tether. Nico and Marco also talk about the rise of the digital yuan and Binance extending a helping hand to Bitcoin miners amid crypto winter. Plus, by special request of a viewer, we welcome Dave the Wave to share his technical insights on Bitcoin, whether we’ve seen a bottom, and when the turnaround might happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jarrod Dicker is a partner at TCG, where he invests in Web3, blockchain, and other tech that connects fans with creators. Jarrod joins Raoul Pal to talk about the evolution of the metaverse over the past year, highlighting why he’s more bullish than ever. Jarrod and Raoul also discuss why community is the center of everything when it comes to Web3 and what will drive the next wave of mass crypto adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

October 2022 is already the worst month on record in terms of crypto-related crime. According to data from Chainalysis, so far this month we’ve seen 11 hacks of DeFi protocols for a total take of $718 million. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Elaine Ly and Ash Bennington analyze the stats and probe where the problem lies. Elaine and Ash also update Bitcoin and Ethereum price action following more hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Then it’s on to today's big theme: regulation, with reports the G20 is reviewing a new framework for cross-border crypto checks and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Yuga Labs and some of its Bored Apes Yacht Club NFTs. Ari Redbord, the head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs with past experience inside both the U.S. Treasury and Justice Departments, joins Elaine and Ash to share his critical insight. And we preview a conversation at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai between Real Vision Managing Editor Samuel Burke and Mario Nawfal, the founder of IBC Group and the CEO of NFT Tech, about the rapidly developing Web3 space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s episode of Web3 Wednesdays, we discuss updates on the Real Vision Pro Crypto NFT, wallet security, and common scams. We also share a brief history lesson on the origin of self-custody. As more new investors enter the space, it’s vital that the importance of self-custody and general wallet safety are well understood. Follow @realvision on Twitter and come learn with us every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google has announced it will start accepting payments in cryptocurrency from some Web3 clients for its cloud services. Such payments will be facilitated by Coinbase through its Coinbase Commerce service, which supports 10 tokens, among them Bitcoin, Ether, Dogecoin, and ApeCoin. In turn, Coinbase will get a cut from each transaction, and the company will move some of its apps from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Ash Bennington welcomes guest host and blockchain analyst Sara Cline to discuss Google's announcement and its significance for the broader crypto industry. Also on the agenda: BNY Mellon, the oldest bank in the U.S., is launching crypto custody services, and another massive DeFi hack has seen $100 million worth of tokens drained from Solana-based platform Mango. Mona El Isa, the founder of Enzyme and the founder and CEO of Avantgarde Finance, joins Sara and Ash to talk about this hack and the broader issue of security in the DeFi space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The European Parliament has approved preliminary versions of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Transfer of Funds Regulation, measures that will increase certainty for digital asset companies, investors, and users. Final passage is a virtual certainty. At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Elaine Ly and Ash Bennington discuss what the bills mean for the industry and when they will become law in Europe. Elaine and Ash also talk about Coinbase getting the required In-Principle Approval for a license to run regulated crypto services in Singapore and an awkward situation for OKX – the Seychelles-based crypto exchange decided to continue to operate in Russia, but it might not be wanted there. Samuel Burke is at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai, where he asked OKX Global Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique about the situation. Plus, Andrew Cahill, research director at The Block, joins Elaine and Ash to explore cross-chain networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FTX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, is expanding its partnership with Visa, one of the world’s biggest financial services companies, to 40 more countries in addition to the U.S. FTX will offer customers a Visa debit card that will enable them to pay with cryptocurrency at Visa's 80 million affiliated merchants. The head of Visa's crypto division has called it "a big deal for the crypto industry." At the top of today’s Real Vision Crypto Daily Briefing, Marco Olivera and Moritz Seibert talk about what expansion of the FTX-Visa tie-up means for mainstream crypto adoption. Also up for discussion: a big leak of Celsius Network data included in a court filing in the bankruptcy process, with hundreds of thousands of users affected; and the Reserve Bank of India’s launch of an e-rupee. And David Siemer, the co-founder and CEO of digital asset manager Wave Financial, joins Marco and Moritz for a survey of the crypto VC landscape. Plus, we share a video dispatch from Real Vision Managing Editor Samuel Burke on the major themes and topics of discussion at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices