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Bitcoin (BTC) continued to drift downward, slipping just below $27,000 as investors keep close attention on the debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. Defiance ETFs CEO Sylvia Jablonski and Galaxy Digital global head of trading Jason Urban shared their insights on the current state of the crypto markets. Plus, Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz discussed the NFT brand’s latest $9 million funding round. Also, New York University Professor Emeritus Gary Marcus shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence guidelines, following a Senate hearing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman among those testifying.