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From Libra to Open Standard’s OUSD: What Facebook's Failed Stablecoin Teaches Us
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open with two hot topics: the SEC's request for public comment on "novel" ETFs and the launch of Open USD, a new stablecoin protocol backed by Coinbase, major banks, Visa, and Mastercard. Christian Catalini, Founder of the MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab and co-creator of Facebook’s Diem/Libram project, joins to argue that the allianc
JPMorgan Says Strategy's Bitcoin Sales Are a Market Risk | CoinDesk Daily
JPMorgan on Strategy's policy of allowing bitcoin sales.
JPMorgan says Strategy's new policy of allowing bitcoin sales to fund preferred dividend payments has introduced "two-way risk" to crypto markets. The bank wants 24-36 months of cash coverage — right now Strategy only has 17. With the company holding 4% of all bitcoin and driving roughly 70% of net digital asset inflows this year, any shift
Why Markus Thielen Says Bitcoin's Pain Isn't Over Yet | Markets Outlook
Will Bitcoin dip below $50K?
On today's Markets Outlook, 10x Research Founder and CEO Markus Thielen tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why he sees Bitcoin dropping even more before recovery, with $7B in ETF outflows since mid-May and MicroStrategy stepping back as the last real buyer. Plus, why he stays bearish on Ethereum, why he's calling Hyperliquid overvalued, and why nothing turns around unt
President Trump Made More Than $1 Billion From Crypto Ties | CoinDesk Daily
President Trump's crypto ties.
President Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto last year, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire defends USDC and Anthropic is restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Korea's Largest Crypto Exchange Is Done Playing Domestic
Upbit's next move: from Korea's #1 to global contender.
SeonJoo Yoon, Chief Brand & Impact Officer at Upbit, joins CoinDesk’s Sam Ewen to break down why Korea is one of the most fascinating crypto markets on the planet and how Upbit, the country's dominant exchange with 13 million KYC'd users and $1.5 trillion in cumulative trading volume, is now setting its sights far beyond its home turf.
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White House to Speak with Law Enforcement Groups to Push the Clarity Act | CoinDesk Daily
The White House pushes for CLARITY.
The White House is meeting with law enforcement groups to resolve objections to the crypto market structure bill. At issue is a provision shielding software developers from money-transmitter rules, which sheriffs argue would exempt mixers and tumblers from anti-money-laundering law. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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BTC ETFs Bled $4B in Worst Month Ever, Strategy's Plan Forward and an Institutional Super Cycle for ETH?
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by CoinDesk Indices and Data to break down nearly $1.8 billion in weekly Bitcoin ETF outflows, Strategy's new capital plan, and whether the digital asset treasury narrative is back.
SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom joins to unpack the Ethereum Foundation's funding crisis, the launch of ETHlabs,
Strategy Opens the Door to Selling Bitcoin | CoinDesk Daily
Strategy's new capital framework clears the way for selling BTC.
Michael Saylor's Strategy unveiled a new capital framework that clears the way to sell bitcoin for the first time, authorize up to $2 billion in buybacks, and raise its STRC preferred dividend to 12%. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie
Strategy's Bitcoin Bet Is Now a $13B Paper Loss | CoinDesk Daily
Strategy's $13B unrealized loss.
Strategy is sitting on a $13 billion unrealized loss on its bitcoin holdings, with its STRC preferred stock down 25% from par. The company still has about 10 months of reserves to cover dividends but the bigger question is whether investor confidence holds if bitcoin doesn't bounce back. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Does the Clarity Act Have a Human Trafficking Blind Spot?
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open with two hot topics: Coinbase's SEC-registered AI agentic trading launch and tribal gaming operators' letter to Senators Thune and Schumer demanding that the CLARITY Act include a prohibition on prediction markets.
Then Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, joins to challeng
Ethereum Is Facing A Critical Funding Gap, Says Ex-EF Member | Markets Outlook
Does Ethereum have a funding crisis?
On today's Markets Outlook, Protocol Guild Organizer Trent Van Epps tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why the Ethereum Foundation's subtraction philosophy is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, what it will take to fill it, and why he's still optimistic about ETH's future.
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Kalshi Targets $40B Valuation, Doubling in One Round | CoinDesk Daily
Kalshi seeks funding at $40B.
Prediction-market platform Kalshi is raising fresh capital at a roughly $40 billion valuation, nearly double the $22 billion it hit just one round ago. CEO Tarek Mansour says an IPO is on the table, but not before 2027. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie
Do Androids Dream of Electric Wallets?
The impact of giving synthetic beings a wallet, an identity, and eventually a body.
Jansen Teng, Co-Founder of Virtuals Protocol, joins Sam to lay out one of the most ambitious visions in crypto right now, a parallel society of AI agents that can trade, hire, earn, and eventually inhabit physical bodies. Jansen digs into what it actually takes to build an agentic economy from the ground up, from
Ethereum Foundation to Cut Budget by 40% and Slash 20% of Workforce | CoinDesk Daily
The Ethereum Foundation announced a 40% budget cut after layoff news.
The Ethereum Foundation will slash its budget by roughly 40% this year as part of a shift toward a leaner, endowment-style operating model. This comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Trump Signs Orders to Build a Quantum Computer | CoinDesk Daily
The White House issues two executive orders on quantum computing.
President Trump signed two executive orders directing the U.S. to build a large-scale quantum computer and to defend federal systems against one. The same technology could eventually break the encryption securing Bitcoin and Ethereum, a threat researchers say may arrive sooner than expected. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinD
Why Billionaire CZ Says U.S. Crypto Users Are Getting a Bad Deal
Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, sits down with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie for one of his most candid conversations. CZ talks about growing up in an immigrant family, why he's never taken on real debt, the four months he spent in U.S. prison, the $2 million he's quietly donated to prison reform, and why he believes "there's no delete button" for crypto.
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Strategy's STRC Hits Record Low as Wall Street Races to Tokenize Everything
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals founder Ric Edelman to discuss the disconnect between declining crypto sentiment and Wall Street’s rapid investment in digital asset infrastructure. Their conversation covers the CLARITY Act, the fight over crypto in 401(k) plans, tokeniza
Bank of England Caves on Stablecoin Holding Limits | CoinDesk Daily
The Bank of England reversed its rules on stablecoin holdings.
The Bank of England reversed its plan to cap how much stablecoin individuals and businesses can hold, replacing it with a £40 billion ($50 billion) issuance cap per coin. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
Can Sports Betting Prediction Markets Pass the ‘Economic Purpose’ Test?
CoinDesk hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the record-breaking SpaceX IPO, then turn to Terry Duffy's exit from CME and the exchange's threatened lawsuit against the CFTC over whether perpetuals are swaps or futures. Their guest is Dan Berkovitz, former Commissioner of the CFTC and former General Counsel of the SEC, now at Millennium Management, who brings a rare both-agencies vanta
Why Arthur Hayes Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Is a Dove Despite Hawkish Reputation | Markets Outlook
Arthur Hayes on his HYPE position, AI bubble, and the new Fed Chair.
On today's Markets Outlook, BitMEX Co-Founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why all roads still lead to money printing, how long the AI bubble has left, and why he has zero regrets about publicly selling his HYPE position. Plus, his reaction to Michael Saylor's Bitcoin stress test.
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CME Says It Will Sue the CFTC Over Perpetual Futures | CoinDesk Daily
CME CEO says they will sue the CFTC.
CME CEO Terrence Duffy says the exchange will sue the CFTC, arguing the regulator's approval of Kalshi's perpetual futures violates the Dodd-Frank Act by treating what are really swaps as futures. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Kevin Warsh's First Fed Meeting Could Move Bitcoin | CoinDesk Daily
Kevin Warsh's first FOMC presser.
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at Kevin Warsh's first meeting as chair, leaving markets to parse the dot plot and his press conference for clues on the path ahead. If Warsh signals a more dovish stance than markets are pricing, bitcoin could react positively. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Why Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Keeps Turning Cash Into Bitcoin
Ricardo Salinas calls fiat a "fraud." And, will he run for office in Mexico?
Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Ollie Acuna for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, fiat debasement, and the future of Mexico. Plus, insights into U.S.–Mexico remittances and his potential 2030 run for presidency.
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BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Income ETF with High-Teens Yield Target
Inside BlackRock's newest bitcoin ETF, BITA.
Global Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, Robert Mitchnick breaks down the launch of the firm's newest bitcoin ETF, the Bitcoin Premium Income Fund (BITA). He tells CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie why the covered call strategy targets a high-teens income yield, which investors this product appeals to, and more.
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BlackRock's New Bitcoin ETF Pays Monthly Income | CoinDesk Daily
BlackRock launches the BITA fund.
BlackRock's Bitcoin Premium Income Fund, ticker BITA, begins trading today, holding spot bitcoin and IBIT shares while selling call options to generate monthly income. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
$17 Billion Stolen in One Year: The State of Crypto Crime with Chainalysis
Crypto scams and how to protect yourself with Chainalysis' Eric Jardine.
Eric Jardine, Head of Research at Chainalysis, joins Gen C to break down their latest crypto crime report and the staggering numbers of nearly $17 billion stolen in scams in 2025 alone. Eric explains how AI has changed the scam equation by allowing bad actors to hit massive scale without sacrificing quality, why the people e
Blockspace: Why Anthropic Axed Mythos/Fable 5, IREN Seals 490MW Nostrum Acquisition, EPA Won’t Regulate Data Centers
Anthropic pulled the plug on its Mythos / Fable 5 model after the U.S. government raised concerns, and IREN has completed its acquisition of Nostrum for 490 MW of capacity in Spain.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Anthropic and Uncle Sam are trading blows again, with the frontier LLM company pulling its recently released Mythos / Fable 5 model after whistleblowers said the model’s guard
SpaceX IPOs With $1.3B in Bitcoin, Citi Tokenizes Private Shares, and Coinbase Lets AI Trade for You
On this episode of Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by GSR's Joshua Riezman on SpaceX's $1.29 billion Bitcoin bet and the outlook for the CLARITY Act; Citi's Artem Korenyuk on the bank's new platform for tokenizing private company shares; and Coinbase's Lincoln Murr on AI agent trading and the future of autonomous finance. Plus, Ponzi Trader's highest-c
U.S.-Iran Deal Sends BTC to Highest in Two Weeks | CoinDesk Daily
Peace deal between U.S. and Iran.
The peace deal between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend sent the broader crypto market up. Bitcoin reached the highest level in two weeks while oil slid on news the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
Tom Lee's Case for $22,000 Ethereum
Fundstrat's Tom Lee took the Consensus mainstage in Miami to make a bold call: crypto winter is over and the bull market is just getting started. Lee laid out his case for why agentic AI and tokenization will make crypto-native companies more profitable than traditional banks, argued Ethereum is deeply undervalued at current prices, and explained why BitMine, which now holds over 4% of all Ethereu
Michael Saylor: 'We Tripped Over' the World's Most Efficient Tax-Deferred Income
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor took the Consensus mainstage to unveil what he calls the killer app for Bitcoin: digital credit. Saylor explained how his company's STRC instrument, now the biggest and most liquid preferred stock in the world after just eight months, strips yield from Bitcoin's volatility to create an 11.5% tax-deferred return with near-zero volatility. He argued that digital
Blockspace: SpaceX’s $2T IPO by the Numbers and Anthropic’s 1 GW Search for Capacity
SpaceX debuted today after a $75B IPO raise, closing with a $2.11 trillion market cap, and Anthropic is searching for 1 GW to host its own GPU clusters.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! SpaceX’s historic IPO came and went today, marking a day of firsts that saw the company close the largest IPO ever at a $2 trillion valuation, making its founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.
SpaceX's $75B IPO Comes With $1.2B in Bitcoin | CoinDesk Daily
SpaceX's record-breaking IPO.
SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO in history and began trading on Nasdaq today. The company holds 18,712 bitcoin worth roughly $1.2 billion, giving SPCX investors indirect BTC exposure. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
Are Crypto Perpetuals Futures or Swaps? Kalshi vs. John Lothian
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti unpack the CFTC's 267-page proposed rule-making around prediction markets and event contracts, plus the letter from crypto CEOs backing the BRCA. And, a debate between John Lothian and Udesh Jha, Head of Exchange Analytics at Kalshi, over whether crypto perpetuals are properly classified as futures or swaps.
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Inside the Race to Fix Zcash's Shielded Pool Vulnerability | Markets Outlook
The bug that tanked ZEC with Josh Swihart.
On today's Markets Outlook, ZODL CEO Josh Swihart joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to break down the Zcash vulnerability discovered with the help of AI, including how it was found, fixed, and what it means for the protocol's future. Plus, he weighs in on privacy coins vs. government pushback, formal verification as the new security standard, and why Zc
Saylor and Mallers Clash Over Strategy's Dilution | CoinDesk Daily
Saylor and Mallers' debate at BTC Prague.
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor and Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers debated Strategy's capital structure at BTC Prague. Mallers challenged Saylor on dilution and how out-of-the-money convertible debt factors into mNAV calculations. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Blockspace: SpaceX’s $250B IPO Raise, KEEL’s $458M Convertible Note, Hut 8’s $4.25 Senior Note, OpenAI’s 10 GW Datacenter
SpaceX’s IPO is three times oversubscribed at $250 billion, and Hut 8 has closed a $4.25 billion, BBB-rated note for its Beacon Point AI data center.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Reuters has reported that SpaceX’s IPO round could come in at $250 billion, a 3x oversubscription from the company’s planned $75 billion. Plus, Cormint CEO Jamie McAvity joins us to give an optimistic outloo
Japan's Megabanks Plan a Joint Yen Stablecoin | CoinDesk Daily
A Yen stablecoin from the mega banks?
Japan's three largest banks, MUFG, Mizuho, and SMBC, are planning to jointly issue a yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027, with backing from Japan's Financial Services Agency. Yen tokens currently represent less than $50 million in a $311 billion market dominated by dollar tokens. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Why Grant Cardone Is Combining Real Estate and Bitcoin
Real estate mogul Grant Cardone made his Consensus mainstage debut to explain the unconventional investment strategy he's been building for the past 17 months: fusing Bitcoin directly into large-scale real estate deals to outcompete traditional REITs. Cardone, who first received Bitcoin as payment for a speaking gig and still holds those 115 coins today, argues the hybrid model can deliver 22–32%
SBF Asks Trump for a Presidential Pardon | CoinDesk Daily
SBF asks for a presidential pardon.
Sam Bankman-Fried formally filed a clemency application asking President Trump for a pardon while serving his 25-year sentence. Trump told The New York Times in January that SBF shouldn't count on the same. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Vi
White House: Crypto Ethics Rules Must Apply to All
Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, sat down on the mainstage at CoinDesk's Consensus to discuss the biggest issues in U.S. crypto policy. He covered the Clarity Act's path through the Senate, the status of the U.S. Bitcoin reserve, and the ongoing ethics provision standoff with Democrats. Witt expressed confidence that a July 4th signing dea
Blockspace: Datacenter deals, SpaceX IPO, and Saylor didn’t sell
Markets are ripping as Bitcoin miners pivot to AI infrastructure. We cover AWS rumors, Galaxy Digital's surge, Michael Saylor's latest multi-million Bitcoin buy, the Texas 4CP mining curtailment, and Elon Musk’s massive $26B xAI compute deals with Google and Anthropic.
Francis Corvinho of Lygos Finance and Kaan of Luxor join us to talk about the massive shift in Bitcoin mining economics, Michae
Why Strategy Sold Bitcoin, VanEck’s BNB Bet and a $1.7B ETF Exodus
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Research Analyst James Seyffart to break down the SpaceX IPO's pull on crypto capital, four consecutive weeks of Bitcoin ETF outflows topping $1.7 billion, and the Zcash counterfeiting bug. VanEck Director of Digital Assets Product Kyle DaCruz unpacks VBNB, t
Saylor's Back: Strategy Buys $101M of Bitcoin | CoinDesk Daily
Strategy buys Bitcoin again after 32-BTC sale.
Strategy bought 1,550 bitcoin for $101 million, its first purchase since the 32-BTC sale on June 1. The buy came at an average price of $65,332, well below Strategy's overall average. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
A-Rod Bought the Timberwolves at the Worst Possible Time. Here Is Why It Worked.
Alex Rodriguez joins the Consensus Main Stage for a candid conversation on life after baseball, building a championship organization, and the lessons that shaped him. From buying the Minnesota Timberwolves during COVID to applying AI and real-time technology to the fan experience, A-Rod breaks down what it actually takes to turn around a franchise. He also opens up about growing up without a fathe
Why the Co-Founder of LinkedIn Is Betting on NFTs Again
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and prominent AI investor, joins the Consensus mainstage for a wide-ranging conversation on where crypto, AI, and identity are headed. Hoffman argues that as agents outnumber people on the internet, crypto becomes the only viable solution for trust, provenance, and identity at scale. From his 2014 Bitcoin purchase to his recent CryptoPunk buy, Hoffman explains
Everything You Need to Know about x402: The 30-Year-Old HTTP Code Built for the AI Economy
Erik Reppel, Head of Engineering at Coinbase Developer Platform, joins the Consensus mainstage to make the case for internet-native payments. The internet was built for humans, but AI agents are taking over and they don't click ads. x402 is an open standard that finally gives the web a native payment layer, built on a forgotten HTTP status code that's been sitting unused since 1994. Created by Rep
Kevin O’Leary on the asset class that beat everything else in his portfolio
Kevin O'Leary joins the mainstage at Consensus wearing a $5.2 million Michael Jordan card around his neck and explains why collectibles have become his best-performing asset class, including a 3am bidding war that cost him nearly $13 million. He then breaks down why 97% of institutional crypto interest is concentrated in just BTC and ETH, why altcoins got slaughtered, and what it will actually tak
'I Will Not Vote for Clarity Until We Address Ethics': Sen. Angela Alsobrooks
Senator Angela Alsobrooks joins hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti to discuss the three outstanding issues she needs resolved before voting Clarity off the Senate floor. Plus, insights into Jamie Dimon's criticism over stablecoin yield. And, former Congressman George Santos named person of the week for the Kalshi insider trading investigation.
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CFTC Chairman Mike Selig on crypto, prediction markets and AI-powered market surveillance
CFTC Chairman Mike Selig sits down on the mainstage at Consensus to break down the most consequential regulatory shift in crypto history: a joint SEC-CFTC taxonomy that finally defines what kind of asset everything is, effectively putting the Howey Test to rest. He also makes the case for why prediction markets belong under federal jurisdiction, not state gaming commissions, and why he's already s
Arthur Hayes Sold HYPE and NEAR, Mert Mumtaz Says That’s Missing the Point | Markets Outlook
Market convictions with Helius' Mert Mumtaz.
On today's Markets Outlook, Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why he's tuning out the noise and staying convicted on Zcash, Solana, BTC and Hyperliquid. Plus, he weighs in on the Arthur Hayes drama, the Clarity Act, and why Bitcoin's transparency is actually a long-term vulnerability.
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Blockspace: IREN's 800MW in Australia, Zcash bug, and Google upscales to $84b
Charlie and Will break down the crash of Michael Saylor’s STRC, IREN's massive 800MW deal in Australia, a critical Zcash soundness bug, Google’s massive $80B equity raise for AI, and why Joe Wiesenthal calls this the coldest crypto winter ever.
Janusz, former engineer at Electric Coin Company, joins us to talk about a potential Zcash soundness bug and the trade-offs of privacy versus auditabili
Tom Lee's Ethereum Bet Is Down $9 Billion | CoinDesk Daily
Bitmine sitting on $9B of unrealized losses from its ETH bag.
Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, is sitting on nearly $9 billion in unrealized losses as ETH falls below $1,800. Chairman Tom Lee still predicts a $250,000 price target, but shares of BMNR are down drastically since early May. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Morgan Stanley's 10-Year Bet on the Future of Finance
$7 trillion goes digital.
Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley's Head of Digital Asset Strategy, breaks down how one of the world's largest wealth platforms is going all-in on crypto, from a Bitcoin ETF that crossed $200 million in just three weeks to spot crypto trading coming to their full advisory platform later this year. On the mainstage at CoinDesk’s Consensus, she makes the case that the TradFi v
Stripe, Visa, Mastercard Close to New Stablecoin Platform | CoinDesk Daily
Payment giants in stablecoin?
Stripe, Visa and Mastercard are close to launching a new stablecoin platform, with Coinbase considering joining. The total stablecoin market sits around $320 billion, dominated by Tether's USDT at $187 billion. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Vict
Western Union, Visa, PayPal, Meta: Why Major Payments Giants Are Racing to Solana
Is big money choosing Solana?
Kyle Samani, co-founder of Forward, breaks down his latest deal on the main stage at Solana, a minority stake in Henri, a reinsurance RWA yielding 12-13%, funded by a Galaxy debt facility at 3.5%. He makes the case for why Solana has quietly become the dominant chain for institutional payments, tokenized equities, and real world assets. From Western Union and Visa to
Tom Lee Says Strategy's Bitcoin Sale Is Classic 'Bottom Behavior' | CoinDesk Daily
Tom Lee says Strategy's BTC sale is "bottom behavior."
Bitmine's Tom Lee told CoinDesk that the record 11-day bitcoin ETF outflow streak and Strategy's first BTC sale since 2022 are just typical signs of a market bottom. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
Gary Vaynerchuk on AI, Entrepreneurship and Why Blockchain Is Still Relevant
Diving deeper on AI with Gary Vaynerchuk.
Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman of VaynerX and CEO and Creator of VeeFriends, joins Gen C to discuss why we are living through the most consequential technological moment since electricity. Sam and Gary dig into his long-held conviction that NFTs are a generational collectible, not a fad, his bold thesis that the rise of AI will trigger a massive IRL comeback,
Blockspace: Anthropic's IPO, IREN’s $3.65B GPU Financing, Strategy Sells BTC, DMG’s 50 MW AI Data Center
Anthropic has filed for an IPO and Strategy finally sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Anthropic has filed for an IPO as the public markets race for frontier AI companies heats up. Plus, Strategy just sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022, and Lygos’ Francis Corvino joins to give his take on whether Strategy is losing favor as Strive makes i
Strategy Sells Bitcoin for the First Time in 4 Years | CoinDesk Daily
Strategy sells Bitcoin for the first time since 2022.
Strategy sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 at an average price of $77,135. Proceeds will fund distributions on its preferred stock. The news pushed bitcoin under $72,000. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
$3 Billion Leaves Bitcoin ETFs. Why Wall Street Isn't Panicking
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by CoinDesk Indices President Dave LaValle to unpack a $2.97 billion outflow streak from Bitcoin ETFs and what it really means for institutional adoption.Bloomberg Intelligence Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas joins the show to explain why the recent outflows may be more noise than signal, share h
Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Says Permissionless Systems Are Critical for Institutions
Why open systems matter with Anatoly Yakovenko.
At CoinDesk's Consensus, Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared his vision for crypto's next era, from institutional adoption and permissionless systems to AI agents, scalability, privacy, and startup conviction. Yakovenko explains why he believes crypto wasn't wrong, just early, and why open, trustless infrastructure matters
Brad Garlinghouse Says Stablecoin Market Cap Will Hit $3 Trillion by 2031
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speaks at Consensus.
At CoinDesk's Consensus, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins the stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of crypto, regulation, and global payments. He breaks down why he believes stablecoins could reach a $3 trillion market cap by 2031 and what's driving that long-term growth. Garlinghouse also discusses the importance of regulatory cl
Blockspace: Semiconductor Smugglers, Google’s 200 MW Solar Deal, Iran War’s Energy Market Impact, Debunking Data Center Water Myths
Taiwanese officials have apprehended three individuals accused of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, and we debunk the fears over AI’s water use.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today for our lead story, we cover the latest Nvidia chip smuggling crackdowns in Taiwan, and then we hop into an interview with Udi Wertheimer of Taproot Wizards to discuss the current state of Ethereum, and why
NYSE's Owner Calls Hyperliquid Bigger Than NASDAQ | CoinDesk Daily
ICE CEO says Hyperliquid is "bigger than NASDAQ" by daily volume.
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said Hyperliquid is "bigger than NASDAQ" by daily volume, and disclosed his team has met its founders multiple times. The DeFi platform controls over 70% of the decentralized perp market and has been trading oil futures on weekends when traditional exchanges are closed. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk D
CFTC Not Ready for Crypto's Expansion, Expert Warns
CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti dig into the New York Times investigation of the CFTC and Kalshi's latest lawsuit against Minnesota before sitting down with Aaron Klein, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Klein argues that independent financial regulators have been turned into "subsidiaries of the White House," warns that the CFTC is not structurall
Are Prediction Markets Killing Altcoins? | Scott Melker on Markets Outlook
Altcoins have lost the plot with Scott Melker.
In today's Markets Outlook, Scott Melker, Host of Wolf of All Streets, tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why altcoins have lost the plot, what's really driving the weird market we're all feeling, and why Bitcoin is still the only bet he's making long-term. Plus: are prediction markets, tokenized equities, and "private Bitcoin" just hype?
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Google Engineer Busted for Insider Trading on Polymarket | CoinDesk Daily
A Google engineer arrested for allegedly insider trading on Polymarket.
A Google security engineer was arrested for allegedly using the company's internal search data to place winning bets on Polymarket prediction markets. Michele Spagnuolo transferred $3.8 million in USDC and personally cleared about $1.2 million before attempting to conceal the funds through a privacy mixer. CoinDesk's Jennifer
Blockspace: Robinhood Opens AI Trading, IREN’s $1.6B GPU Buy, Hut 8 CEO Beacon Point Update
Robinhood now allows AI to trade for you, and IREN just purchased $1.6 billion worth of GPUs for AI workloads.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8 joins us to talk about the company’s $9.8 billion deal for its Beacon Point AI data center in Texas. For news, we cover Robinhood launching access for AI trading agents, IREN’s $1.6B Dell Blackwell purchase, hard
Trump Calls State Officials 'Scum' Over Prediction Markets | CoinDesk Daily
President Trump defends the CFTC's authority over prediction markets.
President Trump defended the CFTC's exclusive authority over prediction markets in a Truth Social post, calling state officials trying to regulate them "scum." His attack targeted Chris Christie, Letitia James, Tim Walz, and JB Pritzker — all of whom have moved against prediction market platforms in their states. CoinDesk's Jen
Blockspace: Pope Leo Calls AI the Tower of Babel, China is Funding Anti-AI FUD, TeraWulf’s 1 GW KY Data Center
Pope Leo has likened AI to the Tower of Babel, and the Chinese government is funding the push against AI data centers in the US.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! For our top story today, Pope Leo’s latest encyclical – in which Leo likens AI to a modern, cyber Tower of Babel – gives us the Catholic Church’s official stance on AI. For interviews, Lygos Finance CEO Jay Patel touches on Stra
Arthur Hayes Says Regulation is Irrelevant, Only Fiat Liquidity Moves Bitcoin
Arthur Hayes from Consensus Miami.
BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes took the Consensus Miami mainstage to make a provocative case: crypto regulation is irrelevant to Bitcoin's price performance. Hayes argues that fiat liquidity, not legislation, is the only variable that matters. He breaks down how money printing drove Bitcoin's historic gains, why the CLARITY Act won't move the n
Hyperliquid Takes on Polymarket With Native Event Markets | CoinDesk Daily
Hyperliquid has its prediction market now.
Hyperliquid is expanding its HIP-4 outcome contracts into real-world events like inflation data and Fed decisions, putting it in direct competition with Polymarket. The key difference: Hyperliquid handles dispute resolution in-house through its validators, rather than relying on an external oracle like Polymarket's UMA. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDes
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1B as Capital Rotates Into HYPE, SOL, XRP
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie unpacks a busy weekend — SpaceX's S-1 revealing 18,712 BTC on the balance sheet, Kevin Warsh's first full week as Fed Chair, and the SEC pushing back its innovation exemption for tokenized stocks. Bitwise Asset Management Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen joins to break down the bull and bear case for H
Blockspace: SpaceX’s $2T IPO, FBI Scams the Scammers, Trump Media Sells Bitcoin
SpaceX’s IPO is gearing up to be the biggest ever, and the FBI lays a honey pot for scammers with a scam token of their own.
Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, we cover SpaceX’s highly anticipated IPO, which could value the company at $1.75-2 trillion and become the biggest IPO ever. Plus, how the FBI spun up a scam token to arrest pump and dumpers, and is Trump Media selling bitcoi
Mark Cuban Says Bitcoin Failed as a Hedge | CoinDesk Daily
Mark Cuban sold most of his bitcoin.
Billionaire Mark Cuban sold most of his bitcoin after the asset failed to hold up during the Iran conflict. The longtime crypto advocate had argued for years that bitcoin was "a better version of gold than gold" — but during this latest geopolitical shock, gold rallied and bitcoin dropped. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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Emmer Pushes Back on CFTC Funding: 'Give Regulators Less Authority'
On this episode of CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol, hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open with the rising uncertainty around CLARITY's path through the Senate before sitting down with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), who argues the bill is the sixth iteration of crypto market structure legislation, defends the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) against law-enforcement concerns,
CZ on America’s Crypto Comeback, the Rise of AI Agents, and BNB
CZ Returns to the U.S.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, joined Consensus Chairman Michael Lau on the Consensus Miami mainstage to discuss his return to the U.S., the future of BNB Chain and why blockchain is critical to the rise of AI agents. The conversation covered crypto regulation, institutional adoption, agentic payments and how AI could transform commerce and investing. CZ also reflects on l
Why Michaël van de Poppe Sees $100 for HYPE | Markets Outlook
Unpacking Hyperliquid's ATH with Michaël van de Poppe.
In today's Markets Outlook, Michaël van de Poppe, Founder and CIO of MN Capital and MN Fund, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to share why Hyperliquid is hitting new all-time highs. He makes the case for NEAR and Bittensor as undervalued AI crypto plays compared to overhyped tech IPOs, and explains why he's steering clear of privacy coins l
SpaceX's $2 Trillion IPO Reveals Huge Bitcoin Bet | CoinDesk Daily
Could the SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire?
SpaceX filed its S-1 with the SEC, revealing 18,712 bitcoin on its balance sheet and a target valuation of up to $2 trillion. If it hits the upper end, the listing would surpass Saudi Aramco as the largest IPO in history and push Elon Musk toward becoming the world's first trillionaire. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDes
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