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CoinDesk Podcast Network - PayPal -> LinkedIn -> AI -> Crypto: Reid Hoffman’s Innovator Journey | CoinDesk Spotlight

Insights into the past, present and future of crypto, tech and AI with Reid Hoffman.

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LinkedIn co-founder and PayPal founding board member Reid Hoffman joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" to discuss his innovator journey from "PayPal mafia" to creating LinkedIn and moving into crypto and AI. Hoffman dives deep into the "discomfort" with AI development, his thoughts on crypto's political divide, and what he's building at the intersection of AI and digital assets.

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Genius Group has partnered with CoinDesk for Bitcoin Treasury Month, launching the Genius x CoinDesk Quest. Participants can join the Bitcoin Academy, complete free microcourses from experts like Natalie Brunell and Saifedean Ammous, and enter to win 1,000,000 GEMs (worth 1 BTC) promoting bitcoin education and adoption. Learn more at: https://www.geniusgroup.ai/coindesk-bitcoin-treasury-month/

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OwlTing (Nasdaq: OWLS) is building invisible rails for global payments. With OwlPay, businesses and users can bridge fiat and stablecoins, send money instantly across borders, and access stablecoin checkout at lower costs. Licensed worldwide, OwlTing delivers secure, compliant, and regulated infrastructure for the digital economy. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠owlting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Timestamps:

3:10 - The Thesis of Borderless, Networked Communities and Satoshi's Genius
5:15 - PayPal: The Forerunner to Crypto
15:01 - How PayPal Cooperated with the FBI to Change Regulatory Perception
18:02 - Reid's Shift in Focus to AI
20:37 - Crypto's Reputation in Silicon Valley
24:41 - The Cognitive Industrial Revolution
31:13 - Reid's Position on the Future of Stablecoins
36:38 - Blockchain and IP Rights in the Age of AI
45:06 - Does AI Create Sameness and Slop?
48:11 - The Left's Big Mistake on Crypto
53:05 - What does Reid Envision for the Future of Crypto?

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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, Taylor Fleming and Victor Chen.

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CBS News Roundup - 11/06/2025 | World News Roundup

The government shutdown now means flight cutdowns. Supreme battle over tariffs. U.P.S. plane crash investigation. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.

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Marketplace All-in-One - World leaders arrive in Brazil ahead of COP30

From the BBC World Service: The summit is part of an effort to show that the climate crisis remains a top priority, although some big names won't be in attendance, including leaders of China, India, and the U.S. What can the conference achieve without them? Then, China has announced it's easing tariffs and export controls on U.S. firms following last week's seemingly productive meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. And in Shanghai, foreign businesses are being welcomed to a major trade import expo.

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Village SquareCast - Flying Pig Academy: Walk Away from That Box OR Why Fixing Civil Discourse Requires Less Politics, not more

Introducing the newest thing in higher (and we really mean higher — like look UP) education: The Flying Pig Academy. A dream of The Village Square (with support from Florida Humanities) for many years, it's finally aloft. The division in American society is big and seems impossible at times to address.

The Flying Pig Academy is kind of an insider's how to.

This Flying Pig Episode: Politics are a mess, the American electorate is fed up. So what do we do about it? Way too many of us doom scroll through the latest political news from the comfort of our couch in the suburbs. Rightly disturbed that younger generations of Americans don't understand civics, way too many of us aren't practicing civics that would have direct impact on the communities, states and nation where we live. We've become political hobbyists and it's fueling the demand for performance art in our elected leaders.

Mentioned: Eitan Hersh on the dangers of political hobbyism.

Miss the first Flying Pig Academy Episode? Find it here.

The second in the series, after "Location, Location, Location" is an homage to our intellectual hero (and lucky for us, our friend and colleague) Dr. Jonathan Haidt who - literally - wrote the book for Pigs With Big Dreams. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion.

Here are the rest of our Flying Pig episodes:

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Recall of duty? Trump’s tariffs in court

Just as soon as President Donald Trump started applying sweeping tariffs on trading partners, legal challenges to them started piling up. We listen in on the Supreme Court proceedings that might end them. America’s gender gap in labour-force participation is growing for the first time; we ask why. And the “dark patterns” that nudge—or trick, or bully—online buyers.


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WSJ What’s News - The Government Shutdown Just Disrupted Your Flight

A.M. Edition for Nov. 6. Flight delays and cancellations loom for travelers, as the government shutdown forces 40 major airports to cut traffic by 10%. WSJ travel reporter Allison Pohle explains what that means for passengers and air safety. Plus, it’s decision day for Tesla shareholders. The WSJ’s Becky Peterson details the hurdles Elon Musk must clear to unlock a $1 trillion pay deal. And after years of tight supply, a flood of unsold new homes is suddenly flipping the script on the U.S. housing market. Caitlin McCabe hosts.


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Up First from NPR - State Of The Shutdown, SCOTUS Tariff Arguments, Chicago ICE Ruling

President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown by scrapping the filibuster, even as he admits the standoff hurt the party in this week’s elections. The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs under a decades-old emergency powers law. And in Chicago, federal judges side against the administration in immigration enforcement cases, ordering cleaner detention centers and tighter limits on the use of force.

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S11 Bonus: Erez Druk, Freed

Erez Druk grew up in Israel, but has been in the Bay Area for many years. He has a common theme in his life of obsessing over his current thing. In the 4th grade it was the saxophone, and later on it was being Israel's board game champion, and then - he became obsessed with startups. Outside of tech, he is married and expecting his first child. He's into exercising, reading and coffee. His favorite is going to a coffee shop with his wife, and having a cappuccino and a pastry - but at home, he leans towards his aeropress.

Eight years ago, Erez met his wife who was heading into medical school. He got to see first hand how folks in the healthcare system work, and how hard their jobs are. After wrapping up his prior startup, he started down the path of building a solution that improved the lives of these clinicians.

This is the creation story of Freed.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Former regional Fed president: We need an “AI land grant act”

Big tech companies have invested hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure, including data centers that are popping up all over the country. Constructing the facilities brings in jobs to local communities, but what happens once the construction is finished? Former Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Pat Harker says tech companies owe a longer-lasting benefit to the communities that host data centers.


Marketplace tech host Nova Safo talked with Pat Harker about his proposal for a “digital AI land grant act.”