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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: ICE Raids BTC Mine, EOY Hashrate Forecast, Core Scientific CRWV Vote, Tether’s BTC Holdings

ICE raided an ASIC repair shop this week, and a look into the crystal ball for Bitcoin’s hashrate at the end of the year.Click Here To Join the BitAxe Giveaway!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Ben Harper from Luxor Technologies joins us to talk about the brutal hash rate environment as hashrate surges past 1 zettahash. For news, we break down ICE's raid on a Bitcoin miner repair shop in Pyote, Texas, Core Scientific’s shareholder vote for the CoreWeave acquisition, and Tether's massive 86,000+ BTC treasury. 

**Notes:**

• Difficulty increased 6%, up 26% over 7 adjustments

• Hashrate expected to reach 1.2 zeta by year-end

• Core Scientific vote scheduled for October 30th

• Tether holds 85,335 BTC worth $10.4 billion

• ICE arrested 12-13 undocumented workers at TX ASIC repair shop

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

04:27 Difficulty Update by Luxor

06:48 ICE raids ASIC repair shop

11:30 Hashrate Forwards

23:03 End of year Forward projections

25:41 Cleanspark Ad

26:10 Core Sci Update

28:44 Tether holds more BTC than you think

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Marketplace All-in-One - A closed federal government means no September jobs report

The partial government shutdown now means two of the top five most important readouts on the economy will not be released on Friday, as scheduled. It's the newest count of the number of people on payrolls and the separate unemployment rate. Later, David speaks with "Marketplace" senior economics contributor Chris Farrell about new research suggesting there may be even more entrepreneurs in the U.S. than current data suggests.

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Money Girl - What Happens When Term Life Insurance Expires?

963. Laura answers a listener's question about what happens when a term life insurance policy expires.

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Divided Argument - Proust or Plato

For the season finale, we're joined by Yale law professor Justin Driver to talk about his new book, "The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education." We discuss the conservative cases for and against affirmative action, the post-SFFA world of university admissions, the promise and limits of colorblindness, and the effects of admissions policies on students' sense of belonging.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Japan prepares to elect a new leader as its economic woes deepen

From the BBC World Service: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday, and he or she will become the country's next prime minister. Germany's Munich Airport closed temporarily overnight due to drone sightings, making it the latest European airport forced to halt operations because of unexplained drone flights. And the French government has launched a campaign against what the Minister of Work calls “the last discrimination”: ageism.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Chainsaw out of gas? Milei’s experiment wobbles

A telling local-election loss, persistent allegations of scandal and an American pledge to prop up the peso: much is chipping away at the experiment of Argentina’s President Javier Milei. Long after the twin troubles of a pandemic and interest-rate rises, America’s commercial-property sector might at last be recovering. And we return to an interview with Jane Goodall from our archives.


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Native America Calling - Friday, October 3, 2025 – Native Playlist: Ken Pomeroy and Samantha Crain

Two Native American women from Oklahoma are carving distinct and inviting musical paths through the music world.

Samantha Crain’s seventh album, “Gumshoe“, offers the latest installment in the veteran Choctaw singer-songwriter’s musical evolution. The cover artwork — a photo of her own beadwork — is a clue to the roots she draws on for strength and inspiration.

And Ken Pomeroy’s debut album, “Cruel Joke“, invokes a simmering depth of feeling that transcends her young age. She is a natural storyteller from the Cherokee Nation with a lot to say.

Both of these creative artist are added to our Native Playlist.

 

Break 1 Music: Gumshoe (song) Samantha Crain (artist) Gumshoe (album)

Break 2 Music: Fancy Dance (Song) Yellow Hammer (artist) Yellow Hammer (album)