South Africa's finance minister drops plan to increase value-added tax (VAT), in a major climbdown to prevent the collapse of the coalition government.
10,000 illegal settlers reportedly removed from Ghana's largest forest reserve.
And why is Uganda’s treasured shea butter becoming harder to harvest ?
Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Frenny Jowi in Nairobi with Bella Hassan and Yvette Twagiramariya in London
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi.
COMMENTARY's tech columnist, James B. Meigs, joins the podcast today to talk about the important lawsuit lost by Greenpeace and what it means for leftist activism going forward, and about new developments and needed developments when it comes to the exploration of space. Give a listen.
The Trump administration hopes that tariffs will encourage more products to be made in America. But a new report out this week also says the president's tariffs will be an effective tax increase, with low-income consumers hit the hardest. We'll unpack. Plus, by one analysis, California's economy is now the fourth largest in the world. And later: how the Trump administration is pushing the limits of authority over independent agencies.
Senior Russian general killed. Meanwhile US envoy arrives for talks with President Putin on how to end the war in Ukraine. The Russian foreign minister, in a US interview, said peace negotiations were progressing.
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Welcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the team discusses recent Bitcoin mining trends including a projected 8% difficulty decrease, fee revenue rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards, and major loans from Coinbase and Matrixport to miners amid ATM market hesitancy. They analyze the curious case of $2.7M in stolen Bitcoin miners (many outdated S9s) intercepted at LAX, customs control gaming allegations, and tariff implications for ASIC importation. The highlight is a lively debate on the top 5 moments in Bitcoin mining history, with strong disagreements about whether mining pools deserve a spot!
• Bitcoin hash rate down ~100 EH/s from April peak
• Transaction fees rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards
• $2.7M in stolen ASIC miners intercepted at LAX
• AnAlpha IPO filing with 1.63B in outstanding loans
• ASIC miners classified under tariff code 8543
• AnAlpha's US customer base dropped from 25% to 6.9%
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:13 Luxor Difficulty Report
06:21 LAPD Finds Millions in Stolen S9s
08:37 Sneaking ASICs into the US?
12:19 Tariffs again....
15:35 Fractal Bitcoin
16:11 Top 5 Bitcoin Mining Moments in History
31:26 Antalpha’s IPO
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Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.
Why have five or more children? Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth by Catherine Pakaluk details the stories and reasoning of dozens of women who have gone well beyond replacement-level fertility.
Final hours for mourners to file past Pope Francis's body at St. Peter's Basilica. New push for Ukraine peace talks. New Jersey arson arrest. CBS News Correspondent Peter King has today's World News Roundup.
In the months since President Donald Trump's re-election, a lot has changed between the United States and Canada. New import taxes and talk of Canada becoming the 51st state, for example. It all adds up to a strained relationship where Canadians feel both betrayed and uncertain about the future. Today, we're visiting Thunder Bay, Ontario to hear more. Plus, we're looking at why more farmers are struggling to pay back their debt.
