Kraken's security team identified a North Korean hacker trying to infiltrate the company - how did they do it?
Kraken's security team recently identified a North Korean hacker who attempted to infiltrate the company by applying for a job at the crypto exchange. Kraken Chief Security Officer, Nick Percoco joins CoinDesk to discuss how it happened.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Chinese state media acknowledges that the U.S. is reaching out to them to hold tariff talks.
Chinese state media acknowledges that the U.S. is reaching out to them to hold tariff talks, boosting bitcoin above $97,000 as optimism about a possible U.S.-China trade deal emerges. Plus, an April U.S. jobs report surprise and Tether plans to launch a U.S.-focused stablecoin by late 2025. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily.
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The U.S. Department of Education will begin taking action against federal student loan borrowers who are in default starting on Monday. The Treasury Department could soon start withholding money from government payments like tax refunds and Social Security payments or even garnish wages. Plus, we'll digest this morning's jobs report. And later: Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a masterpiece in filmmaking — and in dealmaking. We'll unpack Coogler's deal with studios.
Today, we discuss the departure of Mike Waltz, new details surrounding a potential Ukraine deal, the internal struggle within the Democratic party, the economy, Canada, and the devastating report coming out of Harvard. This episode is jam-packed!
Welcome to The Mining Pod News Roundup! The gang breaks down Tether's latest foray into the bitcoin mining sector as it seeks a $25M stake in AntAlpha, Galaxy's CoreWeave deal expanding to a total of 393MW, and the dramatic impact of the 2024 halving one year later. Plus, they dive into Cambridge's latest report showing Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity, and for this week’s cry corner: the contentious proposal to abolish the OP_RETURN data limit.
# Notes:
- Bitcoin price approaching $97,000
- 100 EH/s hash rate disappeared recently
- 40% difficulty increase post-halving
- Tether eyeing $25M stake in Ant Alpha IPO
- Galaxy secured additional 260MW from Helios
- Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
07:51 Tether Antalpha stake
12:21 Galaxy + CoreWeave + AI
20:01 1-year after the halving
29:35 Cambridge Report: Miners Turn to Renewables
35:47 Cry corner: OP_RETURN wars
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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.
We'll get the big hiring and unemployment reports for April later this morning. Companies have been tightening their belts as they've been grappling with tariffs and economic uncertainty. We'll discuss. We'll also hear how two small businesses that rely on imports are navigating a tricky tariff landscape. Also, the Trump administration wants to make it easier to fire federal workers. What could that mean for the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
