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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: American Bitcoin is Going Public, IREN’s $100M Tariff Bill, Bitdeer Deploys Sealminers
American Bitcoin is gunning to go public via a merger with Gryphon Digital.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Recording live from Consensus in Toronto, Colin and Will break down American Bitcoin's aspirations to go public via merger with Gryphon Digital. Plus, IREN’s $100M tariff spat with U.S. officials, Bitdeer’s deployment of SEALMINERs in April., and CleanSpark's bitcoin-option strategy for its latest Bitmain purchase.
# Notes:
- Hash rate down to 867 exahashes/second
- 2.6% difficulty adjustment expected
- Hash price rebounded to $55/PH/day
- American Bitcoin merger to go public
- IREN facing $100M potential tariff cost
- CleanSpark ASIC miner bitcoin option
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:19 Difficulty Report by Luxor
03:39 Trump, American Bitcoin & Griffin Digital
09:22 Iren & tariffs
12:51 Bitdeer deploys Seal Miners
16:12 Cleanspark buying miners with BTC
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Native America Calling - Friday May 16, 2025 – Native Playlist: Hataałii/Mogley and the Zoniez
Two musicians with Diné roots give audiences distinctly different takes on their desert Southwest origins. The Phoenix-based band Mogley and the Zoniez have built their sound playing for years in the Southwest café and bar circuit. The melodic and energetic indie-alt sound and distinctive vocals have become a favorite for a growing number of fans. They have a new EP to add to their set list, Better Late Than Never. We’ll hear from lead singer Quenton Oney about how they reach their audience and what’s next.
Hataałii's new album, "I'll Be Around", is an affirming and beautifully dark low-fi project. He ditched the professional studio route for a DIY production in a shed in Albuquerque. The result is a personal and intimate set of songs sure to find far-reaching resonance. Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Is the Welfare State Justified?
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CBS News Roundup - 05/16/2025 | World News Roundup
Severe storms packing tornados blast the upper Midwest. NJ Transit strike. Gene editing breakthrough. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Staycations for everyone!
Online bookings for travel are down. Major airlines are reducing flight schedules as leisure travelers pull back. And now there’s more bad news for the tourism sector: High-spending business travelers are cutting back, as well. Later in the program: why Bank of America is investing in physical branches and how a technical program near the Texas-Louisiana coast is training young people for "gold-collar" chemical and petrochemical production jobs.
Marketplace All-in-One - Nissan could start making cars for China
From the BBC World Service: Japanese carmaker Nissan recently unveiled sweeping cost-cutting plans. Now, it says it could share its U.K. factory with a Chinese state-owned company, manufacturing vehicles on their behalf. Plus, Malawi has lost a much-needed International Monetary Fund program worth $175 million. And, the Eurovision Song Contest is back this week. How has Eurovision managed to stay relevant after nearly 70 years?
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago’s Kānaka Maoli Reclaim Native Hawaiian Culture And Heritage
Before Hawaiʻi was annexed by the United States in 1898, the nation was led by a constitutional monarchy and was recognized as an independent kingdom. Before Hawai’i’s last monarch, Queen Lili’uokalani, was overthrown by non-native American businessmen in 1893, the queen sent a royally-charted Hula troupe to the World's Columbian Exposition to share the culture and stories of Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiians.
This is just the beginning of the community’s history in Chicago.
In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Reset learns more about Hawaiian migration to Chicago, the legacy of Hula and reclaiming the culture with
executive director of Aloha Center Chicago Lanialoha Lee, hula teacher, visual artist and co-curator of Chicago's Legacy Hula exhibit at the Field Museum Napuahinano Sumberg and
education committee chair of the Ke Ali`i Victoria Ka`iulani Hawaiian Civic Club-Chicago and Associate Director for Outreach & Strategy at the Newberry Library Kahakulani Blaisdell
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WSJ What’s News - Trump’s Bromance Diplomacy With Arab Leaders
A.M. Edition for May 16. We’ll get the latest from White House reporter Alex Leary in the United Arab Emirates as President Trump winds down a four-day trip to the Middle East. Plus, a veteran FAA air-traffic controller, shaken after averting a midair collision, opens up about stress, staffing and tech problems. And with two weeks until hurricane season, the new head of FEMA admits to not having a fully formed disaster-response plan. Luke Vargas hosts.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Transit Strike Could Snarl New York-Area Travel
Plus: The new head of FEMA admits to staff he doesn’t have a fully formed disaster-response plan ahead of the hurricane season. And Bayer could put its U.S. subsidiary into bankruptcy if its Roundup lawsuit settlement plan fails. Luke Vargas hosts.
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