Month: July 2025

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BTC ATH Sends Satoshi’s Bag to the Moon; Crypto Week Starts in Congress | COINDESK DAILY

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as BTC climbed above $122,000 for another record high.

Crypto markets are in the green this morning with bitcoin leading the rallies that began over two weeks ago. BTC's new all-time high above $122,000 has made bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto the 11th richest person (or group of people). Plus, will the industry see more crypto bills passed during Congress' "Crypto Week"? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Marketplace All-in-One - “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill

Bitcoin hit a record $122,000 this morning as the House of Representatives ramps up for what's being called "Crypto Week," where lawmakers will be taking up three bills that could lay the foundation for how digital assets are regulated. We'll hear more about what to expect. And later, we'll unpack market reactions to daily swings in tariff policy and learn how China's rare earth metal dominance comes at a significant environmental cost.

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Focus on Africa - Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dead

Former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has died at 82. He was a two-time leader who first led Africa's most populous country as a military ruler, then later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023. What will be his legacy and how will he be remembered?

What's the truth behind recent coup rumours in Ivory Coast?

And we remember Arthur Ashe, so far the only black male Wimbledon tennis champion, who defied apartheid in South Africa

Presenter: Richard Kagoe Producers: Stefania Okereke ,Nyasha Michelle, Yvette Twagiramariya and Patricia Whitehorne in London. Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Newshour - Trump promises ‘very sophisticated’ equipment for Kyiv

Ukraine's President Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support, ahead of Donald Trump's expected announcement of more military hardware, to be paid for by the European Union.

Also in the programme: Taiwan doubles the length of its annual military drills; and "Crypto Week" in the US as Congress begins five days of debate aimed at overhauling American legislation around the entire crypto currency industry.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US Special Envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg (R), shaking hands during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 14 July 2025. Kellogg arrived in Ukraine to meet with senior Ukrainian officials amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Credit: Presidential Press Service of Ukraine/Handout/EPA/Shutterstock)