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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as bitcoin blew past $118,000 for a new all-time high.

Bitcoin blew past $118,000 in early U.S. morning, setting a new all-time high after the previous record in May. This comes amid a broader crypto market rally that also sent ether above $3,000. Is there anything that could derail the bullish momentum in bitcoin and ether? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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On this week’s roundup, we touch on the CoreWeave and Core Scientific acquisition, IREN’s new AI GPUs, and more. 

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Ben Harper from Luxor Technology joins us to discuss CoreWeave's $9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific, IREN’s $130 million Nvidia GPU purchase, hashprice hitting $60 for the first time since February, summer hashrate curtailment, and why transaction fees are so low. Plus, why Bit Digital and BIT Mining are becoming altcoin treasury companies. 

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**Notes:**

• CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific for ~$9 billion

• Hash price reaches $60 per terahash per day

• Bitcoin fees in sats/vb lowest since March 2012

• IREN purchases 2,400 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs

• Difficulty adjustment expected +7.3%

• Bit Digital pivots to Ethereum treasury

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:50 Difficulty Report by Luxor

06:00 CRWV < > CORZ deal

15:20 Fractal Bitcoin

16:00 IREN Blackwell purchase

22:14 Transaction update,

26:04 Hashrate Futures contracts

35:52 Bit Digital/BIT Mining Pivots

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as TRON founder Justin Sun buys $100 million TRUMP token.

TRON founder Justin Sun told CoinDesk that his $100 million TRUMP token purchase signals a strategic alignment with the current administration and he plans on making the TRUMP token very popular in Asia and in the rest of the world. Will this be the beginning of more collaborations between Justin Sun and the Trump team? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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The latest price moves and insights with FalconX Global Co-Head of Markets Joshua Lim.

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FalconX Global Co-Head of Markets Joshua Lim breaks down why crypto's implied volatility is near historic lows, driving complacency in bitcoin and altcoins. Plus, how major moves in the digital assets industry including Circle's recent IPO and a series of new corporate treasury buying are influencing the broader crypto narrative.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Emirates has signed a preliminary deal with Crypto.com to allow customers to pay in crypto.

Airline giant Emirates has signed a preliminary deal with Crypto.com, allowing its customers to make payments through the crypto trading platform's service. Plus, Polymarket is locked in another controversy over the UMA voting system: did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wear a suit? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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The video discusses the launch of the first AI-designed custom slide shoe by Syntilay, which has garnered significant media attention. CoinDesk interviews Joe Foster, co-founder of Reebok, and Ben Weiss from Syntilay about this innovative product that uses AI to custom-make shoes by analyzing foot measurements through a phone photo. The conversation covers the potential of AI in product design, including creating items in space.

Joe Foster reflects on the evolution of the sneaker industry and the joy of continual innovation, while Ben Weiss highlights future plans, including space experiments and blockchain authentication for footwear.

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Gwart discusses the death of the fat protocol thesis, why DAOs became dysfunctional, and crypto's shift from public goods delusion to revenue-focused businesses. Plus thoughts on Bitcoin maximalism and Solana's pragmatic approach.

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Gwart joins us to talk about the collapse of crypto's "public goods" era and why the revenue meta is taking over. We dive deep into the fat protocol thesis, why DAOs failed, the difference between Bitcoin and crypto, and how builders are finally focusing on sustainable businesses instead of token hacking.

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**NOTES:**

• Pump.fun crossed hundreds of millions in revenue

• Fat protocol thesis originated 2016-2017

• iPhone example: $1,000 vs theoretical $10,000

• Uniswap has fee switch but hasn't turned it on

• Thread guy has 5% Bitcoin portfolio allocation

• Bitcoin could 10x in next five years

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:59 Bitcoin vs Crypto

06:08 What does Gwart "believe" in?

08:33 Revenue Meta & Fat Protocol Thesis

13:36 Interpreting the Fat Protocol Thesis

19:25 Analogies to Linux, etc

27:18 Is the DAO dead?

31:27 Devs

37:35 Creators of the Revenue delusion

40:46 Are stonks the new tokens?

45:01 Solana maxi

50:22 Real World Assets ;P

53:10 Minting new BTC maxis

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Trump announced new tariff rates up to 40% against a series of countries.

Bitcoin is trading flat near the $108,000 level after President Donald Trump announced new tariff rates up to 40% against countries including Japan, South Korea and South Africa. And, will the benchmark fed funds rate fall to the so called zero lower bound? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Jack Mallers.

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Strike founder Jack Mallers joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" with a conversation about building Twenty One with Tether and SoftBank, and why he sees bitcoin as “moral imperative” as much as a financial instrument.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, Taylor Fleming and Victor Chen.

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A look inside CoreWeave’s neocloud business model, and how the company went from an ETH miner to a $75 billion business. 

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Will break down CoreWeave's meteoric rise to a $75+ billion valuation and why Bitcoin miners like Core Scientific, Galaxy Digital, and Applied Digital are all racing to partner with AI cloud providers. We explore CoreWeave’s neocloud business model, GPU economics vs bitcoin mining profitability, and what this means for the future of the mining industry.

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**Notes:**

• CoreWeave valued at $75B+ (12x revenue multiple)

• 72% of Q1 revenue came from Microsoft/OpenAI

• CoreWeave manages 250,000+ GPUs globally

• $15B+ in contracted revenue secured

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

04:05 Coreweave overview

07:40 Neocloud

10:28 Other Neocloud providers

12:49 Oracle, OpenAI & Stargate

16:20 Crusoe

17:58 Hyperscaler street cred

21:08 Energy pipeline

26:53 Revenue

32:51 Capex vs revenue

38:03 GPU lifespan

41:58 Bull vs Bear

49:00 Partner concentration

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