Author: CoinDesk

Satsie from PayJoin Foundation explains why Bitcoin isn't anonymous, covers essential privacy tools like address management, VPNs, and running nodes, plus discusses PayJoin batching and silent payments for better on-chain privacy.

Satsie, board member of PayJoin Foundation joins us to talk about Bitcoin privacy fundamentals. We cover why Bitcoin isn't anonymous, essential privacy practices like avoiding address reuse and hardware wallet shipping risks, the importance of running your own node, and advanced tools like PayJoin transaction batching and silent payments for enhanced on-chain privacy.

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**Notes:**

• Bitcoin requires KYC through exchanges

• Address reuse is "really, really bad" 

• Hardware wallets shipped to homes create risk

• PayJoin needs 5% network adoption minimum

• Node sync takes "couple days" currently

• Silent payments require blockchain scanning

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:24 Who is Satsie?

04:24 How private is Bitcoin?

06:06 Privacy is hard

07:58 Basic BTC privacy techniques

10:50 VPNs

11:57 Running a node

15:13 You are using somebody's node

17:28 What is Payjoin?

19:59 When would we use Payjoin?

21:10 Payjoin adoption

22:45 Multi-party Payjoin

23:54 Silent Payments

27:16 Current US privacy regulations

29:00 Soft forks

31:06 Resources

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Bitcoin transaction fees have collapsed to near-zero levels despite BTC hitting new highs. Will Owens from Galaxy Digital breaks down the data showing "free blocks" and what this means for miners and the network's long-term sustainability.

Will Owens from Galaxy Digital joins us to talk about Bitcoin's shocking transaction fee collapse. Despite BTC ripping to new all-time highs, fees have fallen to historic lows with "free blocks" becoming common. We dive deep into the data showing how custodial adoption and speculative activity moving to other chains is creating a miner revenue crisis.

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**NOTES:**

• Bitcoin fees at all-time lows despite $120K price

• "Free blocks" with 1 sat/vB fees now common

• Miners losing 15-20% potential revenue from fees  

• 1.5M Bitcoin vulnerable to quantum attacks

• Hash price hit $35/TH all-time low recently

• Coinbase custodies over 1 million Bitcoin

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:05 Are fees important?

09:09 Free Block

10:37 Do miners care?

13:24 OP_RETURN

18:38 OP_RETURN & Bitcoin Core

21:34 Wallet type

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CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie sits down with Ben Emons, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of FedWatch Advisors, to discuss why the crypto market is feeling "frothy and nervous," what a hawkish or dovish surprise from the Fed would look like, and the critical resistance zones for bitcoin.

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as the Trump family extends their crypto bet to Dogecoin.

Thumzup Media Corp., which has Donald Trump Jr. as a major shareholder, said it will buy Dogehash Technologies in an all-stock deal, pivoting from digital marketing into industrial-scale crypto mining. What's next for the Trump family as they expand their crypto bet? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Reporter David Morris breaks down the Tornado Cash trial, Roman Storm's conviction on money transmission charges, and what this means for crypto privacy and open source developers going forward.

David Z Morris joins us to talk about his extensive coverage of the Tornado Cash trial. We dive deep into Roman Storm's conviction, the legal precedent for privacy tools, and the chilling effects on open source development in crypto.

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NOTES:

• Jury hung on 2 charges, guilty on 1 MTB charge

• North Korea Lazarus laundered $600M

• No direct OFAC-sanctioned wallets used the service

• Appeal process could take years to resolve

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:41 Why the Tornado Cash Story?

05:06 What is Tornado Cash?

11:15 What does Tornado Cash Do?

14:01 Autonomous Smart Contracts

19:34 Run as a Business

23:57 Profits

24:58 Criminal Charges

31:43 Future of Open Source Development

37:15 Advice for Privacy Devs

42:43 Public Perception

46:09 Journalism & Privacy

49:10 What Happens Now?

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Bo Hines joins Tether as U.S. strategy advisor.

Bo Hines, former White House Crypto Council chief, has joined Tether as U.S. strategy advisor. This comes amid news that the state of Wyoming has launched their U.S. dollar stablecoin Frontier Stable Token. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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What does CleanSpark’s leadership transition mean for the bitcoin miner?

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Harry Sudock from CleanSpark joins us to talk about the company's major leadership transition with CEO Zach Bradford's departure and Matt Schultz taking the helm. We dive into CleanSpark's impressive growth to 50 EH/s, their pure play mining strategy versus the industry's pivot to HPC/AI, and how they're managing a $680M convertible bond. Harry shares insights on fleet efficiency, power portfolio optimization, and the strategic optionality their strong cash flow provides. 

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**Notes:**

• CleanSpark hits 50 EH/s installed capacity
• $680M convertible bond raised in December
• Over 1 gigawatt power under contract
• CEO transition after 6 years leadership
• Strong cash flow drives optionality
• Coinbase credit line for tactical moves

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:04 CEO stepping down

03:29 Mining only, no HPC

05:36 More management changes?

08:26 Operations & cashflow

12:36 Colorado Air Filter

16:21 ASIC purchases

19:06 Status of 10 exahash

22:08 Cleanspark

22:38 Debt & growth

27:31 Treasury strategy

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The latest price moves and insights with Atlas Merchant Capital co-founders Bob Diamond and David Schamis.

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Atlas Merchant Capital co-founders Bob Diamond and David Schamis join CoinDesk with insights into the Wall Street's plan for crypto and the underlying blockchain technology. Plus, their bullish deal centered around Hyperliquid.

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Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase.

Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit midnight.gd and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as bitcoin price dropped after traders took profit over the weekend.

Bitcoin fell sharply as traders took profit following the new all-time high. According to data from Glassnode, investors booked in over $3.5 billion of realized profits across the weekend. Where is bitcoin headed next ahead of Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole speech? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Break the cycle of exploitation.

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The latest price moves and insights with TMX VettaFi Investment Strategist Cinthia Murphy.

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CoinDesk's Andy Baehr sits down with Cinthia Murphy, Investment Strategist at TMX VettaFi, to discuss where we are in the crypto education cycle. Cinthia sheds light on the challenges financial advisors face including why many of them still feel like they might be both too early and too late to crypto.

This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

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Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase.

Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit midnight.gd and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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