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BTC sentiment in extreme fear.

Bitcoin slipped to its lowest level since May on Sunday, briefly dropping below $94,000 before paring some losses. Market sentiment remains locked in "extreme fear," with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sitting at a low of 14. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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

Cash App & Square roll out Bitcoin payments at 4M+ merchants. Jack Dorsey leverages Lightning Network to compete with Visa/credit card fees. Plus: the controversial Bitcoin denomination change that's dividing the community.

We break down Jack Dorsey's massive Bitcoin rollout across Cash App and Square—4M merchants can now accept BTC payments via Lightning and mainnet. We explore how Bitcoin rails are undercutting Visa/Amex fees, the Strike-style settlement strategy, and the controversial BIP 177 denomination debate.

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**Notes:**

• 4M Square merchants now accept Bitcoin payments

• Credit card fees range from 2-6% per transaction

• Cash App uses Lightning Network for settlements

• BIP 177 proposes renaming Satoshis to Bitcoins

• 100M Satoshis equal one Bitcoin

• Jack Dorsey owns Block, Square, and Cash App

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:46 CashApp & Square updates overview

03:52 Bitcoin rails

09:36 Network effects

13:59 150 features

21:08 Bits are BACK

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Diving into dark pools with GoQuant Founder and CEO Denis Dariotis.

On today's Markets Outlook, GoQuant Founder and CEO Denis Dariotis joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr to discuss bitcoin's dip under $100K, and how institutional trading infrastructure like dark pools is maturing the crypto market.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr.

Bitcoin mining stock prices were aflame on Thursday, while Bitdeer was putting out fires of its own.

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin, and Matt don their butchers’ aprons to dissect Thursday’s market carnage, with some bitcoin miners down double digits on the day. We cover Bitdeer's electrical fire at a facility in Ohio, discuss Lava's controversial custody model changes, Stone Ridge/Nydig's oil and gas expansion, and for this week’s cry corner, Jim Cramer yells at CoreWeave’s CEO.

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**Notes:**

• Mining stocks down 5-10% across the board today

• Bitdeer down 46% on five-day chart

• $20B wiped from mining market cap since October

• Riot peaked at $70, started Liberation Day at $2

• Bitdeer fire destroyed two mining units in Ohio

• 650B annual revenue by 2029 needed for 10% AI return

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

04:19 Market crashing

08:35 Difficulty Report by Luxor

13:11 Bitdeer mining farm in Ohio burning

23:02 Lava goes centralized

31:26 Auradine's new unit announced

38:59 What's NYDIG up to?

42:23 Cry Corner: CORZ delay

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U.S. government reopens after 43 days.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill to reopen the government late Wednesday. Will the end to a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ignite the crypto market? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Taylor Fleming.

U.S. government reopens after 43 days.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill to reopen the government late Wednesday. Will the end to a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ignite the crypto market? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Taylor Fleming.

Bealls Inc. is adopting crypto payments across its 660+ stores in partnership with Flexa.

Bealls Inc. is bringing crypto payments to its 660+ stores, making it one of the largest retailers to adopt the technology. CEO, Matt Beall and Flexa Co-Founder, Danny McCabe join CoinDesk's Sam Ewen to detail the partnership. They explain how the move improves the customer experience while leveraging faster, cheaper transactions to boost retail margins. Learn why a 110-year-old retailer is making a move into the future of payments.

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Will a pure XRP ETF start trading this week?

Canary Funds' XRP Trust is poised to become the first pure spot XRP ETF in the U.S. Once the Nasdaq certifies the listing, expected by end of day Wednesday, the product will become effective, clearing the last regulatory hurdle for a Thursday market open. Will we see the ETF go live on Thursday? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Taylor Fleming.

Alex Thorn from Galaxy Digital discusses why they revised their Bitcoin price target from $185K to $120K, competition from gold and AI, the stalling Bitcoin Season 2 momentum, stablecoin growth, and Bitcoin's transition into a mature, lower-volatility asset class.

Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, joins us to talk about why Galaxy revised their Bitcoin end-of-year target from $185K to $120K, the competitive headwinds from gold (up 57% vs Bitcoin's 12%), AI investments, and stablecoins, the October 10th leverage wipeout, Bitcoin's maturation into a lower-volatility asset, whale distribution patterns, the stalled momentum of ordinals and runes, Bitcoin Layer 2 developments, and the ongoing arbitrary data filters debate affecting projects like Citrea and Botanix.

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**Notes:**

• Galaxy revised BTC target: $185K down to $120K

• Gold outperformed Bitcoin: 57% vs 12% YTD

• October 10th leverage wipeout major catalyst

• Bitcoin Season 2 momentum has stalled out

• Stablecoins creating major market competition

• Layer 2s like Citrea, Botanix still early stage

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:49 Gov shutdown? Oh no!!!

03:03 Revising EOY price prediction

07:55 Next price catalyst?

10:50 Longer term price predictions

14:01 Crashing to $100k

16:34 Stablecoins

22:38 Tether & competition

30:11 Backing

33:58 Did we lose the plot?

37:37 Enthusiasm for BTC development

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Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, shares the company's vision for democratizing finance by prioritizing customer access and education.

In this episode of Gen C, Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, discusses how the platform approaches the digital asset space, prioritizing access and education over institutional control. Robinhood’s investment in stablecoins, tokenization, and Layer 2 technology represents a clear bet on the next generation of decentralized financial infrastructure.

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• Johann's Twitter
• Robinhood Website

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