Author: CoinDesk

Vortex returns to discuss Bitcoin's future, soft fork upgrades like CTV, the dangers of cult personalities, and why Bitcoin development must continue despite political resistance in this technical deep dive.

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Vortex joins us to talk about Bitcoin's unfinished evolution, the critical need for soft fork upgrades like CTV and check sig from stack, parallels between Roger Ver and Michael Saylor's influence, lessons from the block size war, and why technical development can't stop despite growing political resistance within the Bitcoin community.

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**Notes:**

• Bitcoin at $110,000 feels eerily casual in 2025

• CTV has $500k+ bug bounty with no exploits found

• Only 3-5% of global population has used Bitcoin

• Next cycle could see $2M+ Bitcoin price target

• ETFs defined this cycle; governments next

• Lightning needs upgrades for high-fee environments

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:20 The RETURN of Vortex

03:47 Blocksize War vs Now

08:41 Roger Ver & Micheal Saylor

14:56 Why not big blocks?

19:38 UASF (user activated soft fork)

20:47 CTV + CSFS

24:49 Current state of Bitcoin

31:50 Protecting your psyche

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Dan Tapiero, founder and CEO of 1RT and 10T, joins Pantera Capital founder and CEO Dan Morehead at Consensus 2025 in Toronto to reflect on their pioneering journey into crypto, from launching the first crypto fund in 2013 to navigating past market cycles. They discuss why bitcoin and the broader blockchain space represent the "biggest macro trade of a generation," offering returns unseen in traditional finance.

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Recorded live from the Global Dollar Network event, Network Effect in New York City please enjoy this conversation with Raj Dhamodharan, EVP Blockchain / Digital Asset Products & Digital Partnerships at Mastercard and CoinDesk Indices' Andy Baehr.

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The latest price moves and insights with Chainlink Labs co-founder Sergey Nazarov.

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Chainlink Labs co-founder Sergey Nazarov joins CoinDesk live at Consensus 2025 to discuss their recent announcement with Kinexys by J.P. Morgan and Ondo Chain on the successful completion of a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment test transaction. He weighs in on the significance of J.P. Morgan opening up its private chain and what it means for crypto's road to institutional.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as South Korea’s presidential election is under way.

South Korea’s presidential election is under way and exit polls project a win for Lee Jae-Myung, a pro-crypto leader from the liberal party. Plus, Robinhood completes the $200 million acquisition of European crypto exchange Bitstamp and what's behind the slowdown of activity on the XRP Ledger? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Cipher Mining’s CEO Tyler Page and CCO Chris Totin join to discuss the company’s dive into AI and HPC infrastructure. 

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Tyler Page (CEO) and Chris Totin (CCO) from Cipher Mining join us to talk about their strategic pivot from pure-play bitcoin mining to hybrid approach with AI/HPC data centers, SoftBank's $50M investment, the ins-and-outs of building HPC data centers, and why they're betting big on the convergence of bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence workloads.

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**Notes:**

• Cipher has 2.7 cents/kWh electricity costs

• SoftBank invested $50M in Cipher through private placement

• Barber Lake site: 300MW capacity with substation

• Texas has 397GW generation in queue over 5 years

• Construction workforce growing only 1% annually

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:33 Intro Tyler

01:44 Intro Chris

03:55 Access to capital

06:43 Debt financing

10:37 Selling BTC for operations

16:29 Barber Lake update

20:24 Agnostic greenfield site design

25:02 HPC vs mining design challenges

31:49 Stingray

34:32 Finding facility buyers

37:01 Softbank

39:47 Greenfield vs retrofit

45:15 Are all miners flipping to HPC?

48:47 Hybrid sites

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Mr. Wonderful Kevin O'Leary joins WonderFi President and CEO Dean Skurka with Bullish CEO Tom Farley on stage at Consensus 2025 in Toronto to discuss WonderFi's landmark acquisition by Robinhood, bringing major American crypto presence to Canada. Plus, the panel delves into Canada's crypto landscape as the country seeks to wake up from an "economic coma."

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The latest price moves and insights with Gemini Head of Markets Patrick Liou.

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Gemini Head of Markets Patrick Liou joins CoinDesk to explain why bitcoin's sentiment is not euphoric despite the asset registering its highest monthly close ever at around $104,000 in May. Plus, the catalyst that would lead the largest crypto by market cap to the next breakout and insights into the increasing corporate adoption of BTC.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as U.S.-China trade tensions escalate.

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated as renewed tariff fears dominate the global market narrative. President Trump's announcement to double tariffs on steel and aluminum, coupled with new restrictions on AI chip exports and student visas, has prompted vows of retaliation from China and sent ripples through crypto markets. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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Ledn is the leading platform for Bitcoin-backed loans, offering a secure and transparent way to 

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Bitmain launched a new unit this week, plus drama around Ripple’s ‘Skull of Satoshi.”

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Will are recording from the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference. They drop in on topics like Bitmain's new Antminer S23 series achieving sub-10 joules per terahash efficiency, Swan's paused lawsuit against former mining employees and contractors, Pakistan's ambitious 2GW allocation announcement, the Trump administration tariff legal battles, and the legendary Skull of Satoshi donation drama. Plus, an update on Cango!

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**Notes:**

• Bitcoin price: $105K, Network Hashrate: 917 EH/s per @luxor

• Antminer S23: First sub-10 J/TH efficiency @bitmain

• Pakistan allocates 2GW for mining

• @Swanbitcoin lawsuit paused by federal judge

• Conference grew from 2K to 35K attendees @thebitcoinconference

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:23 Difficulty Report by @hashrateindex

04:15 Bitmain new models

07:44 Swan court case

12:04 Pakistan mining

13:59 @FractalBitcoin

14:34 Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs

18:38 Cry Corner: The Skull & Ripple

22:07 Cango

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