Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the hype around SPX6900 to Do Kwon pleading not guilty.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as SPX6900 crossed a $1.1 billion capitalization earlier Friday to set a new record. Plus, BlackRock’s IBIT bled over $332 million and Do Kwon pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Kaiko research analyst Adam Morgan McCarthy.
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Kaiko research analyst Adam Morgan McCarthy joins CoinDesk with his outlook on the crypto market and regulatory shifts in 2025. Plus, what are the trends to look out for under the Trump administration?
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
Host Christine Lee presents experts' crypto predictions in 2025.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee presents the expert predictions on crypto in 2025, with a focus on the bitcoin price, a strategic BTC reserve and stablecoin developments.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
For today’s show, we speak with Max Guise about Block’s ASIC miner, and we even get a sneak peak of the new miner!
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Max Guise, a team member from Block’s Proto division, joins to talk about the company’s new ASIC chip. A veteran of Block, Guise has worked on everything from the Proto mining ASIC, to Square’s point-of-sale, and its hardware wallet Bitkey. During the discussion, Guise gives us a brief history of Proto’s origins, discusses the challenges of designing (and manufacturing and marketing!) a bitcoin mining ASIC, provides a timeline for the Proto ASIC rollout, and even graces us with a demo of the chip!
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:21 Max bio
03:56 Working at Square & CashApp
04:58 Building the point of sale product
06:20 Building hardware
09:48 Genesis of Proto
12:33 Open development
13:37 The team
14:59 What is Proto
16:59 Selling chips
19:56 Closed sourced firmware
21:38 Lifecycle examination
23:32 Market strategy
24:33 Financing
25:05 Hashrate as payment
26:16 Deployment
28:29 When new rig?
28:59 Ecosystem of products
30:13 Other components
30:58 Working with competing miners
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
Which metrics are the most important for valuing public bitcoin miners? Pennyether spills his secret sauce on today’s show.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week’s Bitcoin Stock Show, we’re joined by a great friend of the show, Pennyether. Some of y’all might recognize Penny from a couple of the earnings calls we streamed on The Bitcoin Stock Show earlier this year. He’s one of the most insightful independent bitcoin mining stock analysts in the game, and in this episode, he shares his methodology for valuing bitcoin miners, which metrics he finds the most (and least) useful, and his thoughts on the AI boom in mining.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:53 The mining metrics that matter
10:33 More important metrics
19:24 Valuing AI and miners together
26:55 A note on Bitfarms
28:32 What does the market actually care about?
33:10 Thoughts on convertible debt
36:55 How to hedge convertible notes
45:31 Bigger narratives in mining
48:10 The future of bitcoin mining and data centers
52:55 What metrics aren’t worthwhile?
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
Tezos foundation co-founder Kathleen Breitman joins CoinDesk Spotlight to share her crypto journey and the evolution of Tezos throughout the years. Plus, insights into the future of blockchain technologies and why it will be "deeply boring" despite the volatility across the crypto industry.
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This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie, “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, and Victor Chen.
Riot’s Pierre Rochard joins the show to share his thoughts on Trump’s second administration, the potential of federal and state-level strategic bitcoin reserves, and more.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Riot’s VP of Research, Pierre Rochard, joins Will and Colin to discuss a variety of topics. The fellas start by talking about what a second Trump presidency and Republican Congress means for Bitcoin miners, especially in light of the last administration and Congress’ hostility toward all things Bitcoin. He also weighs the merits of a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, as well as one in Texas, and the pod closes on discussion of Riot’s $594.4 million convertible note and the miner’s expansion outside of Texas.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:09 Pierre's bio
15:13 Elizabeth Warren
17:03 Expecting positive regulation?
20:36 Texas mining bills
27:32 AI power demand on Texas grid
31:54 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
33:42 National SBR?
34:45 Riot convertible note
40:24 Why not invest in infrastructure?
42:43 Why debt financing now?
45:16 Convertible debt niche
51:41 New Kentucky mining site
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
Comic Con pioneer Gareb Shamus discusses the transformation of geek culture from niche to mainstream and reveals his latest venture in collectibles.
Gareb Shamus, Founder of Wizard Magazine and Co-Founder of Comic Con, shares the untold origin story of cosplay at conventions and how his magazine revolutionized comic collecting through price guides and industry coverage. Gareb discusses transforming Comic Con into a cultural phenomenon and introduces StarPics, his new company creating authenticated celebrity autograph cards using innovative security features.
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"Gen C" features hosts Sam Ewen and Avery Akkineni. Executive produced by by Uyen Truong. Our theme music is "1882” by omgkirby x Channel Tres with editing by Doc Blust. Artwork by Nicole Marie Rincon.
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as "Hawk Tuah" girl Hailey Welch broke her silence for the first time since the failure of her crypto token HAWK.
"Hawk Tuah" girl Hailey Welch broke her silence for the first time since the failure of her crypto token HAWK, posting on X that she is "fully cooperating" with lawyers representing investors who lost money. Plus, El Salvador makes concessions on bitcoin and Hut 8 stacks its BTC bag. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.
For today’s roundup, the guys cover Cango, Halliburton’s bitcoin mining investment, an investor lawsuit against Rhodium, and more.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today’s roundup, the Blockspace boys cover Cango, the largest public bitcoin miner that you’ve never heard of, and they dig into breaking news of oil and gas giant Halliburton investing in Bitcoin mining. Plus, an investor lawsuit against Rhodium, MARA and Hut 8’s bitcoin buys after issuing convertible notes, and in this episode’s cry corner, Bitcoin Twitter’s favorite squabble this week: the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:24 Difficulty update
07:01 Cangoooooooo
16:25 Halliburton mining bitcoin?
24:05 Miners & debt instruments
31:17 Rhodium sued for fraud
37:04 Cry corner: Bitcoin strategic reserve
Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!
