Author: CoinDesk

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Amberdata Director of Derivatives Greg Magadini.

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Amberdata Director of Derivatives Greg Magadini joins CoinDesk with his outlook on bitcoin, ether and solana's performance in 2025. Plus, insights into the Federal Reserve's rate cut decisions and the skepticism around XRP's recent surge.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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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.

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Hyperscalers are coming to Bitcoin mining. Actually, it's the other way around!

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! In today’s show were ripping on Hut 8’s $12 billion build out in Louisiana for a full hyperscaler facility. Yes, that’s nearly 6x the marketcap of Hut 8 currently! We also go into Crusoe’s $600M raise from Founders Fund, our scoop on DCG spinning out Foundry’s self-mining assets, Riot joining the HODL gang with Microstrategy and MARA and some final thoughts on Coinbase listing random tokens for ‘just the funsies.’ Oh, also Texas is going to do a Bitcoin Reserve!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:54 Difficulty update

04:29 Hut 8 plans 1,000 MW in Louisiana

10:19 Crusoe Closes $600M Raise

13:35 DCG creates new company

18:56 Riot Offering of 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes

27:52 Coinbase lists Peanut the Squirrel (PNUT) memcoin

33:20 Texas Bitcoin 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! 

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Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as BlackRock recommends 1% to 2% of portfolio allocation towards bitcoin.

Asset management giant BlackRock, with over $10 trillion AUM, recommends investors allocate 1% to 2% of their portfolio towards bitcoin. Plus, wallets connected to President-elect Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial project purchased millions of dollars worth of altcoins, and Vancouver wants to become a "bitcoin-friendly city." "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.

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More all-time highs for bitcoin, solana and ether? Continuing inflows for ETFs? Here are Bitwise's top ten predictions for crypto in 2025, presented by CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Microsoft's bitcoin proposal to Russia considering a BTC reserve.

Microsoft shareholders voted against a proposal that would have directed the company board to consider adding bitcoin to the firm's treasury holdings. Plus, Russia's plan for a strategic bitcoin reserve and crypto developments in Latin America. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Asymmetric founder, CEO and CIO Joe McCann.

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Asymmetric founder, CEO and CIO Joe McCann joins CoinDesk to discuss recent market activities in BTC and other altcoins. Plus, the significance of culture trends in the crypto community and how they could lead to monetary gains.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the top ten of the 2024 Most Influential List.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire.

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Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire joins CoinDesk Spotlight to discuss his vision for crypto in 2025 under the Trump administration. Plus, the state of stablecoin development and regulation around the world.

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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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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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

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We sit down with Lod, a Bitcoin startup focused on monetizing energy loads, from Bitcoin to AI and everything in between.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! On today’s show we’re joined by Lod’s CEO Medi Naseri to discuss monetizing energy sources using software! While yes most people aren't thinking about energy past flipping on their laptops or charging their smart phones, energy systems are frankly pretty complex and deserve a little more love. That’s why we brought on one of the more interesting startups in the space, Lod, to discuss their business model, who they help and why energy hungry miners and AI compute should think about using a system like Lod!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:27 Business model evolution

07:11 Platform

07:51 Energy strategy revenue

13:44 Miner focused software features

14:56 Energy vs TH UI conversions

17:34 Other customers

19:11 Managing curtailment at the workload layer

22:50 SAAS profit margins

27:09 Energy vs UI innovation

32:10 Battery revenue 80% drop

32:43 Why doesn't load adjustment software already exist?

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! 

👉Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at miningpod.blockspace.media!

👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show!

Follow our hosts on Twitter: @wsfoxley, @cbspears, @AsILayHodling, @MatthewKimmell

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner!

"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey Inc. with Senior Producer Damien Somerset.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman.

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Tezos ecosystem development firm Trilitech launched Uranium.io, which offers tokens backed by physical uranium oxide U3O8. Tezos co-founder Arthur Breitman joins CoinDesk to discuss the tokenization of real-world assets and bringing commodities to blockchain rails.

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Imagine a blockchain built for you. No wallets, no keys, no hassle—just innovation. Welcome to XION, the first walletless layer-one blockchain purpose-built for consumer adoption.

With XION, developers can build, launch, and scale products that are ready for the masses—no technical barriers for users, thanks to groundbreaking Chain Abstraction. All it takes to join the crypto revolution? An email.

Say goodbye to complexity and hello to possibility. Ready to take the leap? Explore XION today at xion.burnt.com

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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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.