Author: CoinDesk

Miners are feeling the burn only a few months after the halving…have we officially bottomed?

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we’re in studio talking about Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining news! Colin Harper, our new Editor-in-Chief, walks us through important updates including mining revenue bottoming to historic lows, Iris Energy (IRENE) struggling after a failed hedging strategy this summer in Texas, a flopped narrative violation on China banning (or not banning, depending on the quality of your research) Bitcoin mining and Paraguay trying to bring more Bitcoin mining down south!

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:44 Difficulty report

06:13 Miner Mag: $150M into new ASIC design

09:43 Core Scientific Signs AI Contract

20:49 Iris Energy Power Usage Spike

24:43 Miners Holding BTC

30:27 Paraguay Mining

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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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist at ADM Investor Services International.

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Marc Ostwald, Chief Economist at ADM Investor Services International, joins CoinDesk with his analysis on navigating the crypto market amid current macroeconomic conditions.

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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 Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from FTX and Alameda Research being ordered to pay $12.7 billion to the Brazilian SEC's approval on a Solana-based ETF.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as a New York judge officially ordered defunct crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research will pay $12.7 billion to creditors. Plus, the Brazilian SEC has approved a Solana-based ETF, and Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied on Polymarket.

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

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.

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CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the intersection between crypto markets and the establishing regulatory framework, with a focus on the Howey Test and what it means for crypto markets.

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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 Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Kamala Harris' running mate pick to Core Scientific's soaring shares.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, as her running mate for the upcoming election. Plus, Jump Trading allegedly moved $29 million in ether, and Core Scientific's shares surged on a new deal with CoreWeave.

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

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Jeff Dorman from Arca breaks down the recent crypto crash, its causes, and whether buying the dip is a smart move.

The recent crypto crash has left many investors questioning the way the market is going. In this episode, Jeff Dorman, chief investment officer at Arca, provides a deep dive into the factors behind the crash, the macroeconomic influences at play, and why he remains optimistic despite the downturn. Expressing surprise at Ethereum's underperformance this year, he describes how the Democrats’ handling of crypto is an own goal, and how TradFi and DeFi differ from each other during market upheavals.

Show highlights:

• The two main reasons the markets crashed this past weekend
• How the macro environment has affected crypto lately and why the market has gotten “way ahead of itself”
• Why ETH was down so much, more than other cryptocurrencies
• The “most important” shift in crypto policy that has occurred this year
• The Japanese yen carry trade that was one of the key factors in the market meltdown
• Whether Genesis distributing $4 billion in assets had an impact on the market
• Why Jeff believes that the data we have today does not point to a recession in the U.S.
• Why Jeff says he’s “buying the dip”
• Crypto as a political issue and why he thinks Harris winning would not be as bad for crypto as many believe
• Why bitcoin doesn’t always act as a hedge against equity-related or geopolitical risk, in Jeff’s opinion
• What Jeff thinks about the proposals for the U.S. government to buy bitcoin for a strategic reserve
• The stark contrast between TradFi giants halting trading and the permissionless nature of DeFi

Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com

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Guest:

• Jeff Dorman, Chief Investment Officer at Arca.
• Previous appearances on Unchained:
• How Elon Musk Pushed DOGE Up and BTC Down, With Arca's Jeff Dorman
• 3 Things SushiSwap Needs to Get in Order, According to Arca

Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Binance challenging a $86 million tax showcause in India to Ronin's pause after a white hat hack.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Binance challenged a nearly $86 million tax showcause notice from India's Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence. Plus, bridging service Ronin was paused after a white hat hack, and spot ether ETFs recorded net inflows of nearly $49 million on Monday despite the slump in ETH.

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

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.

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CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie weighs in on the recent rebound of the crypto markets following the plunge in stocks due to growing recession fears in the U.S. Plus, impact of economic downturns on digital assets, with a focus on increased volatility and liquidity concerns.

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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 Melissa Montañez, 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.

Ocean Mining launched in November of last year to great fanfare and intrigue with a promise to decentralize Bitcoin mining. We check in with the team nearly 1 year on.

Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week we are joined by Bitcoin Mechanic, arguably the face of Ocean Pool. Ocean launched in November 2023 with a lot of hope, excitement and promise, even getting a node from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey with an investment. The Ocean Pool team promised to decentralize Bitcoin mining through novel block template options for individual miners, a new payout structure called Tides and, to much criticism, the filtering of Ordinals and Inscription projects natively. 

In this interview, we go through what happened over the course of 2024 with Ocean Pool, how it's attracting hashrate, revisiting the ‘spam’ problem, block template construction and the future of Bitcoin in regards to MEV and future soft forks.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:08 Bitcoin Mechanic bio

05:26 Start9 & node runners

06:43 What's Ocean?

08:20 Who is Ocean different?

13:25 Block template centralization

22:27 Closed Source firmware

23:55 Ocean Biz Dev

25:03 How to attract miners?

34:56 PPLNS vs FPPS

45:03 Why would a miner switch?

49:39 How big is the market for hobbyist miners?

56:36 Corporate pools

59:31 Corporate MEV

1:03:04 Template construction

1:13:01 OPCAT & the future of BTC

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! 

👉 Check out Bitcoin Season 2 and The Gwart Show.

👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty!

Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley.

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Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining!

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"The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC with Senior Producer, Damien Somerset. Distributed by CoinDesk.

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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the overall crypto market downturn to Morgan Stanley getting ready to offer bitcoin ETFs.

To get the show every day, follow the podcast here.

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as major cryptocurrencies extended their slump during Asian trading hours before recovering from the crash. Plus, former President Donald Trump argued the benefits of the U.S. embracing bitcoin in an interview with Fox Business and CNBC reports that Morgan Stanley is getting ready for its advisers to offer bitcoin ETFs to wealthy clients.

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

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