CoinDesk Podcast Network - Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender; Senate Passes GENIUS Act | COINDESK DAILY

Host Sam Ewen breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Trump warns Iran.

President Donald Trump's warning on Iran sent overall crypto markets in turmoil and Polymarket bettors believe that there's an over 60% chance that the U.S. will take military action against Iran. Plus, the Senate passed the GENIUS Act and the USELESS coin draws hype. CoinDesk’s Sam Ewen hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin Has Stockholm Syndrome

Jeremy discusses his Miami Bitcoin office, building a staking platform directly into Bitcoin client, redesigning Bitcoin script entirely, CTV endorsement process, and why Bitcoin should make users feel dramatically more free on the day they start using it.


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Jeremy Rubin joins us to talk about his secretive Miami Bitcoin office building Polybeam bridge and a Bitcoin staking platform, his controversial ideas for redesigning Bitcoin script entirely using RISC-V instead of the current "crappy programming language," his CTV endorsement process and why CAT proposals fell short, plus his theory on optimal soft fork activation timing to avoid holidays and summer vacations.


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Notes:

• Building Bitcoin staking platform into core client

• Polybeam bridge connects Bitcoin to StarkNet

• CTV endorsement process received few submissions

• Recommends 10 megabytes memory for new script

• Early November best time for soft fork activation

• In-person work more effective than remote


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:39 Working from home

03:10 Jeremy's secret project

04:17 Polybeam

05:28 Char & Bitcoin staking

07:11 Staking within the client

09:58 Whiteboarding at OP_NEXT

11:47 64 byte transactions

28:49 Drama & Kanye

30:52 CTV

36:54 Softfork activation (the human version)

45:21 Best day of life


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Privacy in Motion: The Convenience Conundrum

In this episode, we explore how people consistently choose digital convenience over privacy protection. With key thought leaders and featuring street interviews that reveal the gap between what people say they value and their actual online behavior. We examine why true privacy solutions remain inaccessible to most users, the concerning opacity of AI data usage and the need for better education about the real costs of our data exchanges.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Pump.fun and Other Memecoin Accounts Suspended From X | COINDESK DAILY

Host Sam Ewen breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as X suspended Pump.fun’s official account.

Social media giant X suspended Pump.fun’s official account and co-founder Alon Cohen’s handle on June 16, along with other memecoin platforms in an apparent crackdown. What does it say about the freedom of speech on the platform? Plus, Polyhedra suffered a liquidity attack and ARK Invest sold $51.8 million worth of Circle shares. CoinDesk’s Sam Ewen hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: What Bitcoin Miners Get Wrong About Oil And Gas w/ Sean McDonough

Sean McDonough of New West joins the pod to discuss how oil and gas bitcoin mining has changed and where the sector is headed. 


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Sean McDonough, president and founder of New West Data joins us to talk about the company’s vertically integrated oil and gas bitcoin mining operations in Alberta, Canada. We explore the pros and cons of full O&G ownership versus JV partnerships, barriers for large oil companies entering Bitcoin mining, regulatory considerations in Alberta, and the convergence of oil, gas, and AI data centers.


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**Notes:**

• New West: $1.5M CAD per megawatt CapEx cost

• Alberta flare gas mining still relatively small scale

• Dual revenue streams: oil sales + Bitcoin mining

• Cash flows split evenly between oil and Bitcoin

• Generators are largest CapEx item, more than miners

• Hash rate trading in 800-900 range for months


00:00 Start

02:38 New West

04:26 Ownership instead of service

07:35 Why don't we see more miner vertical integration

10:06 JV's and risk

10:56 Nat Gas economics

12:30 Nat Gas more profitable than mining?

15:48 Regulation in Alberta

17:57 Understanding of BTC mining in Alberta

19:58 Drillers shifting thinking

24:37 Economics of pure play Nat Gas mining?

28:45 Have oil producers soured on BTC miners?

32:55 NYDIG & Caruso buyout

36:09 Ai energy bottleneck

41:00 Hashrate predictions

42:41 Hashrate chart waves


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Gen C: Revolutionizing Aid: How Blockchain Is Fixing Broken Humanitarian Finance

Dr. Melyn McKay of Coala Pay explains how blockchain rails are transforming humanitarian aid by enabling instant, secure payments to partners in the world's most challenging locations.

Dr. Melyn McKay brings 15 years of humanitarian aid experience to her role as founder of Coala Pay, a blockchain-based payment platform revolutionizing how aid money moves globally. In this conversation, she shares her journey from carrying cash in war zones to building technology that enables instant, transparent aid disbursements through stablecoins and smart contracts. McKay discusses the massive inefficiencies plaguing the traditional aid sector, the trust challenges preventing more direct giving and how Coala Pay is scaling across conflict zones to ensure aid funding reaches local partners safely and efficiently.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Strategy Adds Over 10K BTC to Its Bitcoin Treasury | COINDESK DAILY

Host Sam Ewen breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Strategy buys more BTC.

The overall crypto market remain stable with a slight uptrend under the looming threat of war in the mideast. Plus, Vietnam passes new crypto law and Strategy buys 10,100 more BTC. CoinDesk’s Sam Ewen hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: All Your Bitcoin Models Are Broken (But Really)

Charlie and Colin demolish every popular Bitcoin price model - stock-to-flow, rainbow charts, power law, and Metcalfe's law. Why they're all wrong and what might actually work this cycle.


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Charlie and Colin break down every major Bitcoin price prediction model and explain why they're all fundamentally flawed. From Plan B's broken stock-to-flow to Giovanni's power law obsession, rainbow charts, and Metcalfe's law - we expose the problems with each approach and introduce Charlie's new "institutional structured bid corridor" theory for this cycle.


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NOTES:


• Stock-to-flow predicted $1M by 2025 - failed

• Rainbow chart undefeated since 2013

• Power law predicts $100K by 2028 latest  

• Metcalfe's law broken by ETF adoption

• Hyper-bitcoinization chart shows $100B BTC

• Institutional money creating price channels


Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:34 Price Models

02:09 Stock to Flow

10:48 Rainbow Chart

14:59 Arch Network

15:31 Power Law

21:40 Metcalfe's Law

28:03 Hyperbitcoinization Model

30:47 Institutional Structure Bid Corridor Model

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: ABTC Eyes 25 EH/s, Institutional ETF Holdings, Amazon to Pour $20B into PA

American Bitcoin may purchase $320 million of Antminers to expand its fleet, and hedge funds are dumping bitcoin ETFs.


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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin, Matt, and Nick discuss Bitcoin mining's summer slowdown, American Bitcoin's massive 25 EH/s anticipated ramp up, a big week for public miner fundraising, Amazon's $20B Pennsylvania data center investment, institutional ETF flows showing hedge fund exits, and the controversial filter wars dividing Bitcoin's community.


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**Notes:**

• Hash rate trading 820-930 EH range lately

• American Bitcoin raising for $320M U3S21EXPH buy

• IREN upsizes convertible note to $500M 

• Amazon investing $20B in Pennsylvania

• Hedge fund ETT holdings dropped from 122K to 83K BTC in Q1


00:00 Start

01:12 Difficulty Report by Luxor

06:37 American Bitcoin $320M U3S21 Cost

13:40 Fundraising season

23:07 Hedge funds ditched BTC ETFs in Q1

32:08 Amazon going balls deep in PA

37:41 Cry Corner - The Filter Boys Mount UP!


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Israel’s Strikes on Iran Sends Bitcoin Tumbling | COINDESK DAILY

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Israeli forces bombed targets in Iran.

Bitcoin tumbled below $104,000 before rebounding as Israeli forces bombed targets in Iran, including the country's capital. The airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile sites roiled global sentiment and sent investors fleeing risk assets, sending the CoinDesk 20 index down nearly 6% in the last 24 hours. CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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