Western civilization faces a crisis of confidence, and Josh Hammer has a recipe to combat the three threats eroding its foundations.
His new book, "Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West," lays out the key civilizational challenge and finds wisdom from the Bible to combat it.
He joins The Daily Signal to talk about his book, the U.S. alliance with Israel, and the judicial insurrection against President Trump.
Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry after incoming SEC Chair Paul Atkins faced the hot seat at his confirmation hearing.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins faced the hot seat at his confirmation hearing before Senate lawmakers Thursday, XRP teams up with Chipper Cash to expand cross border payments in Africa, and SEI Foundation weighs buying 23andMe. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
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All your Bitcoin mining news from this week, in 30 minutes or less! Including CoreWeave’s downgraded IPO, Crusoe selling assets to NYDIG plus Riot bidding for Rhodium’s mining assets!
Welcome to The Mining Pod! This week, we dive into Bitcoin's difficulty adjustments with hash rate approaching 850 EH/s while miners face compressed hash prices at $48.63. We analyze Core Weave's IPO reduction from $4B to $1.5B amid market skepticism. Plus, breaking news on Crusoe's mining operations exit to NYDIG, Riot's $185M offer for Rhodium's Rockdale assets, and the hilarious irony of anti-ordinals Ocean Mining processing Taproot Wizards transactions. Join us for expert analysis on the evolving mining and AI compute landscapes.
# Notes:
- Difficulty adjustment estimated at 5.6%
- Hash prices at $48.63 per hash per day
- Network hash rate approaching 850 EH/s
- Core Weave IPO reduced to $1.5B from $4B
- Riot offering $185M for Rhodium assets
- Crusoe selling all mining operations to NYDIG
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:16 Hashrate Forecast
04:56 What’s up with CoreWeave?
06:31 Kramer video
17:38 Crusoe Sells Assets to NYDIG
21:52 Riot and Rockdale
25:37 Cry Corner: CATS, Wizards vs Ocean
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Judge orders controversial military texts preserved. Vice President heads for Greenland. Texas Flooding. Asia earthquake. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
A journalist was added to a text thread with high-level Trump administration officials revealing plans for the timing and weapons to be used in a military strike against Houthi militants. Administration officials disputed that any classified information about the military operation had been shared. WSJ’s Nancy Youssef joins the chat with Ryan Knutson and Molly Ball to discuss the fallout of the group chat pinged ‘round the world.
No surprises here: The Economist reckons tariffs are a terrible trade tool. But what is most clearly harming American businesses and scaring off investors is persistent uncertainty about them. Our correspondent sees the effects of one non-military donor to Ukraine: help not to fight but to preserve something worth fighting for (10:57). And why “Adolescence” tops Netflix’s viewing numbers the world over (19:54).
The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of visas of foreign students, including PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk who was detained on the street by ICE agents. The Trump administration plans to cut 20,000 jobs from the Department of Health and Human Services. President Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's nomination for UN Ambassador to keep her in the House, protecting the GOP's razor-thin majority. And, NPR looks at how U.S. tariffs are putting pressure on Chinese businesses, with some raising prices and others making trade-offs to stay competitive.
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Eric Westervelt, Jane Greenhalgh, Jason Breslow, Reena Advani, Arezou Rezvani and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Milton Guevara, Aowen Cao, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.
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