Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from World Liberty Financial's token plan to Bhutan's bitcoin holdings.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as World Liberty Financial, a crypto project the Trump family has endorsed, confirmed the launch of a governance token WLFI. Plus, MicroStrategy proposed to issue $700 million of convertible senior notes and Bhutan has accumulated over $780 million in bitcoin.
-
This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.
Kenya’s President Ruto has struck a labour deal with Germany, but how will the policy work, and will the skilled and semi-skilled workers arriving from Kenya be well-received?
Is Tanzania's increasing involvement in the tobacco industry sacrificing the health of its population?
And why did a student take Ghana's education department to court over his hairstyle?
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Charles Gitonga and Frenny Jowi in Nairobi. Yvette Twagiramariya, Benjamin Woodroof and Nyasha Michelle in London
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical producer: Francesca Dunne
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
In this episode, Sota Watanabe dives into how Sony's foray into Web3 with Sonieum, tackling issues like royalty payouts while aiming to make Web3 more user-friendly.
Sota Watanabe, Director of Sony's blockchain initiative and CEO of Startale, joins the show to discuss Sonieum, Sony's new blockchain project. He shares insights on how blockchain technology could revolutionize the entertainment industry by empowering creators and solving issues like royalty distribution. Watanabe also discusses the challenges of achieving mainstream adoption of Web3 technologies and why Asia is at the forefront of blockchain innovation.
"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.
Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, joins Bullish CEO Tom Farley to discuss the current state of the digital asset space and the importance of hardware wallets for security. Plus, insights on the need for individuals to have control over their private keys, concerns about the security of hardware wallets and the significance of decentralization in technology.
-
This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.
-
This episode was hosted by Tom Farley. “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, Melissa Montañez, and edited by Victor Chen.
Which ASIC miner brand is the best and why have Bitmain and Whatsminer maintained a duopoly? Pow.re Co-founder and CTO Ian Descoteaux joins Will this week to discuss the ASIC miner market.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Pow.re Co-founder and CTO Ian Descoteaux joins us today to talk about all things ASIC miners. In the conversation, we speak at length about the Antminer S21, including his experience deploying this model, its quirks / failure rates, and its performance. We also touch on ASIC prices and manufacturer competition, including why MicroBT’s Whatsminers are more expensive than other models, and whether or not Auradine and Canaan will be competitive in the near-future. Finally, we close on his takes regarding Bitmain’s newest hydro model, the U3S21EXPH.
Enjoying the show? Check out our newsletter at miningpod.blockspace.media!
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:29 Update
03:11 New ASIC frustrations
04:16 ASIC price competition
06:20 Why MicroBT expensive
06:57 Canaan & Auradine
07:52 S21 deployment experience
09:46 ASIC failure rate
10:51 Repairs
12:46 Paraguay ASIC repair cost
14:44 S21 deliveries
16:07 S21 quirks?
18:39 New Bitmain units
20:02 Current ASIC market
23:05 U3S21EXPH Rack System
27:08 New equipment pushing market split
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!
Music mogul Sean Diddy Combs arrested in New York. Placing blame for apparent Trump assassination attempt. Dozens of Springfield, OH, threats. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Before his alleged attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, a gunman had a different attention-grabbing cause. Ryan Wesley Routh said he was recruiting soldiers for Ukraine. Springfield, Ohio, which has been in the news after Trump and his running mate promoted a false story about immigrants, has canceled a festival celebrating cultural diversity. And Rupert Murdoch aims to change his will to affect who controls Fox News.
Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Andrew Sussman, Lisa Thomson, Emily Kopp, HJ Mai and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Iman Maani, Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Mansee Khurana. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.
Large fuel subsidies in Nigeria are popular but ruinous to other public services. Our correspondents report from Lagos on how home-grown oil refining could help wean people off this popular premium. Texas was once a haven for crypto-mining; now many people are souring on it (11:06). And the terrifying rise of Indonesian horror films (17.05).
We'll tell you about new details regarding the suspected gunman in the latest attempted assassination of former President Trump: what he did before Secret Service agents stopped him, and why there’s now a debate over Secret Service funding.
Also, what to know about a historic (somewhat sneaky) storm that dumped record-breaking amounts of rain on North Carolina.
Plus, TikTok’s day in court that could determine the app’s fate in America, the biggest changes now available in Apple’s latest iOS 18, and all about Chipotle's plans to introduce robots in its restaurants...
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
Join us every Mon-Fri for more daily news roundups!
