Plus: Honda cuts guidance due to slumping car sales and the Nexperia chip shortage. And the EU could implement changes to its Artificial Intelligence Act. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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Audio Mises Wire - Hobbes’s Accidental Case Against the State
If Hobbes is right about human nature, then he is wrong about the state as a solution. Ironically, his key arguments for the state are actually key reasons against it.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - WH Advisor Patrick Witt: Shutdown’s “Strange” Silver Lining For Crypto Bill Talks
What's next for Market Structure with Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, Patrick Witt.
White House Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, Patrick Witt shares his confidence with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr at Ripple Swell, that the market structure bill will be finalized by 2026. He emphasizes that President Trump wants the legislation "on his desk as soon as possible" and explains why Congress is working to pass the bill now—not in a crisis—to ensure clear, rational regulation that brings innovation back to the U.S.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Cipher’s Amazon Deal, IREN’s Microsoft Deal, Q3 Earnings Recap, and is China Winning the AI Race?
IREN and Cipher both announced deals with hyperscalers this week as the AI race heats up among bitcoin miners.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Matt talk about two massive hyperscaler deals that have upped the expectations for AI-pivots. Cipher Mining just secured a $5.5B, 15-year lease with Amazon Web Services for 300MW at their Bear Lake facility, while IREN signed a $9.7B, 5-year deal with Microsoft for 200MW in Texas. We also cover highlights from public miner Q3 earnings that have trickled through so far, a bitcoin miner lawsuit that involves OpenAI, and why Warren Buffett's Pacific Power’s loss with Amazon is a win for bitcoin miners. Plus: Will China win the AI race? Nvidia’s CEO thinks yes.
Notes:
• Cipher signs $5.5B AWS deal for 300MW facility
• IREN inks $9.7B Microsoft cloud compute agreement
• Hash price crashes to $40 per petahash per day
• Bitcoin retraced from $126K to $101K support
• Cipher announces 1GW data center JV project
• Pacific Power fails to deliver Amazon capacity
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:00 Difficulty Report by Luxor
05:05 Cipher Amazon deal
08:02 IREN Microsoft deal
13:56 Cleanspark Ad
14:25 Q3 earnings update
14:38 RIOT
14:54 MARA
15:34 HUT 8
16:08 CIPHER
18:23 CORZ workers comp lawsuit
21:08 China winning AI race?
26:31 Cry Corner: Buffett can’t MW
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Marketplace All-in-One - Welcome to Day One of flight-mageddon
Starting today, the Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to reduce flights at 40 airports because of the strain that air traffic controllers are under during what's turned into the longest federal government shutdown ever. Fewer flights mean reduced supply, just as demand is about to ramp up for the holidays. And there’s gonna be consequences for both airlines and consumers — including likely price increases. Plus, what constitutes a "workplace emergency" these days?
Money Girl - Should I Convert a Term Policy to Whole Life?
973. Laura answers a listener's question about when it makes sense to convert term life insurance to a whole life policy.
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CBS News Roundup - 11/07/2025 | World News Roundup
Flight cutbacks begin. SNAP food payments ordered. The search continues for the missing in the UPS jet crash. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Marketplace All-in-One - U.S. media giant zooms in on iconic British TV company
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s Trillion Dollar Pay Package
Plus, a federal judge orders the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits for November by today. And U.S. transportation officials begin reducing commercial air traffic at 40 major airports due to the continuing government shutdown. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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WSJ What’s News - Judge Orders White House to Pay for SNAP Food Benefits
A.M. Edition for Nov. 7. A federal judge mandated that the administration release full SNAP funds by Friday, but officials are appealing the order, even as millions of Americans await aid. Plus, we look at what nuclear testing looks like in 2025, as WSJ correspondent Thomas Grove explains what recent threats between Washington and Moscow mean. And air passengers brace for chaos as flight cancellations across the U.S. take hold. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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