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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Erik Voorhees: The Danger of Gov Bitcoin, ‘Gross’ Politics, and Losing 50,000 BTC to the SEC

Insights into the past, present and future of crypto with Erik Voorhees.

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Venice.ai founder Erik Voorhees joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" to discuss his prediction of a sovereign bond market collapse and the predominant role of bitcoin in that future. Voorhees explains why he is fundamentally against a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve, why crypto lobbying is "gross," and his thesis that cryptocurrency was actually built for AI agents.

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Timestamps:

01:20 - Voorhees' First Memory of Money Mattering
04:00 - Discovering Bitcoin As a Solution to the Financial Crisis
06:13 - Could Bitcoin Replace Gold Completely?
07:17 - When Will There Be A Complete Financial Collapse?
10:47 - The Separation of Money and State
13:57 - Why Voorhees is Divided on Governments Holding Bitcoin
15:53 - Crypto Industry Engagement with Politicians Is "Gross"
19:49 - Voorhees' History with the SEC
21:48 - From Satoshi Dice to Prediction Markets
24:09 - What Does "Sufficiently Decentralized" Actually Mean?
27:35 - Ethereum's Trajectory
29:07 - Voorhees Predicts Base Will End Up the Predominant L2
32:01 - Sci-Fi and Technological Optimism
34:06 - Learnings from ShapeShift's DAO Structure
38:01 - Venice AI: Separation of Mind and State
40:24 - How Do We Avoid a Dystopian Future?
43:19 - How Venice AI Differs from ChatGPT and Gemini
47:46 - Unprogramming Human Instincts for Privacy
50:24 - The VVV Token
54:25 - Crypto is Built for AI Machines
56:56 - How He Lost 50K BTC Fighting The SEC

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Spotlight” is produced by Sam Ewen, Jennifer Sanasie, Taylor Fleming and Victor Chen.

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CBS News Roundup - 12/02/2025 | World News Roundup

Another winter storm is on the way for a swath of the US. Congress is probing a double strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. US special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin today to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war. CBS's Deborah Rodriguez has these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.

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Marketplace All-in-One - Costco wants its tariff money back

If Trump's tariffs are illegal, Costco wants a refund. The lawsuits that brought President Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court last month were led by small businesses and Democratic state attorneys general, but now it’s bigger companies — including Costco — that are suing to make sure they’re in line for a refund if tariffs are struck down. Plus, "Marketplace Morning Report" is heading to the moon this week for views on an emerging lunar economy.

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Marketplace All-in-One - The U.K. agrees to pay more for American meds

From the BBC World Service: The U.K. government has hailed a deal with the United States to keep tariffs on U.K. pharmaceutical shipments into the U.S. at zero, but the agreement comes with a cost. Then, Hong Kong's leader said serious problems in the city's construction industry, as well as oversight, were exposed in last week’s deadly high-rise fire. And, what's behind recruitment problems at Europe's air traffic control?

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Cato Podcast - NIH’s Lost Mission

Cato adjunct scholars Terence Kealey and John Early join Ryan Bourne to discuss the pair's new Cato working paper Mission Lost: How NIH Leaders Stole Its Promise to America. Kealey and Early detail how the National Institutes of Health's shift from financing mission-led research to funding basic science has reduced its effectiveness in improving Americans' health, all the while crowding out cutting-edge commercial science, and funnelling taxpayer dollars to a range of questionable projects.

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WSJ What’s News - OpenAI Issues ‘Code Red’ as AI Rivals Gain Ground

A.M. Edition for Dec. 2. OpenAI declares “code red” in a memo to employees, as its lead in the AI race narrows. WSJ’s Berber Jin explains what has OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rattled and what this all means for investors. Plus, Democrats hope a tight special election in Tennessee today can flip a consistently Republican district in their favor. And, what will Disney look like without Bob Iger? WSJ entertainment reporter Ben Fritz has got the inside scoop on the top contenders jockeying to succeed him. Caitlin McCabe hosts.


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Marketplace All-in-One - The Emotionally Awkward Cost of Money, from “Alive with Steve Burns”

Reema and the team are working on some updates to the podcast that will arrive in your feeds in the new year. You’ve been telling us you want more TIU and we heard you. Stay tuned to this feed for more soon… 


In the meantime, if you’re looking for something that gets you thinking about the emotional side of money, you’ll enjoy Reema’s recent guest appearance on “Alive with Steve Burns.” Reema and Steve dig into what she’s learned about money over the years and why talking about finances can feel so strangely vulnerable and awkward. 


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Marketplace All-in-One - How far away are we from humanoid robots doing our chores?

Robots are commonplace in factories, and increasingly in warehouses like those run by Amazon. But what about robots to help with household chores — so-called humanoids to load the dishwasher or fold the laundry?


To find out, we checked in with Ken Goldberg, professor of engineering at UC Berkeley and co-founder of the AI and robotics company Ambi Robotics. He spoke to Marketplace’s Nova Safo en route from a robotics conference in China.

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Serious Inquiries Only - SIO499: Trump Is Weaponizing Government Against Political Enemies. Nick Fish, President of American Atheists, on How to Be Prepared

In late September, shortly after declaring antifa a "domestic terrorist", Trump issued a memorandum directing the IRS to investigate tax-exempt organizations that could be "directly or indirectly financing political violence or domestic terrorism" and nonprofit organizations reasonably felt concerned of being targeted. A couple of weeks later, Lydia and Thomas ran into Nick Fish, President of the American Atheists, at California Freethought Day and asked how he and the organization were holding up in light of everything.

We're pleased to have Nick on to discuss what nonprofit organizations can do to protect themselves, as well as the people who have supported their mission and the communities they serve, when it is feeling less and less paranoid that the federal government might be coming for you. How can organizations fortify themselves through governing documents and organizational structure to donor databases and retention policies when the President of the United States could very well declare your nonprofit a supporter of domestic terrorism?