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On October 21, 2023, beloved Detroit community leader Samantha Woll was found brutally stabbed to death outside her home—two weeks to the day after the October 7 attacks on Israel. It looks like an open-and-shut case—a hate crime. But swiftly the police rule that out. Instead they eventually find themselves with two unrelated suspects. When they charge one with murder, the case takes a turn that raises questions about antisemitism, race, and justice in America.
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In a packed week for bitcoin mining news, MARA has dismissed its CTO, BlackRock cooks up a $40 billion data center firm acquisition, and Bitdeer unveils its $2 billion AI ambitions.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! This week, Luxor CEO Nick Hansen joins us to talk multi-month hashprice lows (how low do we go?), MARA firing its CTO, Ionic Digital’s Microsoft-linked AI deal, Bitdeer’s gangbusters September and $2B AI plans, and BlackRock taking the lead on a $40B data center company acquisition. Plus, the US government seizes $14.1B (potentially $16.5B total) in bitcoin from an international scam operation.
**Notes:**
• Hash price dropped below $50/PH/day at $47
• Difficulty adjustment down 2.5% after months of increases
• Bitcoin price fell from $125K to $108K post-tariff news
• Marathon quietly cans CTO
• Bitdeer mined 452 BTC in Sept, up 20.5% month-over-month
• Bitdeer projects $2B annual revenue from AI starting in 2026
• BlackRock leads $40B Aligned Data Centers acquisition
• US seized $14.1B+ Bitcoin from crime syndicate
• PJM needs 43GW battery storage by 2045
• Ionic Digital secured 240MW Microsoft lease, expandable to 1.2GW
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00:01:51:00 Difficulty Report by Luxor
00:11:28:10 MARA CTO fired
00:15:40:17 Ionic Digital gets into the AI action
00:18:16:13 PJM needs 43 GW of battery by 2045
00:23:22:16 Bitdeer’s big September
00:27:56:23 BlackRock & Nvidia deal
00:35:03:28 Cry Corner: Uncle Sam gets that bag
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Rates on 30-year mortgages fell again this week to an average of 6.27%, according to FreddieMac. That could boost consumer spending on home improvements in 2026, new research finds — and be driven by homeowners locked in with lower rates who recognize that an addition or coat of paint is less daunting than starting over in this housing market. Also on the show: a check-in on regional banks and a bite of a carbon fat croissant, from the latest season of Marketplace's "How We Survive."
President Trump spoke with Russia's president yesterday...and meets with Ukraine's president today. Hacked documents are key to the indictment of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. A judge is requiring federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras. CBS's Steve Kathan has these stories and much more in today's World News Roundup.
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From the BBC World Service: A landmark agreement to reduce carbon emissions from global shipping is in danger of collapsing after President Donald Trump intervened. We'll unpack. Then, Singles' Day — China's biggest online shopping event — typically takes place on Nov. 11 but has started early this year as weak consumption dogs the world's second-largest economy. Plus, the global tattoo industry could grow to $6.5 billion by 2033. We talk with artists about the state of the tattoo biz.
John Bolton, a former Trump ally-turned-critic has been charged with mishandling classified information. That raises further fears that the justice department is being politicised. Why dropping a case against two people accused of spying for China has engulfed the British government. And celebrating Saul Zabar, whose deli delighted New Yorkers.
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