CoinDesk Podcast Network

CoinDesk Podcast Network

The top stories and best shows in the blockchain world, delivered daily from the team at CoinDesk.

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November 16, 2025 26 mins
Cash App & Square roll out Bitcoin payments at 4M+ merchants. Jack Dorsey leverages Lightning Network to compete with Visa/credit card fees. Plus: the controversial Bitcoin denomination change that's dividing the community. We break down Jack Dorsey's massive Bitcoin rollout across Cash App and Square—4M merchants can now accept BTC payments via Lightning and mainnet. We explore how Bitcoin rails are undercutting Visa/Amex fees, t...
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Diving into dark pools with GoQuant Founder and CEO Denis Dariotis. On today's Markets Outlook, GoQuant Founder and CEO Denis Dariotis joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr to discuss bitcoin's dip under $100K, and how institutional trading infrastructure like dark pools is maturing the crypto market. - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Bre...
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Bitcoin mining stock prices were aflame on Thursday, while Bitdeer was putting out fires of its own. Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Will, Colin, and Matt don their butchers’ aprons to dissect Thursday’s market carnage, with some bitcoin miners down double digits on the day. We cover Bitdeer's electrical fire at a facility in Ohio, discu...
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U.S. government reopens after 43 days. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill to reopen the government late Wednesday. Will the end to a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ignite the crypto market? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being moneti...
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U.S. government reopens after 43 days. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill to reopen the government late Wednesday. Will the end to a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ignite the crypto market? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of privacy. Break Free. Free to scroll without being moneti...
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November 12, 2025 11 mins
Bealls Inc. is adopting crypto payments across its 660+ stores in partnership with Flexa. Bealls Inc. is bringing crypto payments to its 660+ stores, making it one of the largest retailers to adopt the technology. CEO, Matt Beall and Flexa Co-Founder, Danny McCabe join CoinDesk's Sam Ewen to detail the partnership. They explain how the move improves the customer experience while leveraging faster, cheaper transactions to boost re...
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Will a pure XRP ETF start trading this week? Canary Funds' XRP Trust is poised to become the first pure spot XRP ETF in the U.S. Once the Nasdaq certifies the listing, expected by end of day Wednesday, the product will become effective, clearing the last regulatory hurdle for a Thursday market open. Will we see the ETF go live on Thursday? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Br...
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Alex Thorn from Galaxy Digital discusses why they revised their Bitcoin price target from $185K to $120K, competition from gold and AI, the stalling Bitcoin Season 2 momentum, stablecoin growth, and Bitcoin's transition into a mature, lower-volatility asset class. Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, joins us to talk about why Galaxy revised their Bitcoin end-of-year target from $185K to $120K, the competitive headwinds...
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Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, shares the company's vision for democratizing finance by prioritizing customer access and education. In this episode of Gen C, Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of Crypto at Robinhood, discusses how the platform approaches the digital asset space, prioritizing access and education over institutional control. Robinhood’s investment in stablecoins, tokenization, and Layer 2 technology re...
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MARA’s Fred Thiel joins the Mining Pod to discuss the company’s AI and HPC plans, bitcoin, and the future of edge computing. Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Fred Thiel, CEO and Chairman of MARA (formerly Marathon Digital Holdings), joins us to talk about MARA's strategic pivot toward AI and HPC infrastructure, the critical importance of ...
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Will President Trump’s $2,000 'tariff dividend' ignite the market? Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies extended gains Monday as traders digested U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest economic proposal of a $2,000 “tariff dividend” for every American, funded by import duties. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation. Break down the barriers to truth. Break into the next generation of p...
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Exploring the potential of an XRP ETF with Bitwise Asset Management CEO Hunter Horsley. Joining CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr, Bitwise Asset Management CEO Hunter Horsley celebrates 2025 as the year "traditional financial services and crypto are finally coming together," a trend evidenced by the firm's remarkable success in launching investment products. He details the overwhelming demand for the new Solana Staking ET...
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Introducing the Chainlink Runtime Environment with Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov. At SmartCon, Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov sits down with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen to detail the massive complexity facing builders and institutions and introduces the new Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), an orchestration layer designed to simplify the creation of advanced smart contracts. He shares how this toolkit i...
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Bitcoin dropped but 30 Coinglass indicators show the bull market is intact. We break down the 7 best signals including Bitcoin dominance at 59%, Pi cycle top indicator, and why ETFs change everything. No bear market signals detected. We dive deep into Coinglass's Bull Market Peak Indicators showing zero out of 30 signals flashing bear market warnings. Despite recent price drops and worst jobs data in 22 years, Bitcoin dominance si...
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Unpacking market volatility, stablecoins, and Kraken's strategy with Co-CEO David Ripley. Kraken Co-CEO David Ripley joins CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr to discuss the firm's record-breaking Q3 growth and its strategy to merge traditional finance with crypto by moving into futures and equities trading. Ripley highlights the "network effect" that has made stablecoins the default settlement currency for exchanges and in...
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Google will display real-time prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi in search. Google will now display real-time prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi in Google Search and Google Finance. This marks a rare mainstream use of blockchain-based prediction data, as Google revamps its finance tools with AI and global features. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Break the cycle of exploitation...
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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 w...
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IREN and Cipher both announced deals with hyperscalers this week as the AI race heats up among bitcoin miners. Subscribe to the Blockspace newsletter for market-making news as it hits the wire! 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 ...
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Unpacking the shift in US crypto policy with Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov. At Chainlink’s SmartCon, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov discusses how the new political commitment to crypto in the US has removed a major "counterbalancing force," accelerating the industry and legitimizing blockchain for global finance with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen. He emphasizes the crucial role of the Trump administration an...
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Ripple's future and the state of crypto with CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr at Ripple Swell to discuss the firm's massive $500 million investment from financial leaders like Citadel and Fortress, signaling a major shift as traditional finance "leans in." He explains how recent US legislative clarity is fundamentally changing the regulatory conversation and easi...
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