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Best of Consensus Hong Kong: Can Telegram Be the Next Super App? Mar 05, 2025

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TON Foundation board member Steve Yun and TON Society co-founder Jack Booth weigh in on the future of Telegram as a Web3 super app.

TON Foundation board member Steve Yun and TON Society co-founder Jack Booth joined CoinDesk Live at Consensus Hong Kong to discuss Telegram’s path to becoming the ultimate Web3 super app and TON’s pivotal role in that transformation.

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Friends, DeFi is having a moment — Uniswap Labs' web app and wallet connect you to the excitement. Swapping and bridging are simple, low cost, and lightning fast across 13 chains, including Base, Arbitrum and Unichain, the new Layer 2 network designed for DeFi.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen.

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COINDESK DAILY: Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Trade War, Crypto Reserve Hope Mar 05, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as bitcoin rebounds amid hopes for tariff negotiations and a bitcoin strategic reserve plan.

Bitcoin is rebounding as the Trump administration indicates the president will "probably" announce tariff negotiations on Wednesday and a bitcoin strategic reserve plan by the end of the week. Plus, Blockstream's multi-billion dollar bitcoin lending funds and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele defies the IMF and buys more bitcoin. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.

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GEN C: How to Build a Crypto Business with Christina Smedley of Lightspark Mar 05, 2025

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Christina Smedley of Lightspark, live from Consensus HK, to discuss how their technology enables cross-border payments without high fees and serves both developed and emerging markets.

Christina Smedley, who has previously worked at Amazon, PayPal, Facebook, and Robinhood, discusses her current role at Lightspark where she's helping to revolutionize payments through Bitcoin's Lightning Network. She explains Lightspark's Universal Money Address (UMA) solution that allows people to send money as easily as emails and talks about Spark, their open-source Layer 2 blockchain designed specifically for payments and stablecoin transactions.

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BITCOIN SEASON 2: Diving Even Deeper on Quantum Bitcoin Mar 05, 2025

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Hunter Beast dives deep into the current developer discussion on Quantum Bitcoin risks, solutions. Blocksize increase?

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A lot has happened since our last conversation with Hunter just 3 months ago. The Bitcoin developer mailing list has been popping off and now everyone’s talking about Quantum Bitcoin. But what’s changed? What new debates have kicked off & what are their implications? And should we confiscate Satoshi’s coins if they get quantum hacked?

Notes:

• Should we steal Satoshi’s coins?

• Does quantum need a block size increase?

• Which bitcoin is most vulnerable?

• Has the “best” solution changed in the past 6 months?

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction & Controversial Bitcoin Proposal

02:03 Bitcoin’s Quantum Security Threat

05:01 How Quantum Computers Could Steal Bitcoin

08:07 The Debate on Locking Satoshi’s Coins

12:24 Bitcoin Censorship vs. Core Values

19:39 Preparing Bitcoin for a Quantum Future

29:23 Evaluating Quantum-Resistant Cryptography

36:14 Block Size Weight & Transaction Discounts Explained

44:41 Security Implications for Bitcoin Miners

52:40 Conclusion & How to Get Involved

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Trump's Crypto Involvement Will Create 'Ongoing Conflicts of Interest' Mar 04, 2025

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Former CFTC chairman Timothy Massad shares insights into the regulatory framework for crypto in the U.S.

Research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and Former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad, joins CoinDesk with insights into the establishment of a regulatory framework for digital assets in the U.S. Plus, why President Trump's involvement in crypto will "create ongoing conflicts of interest."

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | What's Behind the Crypto Market Reverse? Mar 04, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Delta Blockchain Fund founder Kavita Gupta.

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Delta Blockchain Fund founder Kavita Gupta joins CoinDesk to discuss the turmoil across the crypto market despite recent news on a strategic crypto reserve and the first Crypto Summit at the White House. Plus, insights into her new startup Inclusive Layer and the future of cross-chain development.

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COINDESK DAILY: Bybit Can Repay $1.5B Loans in a Year Mar 04, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as lenders believe that Bybit will be able to pay back $1.5 billion in bridge loans within a year.

Crypto exchange Bybit will be able to pay back $1.5 billion in bridge loans within a year, according to an assessment by lenders who filled the gaping hole in funds stolen by North Korea’s Lazarus hacking group. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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THE MINING POD: What AI Means for ERCOT and the Texas Grid w/ Haley Thomson Mar 04, 2025

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ERCOT expects peak demand to hit 150 GW by 2030. Here’s what Texas needs to do to manage that load.

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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Haley Thomson, director of energy trading at Luxor Technologies, joins us to dive deep into ERCOT's unique energy market and how Texas plans to manage the incoming wave of AI and HPC data center demand. We explore battery storage solutions, creative power generation approaches, and why Texas has become the epicenter of both crypto mining and AI computing infrastructure.

Notes:

• ERCOT expects 150GW peak demand by 2030

• ERCOT current peak load is 84GW (2024)

• 6GW of data center demand expected next year

• 24GW solar deployment planned 2024-2025

• 13GW storage deployment planned 2024-2025

• $40B worth of nat gas plants proposed

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:02 ERCOT's surging power demand

05:37 2023 power price spikes

10:42 ERCOT energy storage plans

17:58 Does storage help AI data center demand?

24:02 Baseload buildout trailing demand

30:01 PGM vs energy only

36:33 Creative energy work arounds

39:16 Does off grid power scale?

40:19 Types of AI power demand

45:35 Hyperscalers buying mining sites

48:40 Wrap up

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Inside the $1.5B Bybit Hack Mar 04, 2025

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Bybit Head of Derivatives Business and Institutional Sales Shunyet Jan joins CoinDesk to discuss how the crypto exchange plans to recover stolen funds and the significance of transparency in its time of crisis.

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Is the U.S. Crypto Reserve a 'Very Bad Idea'? Mar 03, 2025

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The latest crypto insights with Jennifer Sanasie and former CFTC chairman Timothy Massad.

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Timothy Massad, research fellow and director of the Digital Assets Policy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins CoinDesk to discuss why he considers the U.S. crypto reserve a "very bad idea". "I see this really as a payback to a lot of the crypto people who supported [Trump]" the former CFTC chairman said. "I just don't see any national interest."

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