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What Would Empty U.S. Shelves Mean for Crypto? | COINDESK DAILY May 01, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry with the focus on the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are starting to be felt, sending bitcoin higher as odds of a Fed rate cut in May improve. Plus, Robinhood, Microsoft and Meta earnings beat estimates and Ripple's offer to buy Circle was rejected. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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

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Will Rates Drop and Bitcoin Pump? | Markets Daily May 01, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and 10T & 1RT CEO Dan Tapiero.

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10T and 1RT CEO Dan Tapiero joins CoinDesk to discuss economic indicators such as the Richmond Fed survey and potential interest rate cuts, projecting a possible $300,000 Bitcoin if short rates hit zero. Plus, his bullish outlook for the broader crypto markets in the U.S.

Dan Tapiero will be joining CoinDesk at Consensus 2025 in Toronto from May 14-16. Get your tickets here: https://consensus2025.coindesk.com/

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U.S. Economy Shrinks as Importers Front-Run Tariffs | COINDESK DAILY Apr 30, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as the GDP data shows a slowdown in U.S. economy.

Bitcoin and stocks tumbled after U.S. GDP data showed the economy contracted and imports surged ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Plus, the SEC delays decisions on ETFs for XRP and DOGE, and the Bank of Italy warns cryptocurrencies could trigger global systemic risk. CoinDesk's Christine Lee reports on "CoinDesk Daily."

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Will the XRP ETF Explode Like Bitcoin’s? | Markets Daily Apr 30, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and 10T and 1RT CEO Dan Tapiero.

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10T and 1RT CEO Dan Tapiero joins CoinDesk to discuss the launch of ProShares' XRP ETF and compare their potential success to the bitcoin products. Plus, Dan shares his early experiences trading bitcoin and XRP, and weighs in on the criticisms of XRP's centralization.

Dan Tapiero will be joining CoinDesk at Consensus 2025 in Toronto from May 14-16. Get your tickets here: https://consensus2025.coindesk.com/

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BITCOIN SEASON 2: Uncle Sam Wants Your Bitcoin Apr 30, 2025

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Mark Goodwin explains how stablecoins may be yoking Bitcoin to the dollar system, creating a mechanism for the US to maintain global financial dominance while appearing to embrace cryptocurrency. He argues Bitcoiners must fight to keep Bitcoin permissionless.

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Author of "The Bitcoin Dollar" Mark Goodwin joins us to discuss how stablecoins may be the US government's strategy to maintain dollar hegemony by yoking Bitcoin to the dollar system. He explains how private stablecoin issuers must buy US treasuries, creating artificial dollar demand while enabling surveillance. Mark argues that while Bitcoin pumps, Bitcoiners must fight to preserve its permissionless nature or risk merely empowering the state rather than creating true freedom for individuals.

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# Notes:

- Tether holds ~$145B in US treasuries

- PayPal offering 3.7% yield on PYUSD stablecoin

- Bitcoin inflation fell below gold in May 2020

- US strategically using stablecoins for dollar demand

- Stablecoin regulations prioritize treasury backing

- Bitcoin scaling solutions needed for privacy

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:32 The 21 cabal

06:40 Bitcoin as an EXIT

14:14 The Bitcoin Dollar

29:54 Arch

39:27 Stablecoins

51:40 Trump's illegal scams

1:01:25 What should Bitcoiners do?

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COINDESK DAILY: Crypto President Trump's First 100 Days in Office Apr 29, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry 100 days into Trump's second term.

From signing an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve to overhauling the SEC to launching $TRUMP memecoin, U.S. President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have been a flourishing reset for the crypto industry. CoinDesk's Christine Lee explores on "CoinDesk Daily."

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Crypto's Next Gold Rush: CoinDesk Spotlight with Michael Sonnenshein Apr 29, 2025

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Insights into the past, present and future of the crypto industry with Michael Sonnenshein.

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Securitize COO Michael Sonnenshein joins "CoinDesk Spotlight" to discuss his decade-long experience in the cryptocurrency industry, from his time at Grayscale to his current role at Securitize. Looking back on the early years of crypto, he reflects on the regulatory battle against the SEC for the bitcoin exchange-trade product. Plus, his optimistic vision on tokenization and real-world assets amid increasing institutional adoption.

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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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THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining Capital Markets and the AI Bottleneck w/ Christian Lopez Apr 29, 2025

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How valuable are bitcoin miners to hyperscalers? Christian Lopez answers the question and breaks down the current landscape of bitcoin mining capital markets.

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Welcome to The Mining Pod! Today, Christian Lopez, Head of Digital Assets at Cohen and Company Capital Markets, joins us to break down Bitcoin mining's ever-shifting capital market landscape. Lopez explains why there's currently a glut of mining sites on the market, why private miners struggle to secure funding, and why the HPC/AI retrofit narrative is more complex than it seems. We also discuss how potential tariffs might affect mining operations, why Bitcoin mining stocks are correlating differently with Bitcoin than in previous cycles, and the evolving relationship between Bitcoin miners and institutional investors.

- 1.5GW of mining sites currently for sale

- Private miners face nearly impossible fundraising

- Site retrofits for HPC require total rebuilds

- Hash rate correlation with BTC price declining

- Tariffs may increase CapEx by 10-30%

- Hyperscalers want 150MW+ sites near major cities

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:47 Current market for miners

04:22 M&A landscape

11:42 Fractal

12:04 AI & HPC hype

14:27 Raising capital right now

17:59 Is retrofitting real?

21:36 Tariffs

26:16 Is capital chasing AI instead of mining?

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COINDESK DAILY: China Denies Phone Call Between Presidents Xi and Trump Apr 28, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as China denied talks are happening between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.

China denied talks are happening between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump Monday as global trade uncertainty boosts bitcoin's haven appeal, prompting Standard Chartered to forecast bitcoin to hit an all-time high of $120,000 by the end of June. Plus, $TRUMP memecoin surges toward a $3 billion market capitalization and Stripe tests a new stablecoin project to capture a share of the projected $3.7 trillion stablecoin market by 2030.

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BITCOIN SEASON 2: 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Bitcoin! Apr 26, 2025

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The untold story of "Bitcoin Pizza Guy"! Satoshi's wanted POKER in Bitcoin? Bitcoin has bugs? Is 21 million a MYTH?

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Charlie and Colin explain 5 things you probably didn’t know about Bitcoin. Satoshi's original Bitcoin client included a poker program. Did you know Bitcoin has an off-by-one error in Bitcoin's difficulty adjustment? We debunk the myth that the 21 million cap is mentioned in the whitepaper and explore three critical inflation bugs that threatened Bitcoin. Lastly, we tell the story of how "Bitcoin Pizza Guy" Laszlo Hanyecz was actually a pioneering contributor to Bitcoin's development and mining technology.

Notes:

- Original Bitcoin client included a poker client

- Difficulty adjustment calculation uses 2015 not 2016 blocks

- 21M supply cap not mentioned in Bitcoin whitepaper

- 2010 inflation bug created 184 billion Bitcoin

- Bitcoin Pizza guy spent ~100,000 BTC, not just 10,000

Follow our guests: @cbspears @asilayhodling @btcszn2

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:05 Bitcoin & Poker

09:12 Difficulty Adjustment 2015 Blocks

13:02 21M Supply (or not?)

17:55 Arch

18:28 3 Bugs

29:06 Bitcoin Pizza Guilt

39:58 BONUS: HFSP

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