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COINDESK DAILY: Bitcoin Worth $2.4M By 2030: ARK Invest Apr 25, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as ARK Invest raised its 2030 bitcoin price target to as high as $2.4M.

ARK Invest raised its 2030 bitcoin price target to as high as $2.4M in a bull case scenario as BTC rose above $94,000 Friday amid $2.8 billion in U.S. bitcoin ETF inflows over the past week. Plus, the Federal Reserve lifted restrictive crypto guidance for banks in a sign of softening crypto policy. 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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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | How PayPal Plans to Bring 400M Users to Crypto Apr 25, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and PayPal SVP of Blockchain Jose Fernandez da Ponte.

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Jose Fernandez da Ponte, Senior Vice President of Blockchain at PayPal, joins CoinDesk to discuss the payment giant's new reward program with PYUSD. Plus, how they plan to expand the stablecoin business and bring more than 400 million customers to the crypto space.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte 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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THE MINING POD: A $2.7 Million Mining Heist, Tariffs For Miners and Top 5 Mining Historical Moments Apr 25, 2025

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South American gangs with Bitcoin miners? That’s right! This and top 5 historical moments in Bitcoin you should know about!

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Welcome to The Mining Pod! In this episode, the team discusses recent Bitcoin mining trends including a projected 8% difficulty decrease, fee revenue rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards, and major loans from Coinbase and Matrixport to miners amid ATM market hesitancy. They analyze the curious case of $2.7M in stolen Bitcoin miners (many outdated S9s) intercepted at LAX, customs control gaming allegations, and tariff implications for ASIC importation. The highlight is a lively debate on the top 5 moments in Bitcoin mining history, with strong disagreements about whether mining pools deserve a spot!

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Notes:

• Bitcoin hash rate down ~100 EH/s from April peak

• Transaction fees rebounding to 3.3% of block rewards

• $2.7M in stolen ASIC miners intercepted at LAX

• AnAlpha IPO filing with 1.63B in outstanding loans

• ASIC miners classified under tariff code 8543

• AnAlpha's US customer base dropped from 25% to 6.9%

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:13 Luxor Difficulty Report

06:21 LAPD Finds Millions in Stolen S9s

08:37 Sneaking ASICs into the US?

12:19 Tariffs again....

15:35 Fractal Bitcoin

16:11 Top 5 Bitcoin Mining Moments in History

31:26 Antalpha’s IPO

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Crypto's Next 'Face Melting Breakout' Apr 24, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie, Andy Baehr and Hyperion Decimus co-founder Chris Sullivan.

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Hyperion Decimus co-founder Chris Sullivan joins CoinDesk to discuss the current crypto market dynamics amid global economic uncertainties and explains why we may need to see bitcoin cool off for potential "face melting" breakouts. Plus, outlook for further institutional adoption, regulatory impacts and hedge fund strategies.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr. “Markets Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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COINDESK DAILY: China Rejects 'Baseless' U.S. Trade Talk Rumors Apr 24, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as China rejects 'baseless' U.S. trade talk rumors.

Bitcoin dominance grows as China rejects 'baseless' U.S. trade talk rumors and Russia amplifies attacks on Ukraine, while also exploring a domestic crypto exchange for 'highly-qualified' investors. Plus, Jack Mallers' new Twenty One Capital aims to outdo Michael Saylor's Strategy. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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The Power and Perils of AI Apr 24, 2025

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Secret Network Executive Director Lisa Loud joins CoinDesk to discuss the potential of AI to solve major health crises while also expressing concerns over privacy risks. Plus, she addresses the importance of integrating confidential infrastructure into AI systems to protect sensitive data and Secret Network's role in that process.

Lisa Loud 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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COINDESK DAILY: Trump May Cut China Tariffs 'Substantially' From 145% Apr 23, 2025

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Donald Trump strikes a conciliatory tone with China.

Bitcoin sustains gains as U.S. President Donald Trump strikes a conciliatory tone with China and says he won’t fire the chair of the Federal Reserve after a turbulent market. Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald is in talks with Tether, SoftBank, and Bitfinex to form a $3 billion bitcoin acquisition vehicle and DeFi Development Corp boosts its Solana holdings. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Dave Portnoy: Memecoins Are 'Legalized Ponzi Schemes' Apr 23, 2025

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Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports founder aka stoolpresidente, joins CoinDesk to give his review on digital assets with a focus on the memecoins gamble. Plus, Portnoy reveals the best pizza spot in Toronto ahead of Consensus 2025.

Dave Portnoy 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: Solving the Bitcoin Builder’s Dilemma with Arch Network Apr 23, 2025

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Matt and Amine, co-founders of Arch Network, discuss their recent $13M Series A led by Pantera Capital, how their technology enhances Bitcoin programmability, and their unique approaches to virtual machine architecture and validator consensus.

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Matt and Amine, co-founders of Arch Network, join us to talk about their recent $13M Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital. They explain how Arch differentiates itself from other Bitcoin L2s by enabling programmability on Bitcoin with their custom VM and FROST/ROAST threshold signature schemes. The founders discuss their approach to solving Bitcoin's programming limitations, creating a dynamic validator system that can scale over time, and building applications like DEXs and prediction markets directly on Bitcoin. They also share insights from their testnet phase and outline their roadmap toward mainnet launch.

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# Notes:

- Arch raised $13 million led by Pantera Capital

- Uses FROST/ROAST for dynamic validator sets

- Custom VM inspired by Solana's architecture

- Aims for instant finality vs Bitcoin's 10 minutes

- Uses transaction dependency graph for rollbacks

- Mainnet launch expected around June/July 2025

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

00:35 Pantera Capital raise

01:57 Building Arch last 2 yrs

04:04 VC finally funding BTC dev

07:37 Arch ecosystem

09:07 Arch dev verticals

13:25 Distributed validator set

15:04 Arch ad read

15:36 Arch Virtual Machine

17:33 Developer adoption new VM

20:19 Builder reception

21:50 Testnet learnings

24:26 Under the hood of Arch

25:51 Bitcoin MEV

29:05 Apps for Arch

31:14 Migrating L1 assets to Arch

33:27 Wen Arch token

35:09 The future

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MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Game of Tariffs: Kevin O'Leary on Crypto Amid 'All-Out Economic War' Between U.S. and China Apr 22, 2025

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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Kevin O'Leary.

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O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, joins CoinDesk to discuss the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, and its implications on the digital assets space. Plus, bitcoin's potential decoupling from traditional markets and whether ether can make a comeback.

Kevin O'Leary 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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