Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as traders are eyeing $70,000 bitcoin despite regulatory tailwinds for the crypto industry.

Traders are eyeing $70,000 bitcoin despite regulatory tailwinds for the crypto industry. Plus FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried gets thrown into solitary confinement for an unauthorized interview. CoinDesk’s Christine Lee hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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

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O'Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O'Leary joins CoinDesk to discuss recent activities across the crypto and equity markets amid a global trade war. Plus, insights into the shifting political landscape in Canada and unlocking the potential of tokenized securities on the blockchain.

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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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

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The 2025 River Bitcoin Report is in and it shows that funds/ETFs are hoovering up your Bitcoin!

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We break down the 2024 River Financial Report. What countries are buying? Which funds are buying? What does the average Bitcoin user look like? And what the heck is up with Lightning these days?

Notes:

• Lightning mixed: up & down

• ETFs are buying individuals Bitcoin

• Sovereigns are starting to but BTC

• Good vs Bad changes to Bitcoin in 2024

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro Bitcoin Season 2 Writers Room

00:22 Institutions Are Buying All Your Bitcoin

02:42 How ETFs & Institutions Are Changing Bitcoin

05:35 MicroStrategy’s Massive Bitcoin Holdings

12:03 Nation-States & Governments Holding Bitcoin

16:26 Bitcoin’s Bull Case How Early Are We

22:27 ETFs & The 2024 Bitcoin Bull Market

26:50 The State of the Bitcoin Lightning Network

39:00 Stablecoins Adoption & Bitcoin’s Use Cases

42:03 Bitcoin Protocol Upgrades & Future Development

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Robinhood crypto general manager Johann Kerbrat discusses the firm's plan for global expansion.

Robinhood crypto general manager Johann Kerbrat joined Consensus Hong Kong to discuss the company's management of $38 billion in crypto assets. Plus, insights into the firm's Asia expansion using Singapore as a headquarter and the acquisition of Bitstamp.

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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Donald Trump ordered a bitcoin reserve set up for U.S. holdings.

President Donald Trump ordered a bitcoin reserve set up for U.S. holdings and has additionally called for a crypto stockpile of other digital assets. How will the crypto markets react to the news and the the White House Crypto Summit? CoinDesk's Christine Lee discusses on "CoinDesk Daily."

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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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CoreWeave turned heads a few times this week. We cover all the moves!

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Charlie and Matt fill in for Colin and Will on this week's Mining Pod. They discuss CoreWeave’s public listing plans and its 12-year, $10.2B contract with Core Scientific, making it the AI darling of American markets. They debunk rumors about Microsoft canceling CoreWeave contracts, cover US customs releasing seized Bitcoin miners after months of delays, and analyze Cathedra's $21M sale of a 60MW North Dakota mining site. The episode wraps with insights on market volatility driven by Trump's tariff policies and how Scott Bessent's Bitcoin knowledge influences economic decisions.

Notes:

• Difficulty adjustment expected at +1.16%

• Hash price bottomed at $45/PH/s/day in February

• CoreWeave’s 2024 revenue: $1.92B (77% from 2 clients)

• Cathedra sold 60MW site for $350K per megawatt

• Mining equipment being released by US customs

• Market volatility from Trump's tariff policies

Timestamps:

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01:55 Difficulty update

05:12 Coreweave IPO?

09:39 Coreweave MSFT FUD

14:54 Customs mining rig seizures

24:09 Cry Corner: Tariff Tug of War

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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as President Donald Trump delays auto tariffs and a number of positive signals boost cryptocurrencies.

It’s risk-on in the markets as U.S. President Donald Trump delays auto tariffs and a number of positive signals boost cryptocurrencies, including an ECB rate cut Thursday. Plus, Coinbase looks to revive security tokens, starting with $COIN stock. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen.

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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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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.

Thanks to deep liquidity on Uniswap Protocols, you get minimal price impact on every trade, now with even greater efficiency through Uniswap v4.

Swap, send, on-ramp, off-ramp, and bridge into a bright future — get started at uniswap.org.

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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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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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