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Colin and Will cover the Tether and Swan Bitcoin lawsuit and other news on this week’s roundup.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For this week’s news roundup, Colin and Will dig into Tether’s lawsuit against Swan Bitcoin, the latest development in a now two-front legal dispute over the companies’ bitcoin mining joint venture. Plus, the U.S. government is issuing trade restrictions against Sophgo, a Chinese computer chip company helmed by Bitmain CEO Micree Zhan, and F2Pool might be filtering transactions from OFAC-sanctioned Bitcoin addresses again. And finally, for this week’s cry corner, a Bitcoin mining company’s guerrilla sales tactic to get Ethereum DeFi platform AAVE to invest its treasury into bitcoin mining.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:30 Difficulty report
04:49 Tether sues Swan
16:14 BitFuFu Plans Oklahoma Mine
24:52 F2Pool Censoring TXs
33:37 Cry corner: AAVE to mine BTC?
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as bitcoin regained $100K days ahead of the Inauguration Day.
Bitcoin spiking to $100K ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 as traders anticipate pro-crypto announcements from the new administration. CoinDesk's Christine Lee reports the top headlines of the day on "CoinDesk Daily".
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Innovating Capital General Partner Anthony Georgiades.
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Innovating Capital General Partner Anthony Georgiades joins CoinDesk to discuss XRP's recent rally that sent the token's price to a high above $3.00. Plus, he weighs in on the rumors around a crypto reserve under the Trump administration.
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The World Network launches Mini Apps 1.1, which will enable social chat and connection tools. Tools for Humanity Chief Product Officer Tiago Sada joins CoinDesk's Christine Lee for an exclusive interview to discuss growth on World Network, security and what projects they are seeking to develop under a new incubator program.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from bitcoin's surge following the CPI data to Tether's move to El Salvador.
Buyer sentiment is taking over as CPI data shows inflation stabilizing, more corporates announce Bitcoin acquisition strategies, an Tether moves its head quarter to Bitcoin friendly country El Salvador. CoinDesk's Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines on "CoinDesk Daily."
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.
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XRP surged to $2.90 Wednesday morning, leading the overall crypto markets in gains. This comes as whales are stacking the token amid optimism for an XRP ETF product, according to data tracked by Santiment. Here's what you need to know before joining the hype.
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Former TikTok Head of Marketing Nick Tran shares how the traditional marketing playbook is evolving and why brands need to rethink their approach to connecting with modern consumers.
Nick Tran is a marketing innovator whose career spans leadership roles at Samsung, Hulu and most notably as Head of Marketing at TikTok during its explosive growth phase. In this episode, he discusses how TikTok revolutionized content consumption, why traditional brand marketing needs to evolve, and his perspectives on AI, organic social media and the future of marketing in 2025. Nick also shares anecdotes on how he became a Co-Executive Producer on Kanye West’s documentary Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Coinbase scores another legal win against the SEC.
One of Italy's largest banks is buying bitcoin, Binance U.S. slams the SEC, and a federal court says the SEC must explain why the agency has refused Coinbase's formal request for clear crypto rules. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joins "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee to discuss the decision.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Maple co-founder and CEO Sid Powell.
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Maple co-founder and CEO Sid Powell joins CoinDesk to discuss recent movements across the crypto markets and outlook on a Fed interest rate cut following a strong jobs report. Plus, insights into stablecoin development in 2025 and the impact on DeFi products.
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Jaran Mellerud breaks down why Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have captured almost all of Europe's bitcoin mining industry.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, the CEO of Hashlabs Mining, Jaran Mellerud, joins Colin to discuss Bitcoin mining in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Bitcoin mining on the European market is almost exclusively confined to these Nordic countries – this episode explores why. Jaran and Colin discuss power markets in these countries, why mining has gotten more expensive in Sweden and Norway, the toothless attempt to ban mining in Norway, how bitcoin miners are helping with district heating in Finland, and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:53 Jarran intro
02:31 Why is hashrate concentrated in Nordic countries?
05:42 How has mining there changed recently?
16:33 Cooling Hashlabs
20:37 Finland nuclear surplus
23:06 Finland district heating
24:53 Is Norway banning mining?
29:02 Iceland vs Norway AI data centers
31:25 Public vs private mining
33:16 Bitdeer expanding Norway
36:59 Iceland & Finland hydro & geothermal
38:57 Mining elsewhere in the EU?
41:20 Green manufacturing failing & excess power
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Donald Trump Jr. announces a strategic advisor role for prediction market Kalshi.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as Donald Trump Jr. announces a strategic advisor role for prediction market Kalshi and J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is criticized by crypto adovcates for bashing bitcoin.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Consensus Hong Kong chairman Michael Lau.
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Consensus Hong Kong chairman Michael Lau joins "Markets Daily" to discuss Hong Kong's ambitions to become a Web3 hub and trends to watch for in the Asia region. Plus, a preview into the content, experiences and notable speakers at CoinDesk's flagship Consensus conference.
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Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as "Razzlekhan" releases a new music video before prison.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing to put digital wallets under the same standard as bank accounts. Meanwhile the Republican-led Senate Banking Committee seeks to create a digital assets subcommittee. Plus, "Razzlekhan" releases a new music video as she prepares for prison. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry.
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We cover the Compute North creditor lawsuit, Phoenix Group’s new 50 MW North Dakota site, and Canaan’s Nano 3S and Avalon Mining 3 in today’s news roundup.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! For today’s news roundup, Will, Colin, and Matt are joined by Luxor CEO, Nick Hansen. The gang covers news that Blockspace broke this week pertaining to a creditor lawsuit against former executives of defunct Compute North, the erstwhile bitcoin mining hosting titan that went bankrupt in 2022. Plus, Phoenix Group’s 50 MW bitcoin mine in North Dakota, a 2024 bitcoin mining market review from Nick, and Canaan’s new home mining heater series with the Nano 3S and Avalon Mini 3. And for this week’s cry corner, popular Ethereum browser wallet Metamask is adding support for…Bitcoin?
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:19 Difficulty report
07:32 Creditors sue Compute North
16:30 Phoenix 50MW North Dakota site
27:18 Yearly overview
31:15 Canaan Nano 3 home heater
40:13 Cry corner: Metamask seeks Bitcoin product manager
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Core DAO initial contributor Rich Rines.
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Core DAO initial contributor Rich Rines joins CoinDesk to discuss the recent movements across the crypto market as the industry saw over $300 billion wiped out since Jan. 6. Plus, his 2025 outlook for the broader digital assets market and the "super cycle" we are in.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Immunefi founder and CEO Mitchell Amador.
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Immunefi founder and CEO Mitchell Amador joins CoinDesk to discuss crypto hacks in 2024 and explains why the total loss of $1.49 billion is a positive signal. Plus, insights into protecting your crypto bag in three steps and his outlook on security developments in 2025.
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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam's resignation announcement to Ripple's positive outlook for an XRP ETF.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam has announced a January 20 departure from his role. Plus, a federal judge has allowed Coinbase to chase a higher-court appeal in its legal battle against the SEC and Ripple president says XRP ETF could soon be a reality.
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The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie.
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The Chinese yuan has extended its three-month losing trend, sliding to its lowest since September 2023. "Markets Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down what CNY's strength means for bitcoin price.
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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Gemini's CFTC settlement to whales' increasing interest in Dogecoin.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry as crypto exchange Gemini agreed to pay $5 million to settle a case with the CFTC. Plus, Dogecoin futures set a record high in terms of open interest and MARA Holdings is lending out 7,377 BTC to third parties.
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Today, we break down what the Russia bitcoin mining ban actually means with Denis Rusinovich.
Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Denis Rusinovich, a partner at the Cryptocurrency Mining Group, speaks to Colin about the particulars of the Russia bitcoin mining ban. News broke in December that Russia would be banning bitcoin mining in 10 regions, effective January 1, 2025 through March 15, 2031. Only the ban is not an all-out ban like the first wave of reporting would have us all believe. For today’s show, Rusinovich sets the record straight and gives us a rundown of the miners who are actually affected by the ban.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
03:09 Defining the "ban"
07:42 Legalizing mining
09:07 Identifying miners for regulation
10:22 The scope of Bitcoin mining in Russia
13:16 Subsidizing residential miners
15:50 Effect on global hashrate
17:09 Kazakhstan
22:59 Russia energy crisis?
25:54 Grid balancing
30:40 Oil & gas production areas
32:04 Chechnya
33:16 What regions have the most activity?
36:22 Miners vs hosting
37:42 Taxes
38:47 Where is investment capital coming from?
42:08 Hosted miners
43:17 Future of Russia mining
45:21 Wrap up
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