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  1. All Eyes on Coinbase After Robinhood's Crypto Revenue Falls 47%

    7 HR AGO

    All Eyes on Coinbase After Robinhood's Crypto Revenue Falls 47%

    Robinhood missed earnings, is Coinbase next? On this episode of Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, hosted by Jennifer Sanasie, Tether has proposed merging 21 Capital, Strike, and Elektron Energy into a single publicly listed Bitcoin company spanning accumulation, payments, and mining. Earnings season is here: Robinhood just posted a 47% drop in crypto revenue alongside a 320% surge in events contracts. Dan Dolev, Senior Analyst covering FinTech and Payments at Mizuho, breaks down what those numbers mean and what he's watching when Coinbase reports this week. Latin America's largest Bitcoin treasury company, OranjeBTC, just launched an American Depositary Receipt giving US investors direct access. Chairman Josh Levine explains why Brazil is one of the world's most natural Bitcoin markets. Plus, Visa and WeFi are merging traditional banking and blockchain rails. WeFi co-founder Reeve Collins, who also co-founded Tether, explains what that means for the future of global payments. - Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:30 Tether Proposes 3-Way Bitcoin Mega-Merger 02:02 Robinhood Earnings: Mizuho's Dan Dolev 03:49 Prediction Markets and Retail Demand 06:13 Robinhood Price Targets: Bull, Base, Bear 07:35 Coinbase Earnings Preview: Take Rates in Focus 10:03 OranjeBTC's Josh Levine on US ADR Launch 13:27 Stablecoins vs Bitcoin as Store of Value 14:54 The Future of Bitcoin Treasury Companies 15:56 Bitcoin Price Outlook: $300K-$500K in 5 Years 17:17 "Zero Bitcoin Is An Active Choice" 19:34 WeFi's Reeve Collins on Visa Partnership 23:20 Tether Co-Founder on Stablecoin Evolution 24:27 Stablecoin Regulation and Yield Wars 27:32 Why Every Ecosystem Will Issue Its Own Coin - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

    29 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Blockspace: Tether’s $XXI merger, Paul Sztorc is forking BTC, and $MARA buys a gas plant

    Tether proposes a massive merger of Strike, 21 Capital, and Elektron to create the ultimate Bitcoin services company, $XXI. And developer Paul Sztorc discusses his controversial Bitcoin fork and why Drivechains are needed to save Bitcoin. We also discuss MARA's $1.5 billion energy acquisition. Paul Sztorc, Drivechain author and founder of LayerTwo Labs, joins us to talk about his decision to fork Bitcoin and why he believes the current path is “like the Titanic heading for an iceberg”. Also Tether proposing a merger of 21 Capital, Strike, and Elektron to create a "super soldier chimera" of public Bitcoin companies known as $XXI. Finally, we break down the massive news from MARA regarding their $1.5 billion purchase of a massive gas plant to fuel their mining operations. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com 👉CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool. Start hashing today with Luxor! 👉Lygos Finance, Borrow against your Bitcoin, without compromising on custody.

    1hr 17min
  3. Polymarket Turns to Chainalysis as Insider Trading Concerns Mount | CoinDesk Daily

    3 DAYS AGO

    Polymarket Turns to Chainalysis as Insider Trading Concerns Mount | CoinDesk Daily

    Polymarket faces an insider trading crisis. A nonprofit analyzed 435,000 Polymarket contracts and found longshot bets on military outcomes succeed at rates over 50% — five times higher than other political markets. Eight wallets turned $164,000 into $1.8 million in the hours before the June 2025 Iran strike. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

  4. Powell Has 'No Choice' But to Stay at Fed as Governor | CoinDesk Daily

    4 DAYS AGO

    Powell Has 'No Choice' But to Stay at Fed as Governor | CoinDesk Daily

    Chair Powell says he will stay as a Fed governor after term ends. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he has "no choice" but to remain at the Fed as a Governor after his chairmanship ends in May, citing ongoing legal pressure from the Trump administration. Will the three hawkish dissents complicate Kevin Warsh's path to rate cuts? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

    1 min

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    Blockspace: Whatsminer Firmware is Finally Here, Bitcoin Vegas Recap w/ BTC Inc’s Brandon Green, DeFi is in Shambles

    For today’s show live at Bitcoin Vegas, we have Luxor’s Ethan Vera discuss their new Whatsminer firmware and BTC Inc. CEO Brandon Green gives a recap of Bitcoin Vegas. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Ethan Vera, COO of Luxor Technology; Jay Patel, CEO of Ligo Finance; and Brandon Green, CEO of BTC Inc, join us live from Bitcoin Vegas! Ethan Vera breaks down Luxor’s new Whatsminer firmware release and MicroBT’s strategic investment in Luxor, and Jay Patel recaps the aftershock from the $292M Kelp DAO attack and the DeFi United alliance’s attempt to salvage the situation. Plus, Brandon Green gives us his thoughts on the Bitcoin Vegas conference and why BTC Inc. is coming home to Nashville for next year’s conference.  👉CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK), a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool. Start hashing today with Luxor! 👉Lygos Finance, Borrow against your Bitcoin, without compromising on custody.

    1hr 1min
  6. MoonPay Bets Big on Institutions With $100M Sodot Deal | Markets Outlook

    5 DAYS AGO

    MoonPay Bets Big on Institutions With $100M Sodot Deal | Markets Outlook

    MoonPay's newest acquisition and the launch of MoonPay Institutional. Just announced, MoonPay is acquiring Sodot and launching MoonPay Institutional, a new division bringing professional-grade crypto infrastructure to banks, asset managers, and trading firms. MoonPay's Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Caroline Pham, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook to explain the thesis behind the deal and why end-to-end blockchain infrastructure is now table stakes for institutions. - Timecodes: 00:00 - What's Behind the Sodot Acquisition and What to Expect From MoonPay Institutional 04:54 - The $100M Bet on Institutional Crypto 07:09 - Do Crypto Companies Need an Institutional Play to Survive? 09:11 - Is Regulation the Real Driver of Institutional Adoption? 10:20 - Market Structure Legislation Timeline 11:04 - Is There Really Tension Between Banks and the Crypto Industry? 12:34 - How MoonPay Competes - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

    14 min
  7. Robinhood's Crypto Revenue Tanks 47%, Gap Filled by Prediction Markets | CoinDesk Daily

    5 DAYS AGO

    Robinhood's Crypto Revenue Tanks 47%, Gap Filled by Prediction Markets | CoinDesk Daily

    Robinhood's crypto revenue fell 47% in the quarter. Robinhood missed earnings after crypto trading revenue fell 47% to $134 million in Q1. But event contracts surged 320% to $147 million as users traded a record 8.8 billion prediction market contracts. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

    1 min
  8. Stellar Development Foundation’s CMO on Why Stablecoins Are the Gateway to Tokenizing Everything

    6 DAYS AGO

    Stellar Development Foundation’s CMO on Why Stablecoins Are the Gateway to Tokenizing Everything

    Unpacking the long-game philosophy of SDF's new CMO. Jason Karsh, the new CMO of Stellar Development Foundation, has built his career moving through some of tech and crypto's most formative companies, from Google to Coinbase to Block, and he's bringing his long-game philosophy to one of the industry's oldest and most quietly consequential blockchains. In this episode of Gen C, Sam sits down with Jason to talk about why crypto keeps leading with the wrong message, how Stellar went from $500M to $2B in real-world assets in a single year, and why a "get rich slow" approach might be the most radical marketing strategy in Web3. Links mentioned from the podcast: Jason’s Twitter: https://x.com/jasonkarsh Stellar Development Foundation Website: https://stellar.org/ From our sponsor: Check out CoinDesk’s latest research report on privacy in the age of scale, commissioned by GenZcash: https://www.coindesk.com/research/encryption-supremacy-zcash-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-scale Timestamps: 00:00 Unlocking Idle Assets 00:38 Meet Stellar Development Foundation CMO 02:26 From Google to Crypto 04:00 Crypto Branding Reality 07:46 SDF Focus and Timing 10:51 Making Stablecoins Click 13:02 One Voice Many Audiences 15:20 Get Rich Slow Marketing 19:04 Founders as Storytellers 22:19 RWA Growth on SDF 24:56 Stablecoins vs Tokenization 26:17 Next 100M Humans or Agents 28:05 Final Thoughts - "Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.

    28 min
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