CoinDesk Podcast Network

Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, sits down with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie for one of his most candid conversations. CZ talks about growing up in an immigrant family, why he's never taken on real debt, the four months he spent in U.S. prison, the $2 million he's quietly donated to prison reform, and why he believes "there's no delete button" for crypto.  - Check out CoinDesk's l...

On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals founder Ric Edelman to discuss the disconnect between declining crypto sentiment and Wall Street’s rapid investment in digital asset infrastructure. Their conversation covers the CLARITY Act, the fight over crypto in 401(k) plans, tokeniza...

The Bank of England reversed its rules on stablecoin holdings. The Bank of England reversed its plan to cap how much stablecoin individuals and businesses can hold, replacing it with a £40 billion ($50 billion) issuance cap per coin. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

CoinDesk hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the record-breaking SpaceX IPO, then turn to Terry Duffy's exit from CME and the exchange's threatened lawsuit against the CFTC over whether perpetuals are swaps or futures. Their guest is Dan Berkovitz, former Commissioner of the CFTC and former General Counsel of the SEC, now at Millennium Management, who brings a rare both-agencies vanta...

Arthur Hayes on his HYPE position, AI bubble, and the new Fed Chair. On today's Markets Outlook, BitMEX Co-Founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why all roads still lead to money printing, how long the AI bubble has left, and why he has zero regrets about publicly selling his HYPE position. Plus, his reaction to Michael Saylor's Bitcoin stress test. - Timecodes:...

CME CEO says they will sue the CFTC. CME CEO Terrence Duffy says the exchange will sue the CFTC, arguing the regulator's approval of Kalshi's perpetual futures violates the Dodd-Frank Act by treating what are really swaps as futures. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Vict...

Kevin Warsh's first FOMC presser. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at Kevin Warsh's first meeting as chair, leaving markets to parse the dot plot and his press conference for clues on the path ahead. If Warsh signals a more dovish stance than markets are pricing, bitcoin could react positively. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jen...

Ricardo Salinas calls fiat a "fraud." And, will he run for office in Mexico? Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Ollie Acuna for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, fiat debasement, and the future of Mexico. Plus, insights into U.S.–Mexico remittances and his potential 2030 run for presidency. - Timecodes: 00:00 Ricardo Salinas Joins C...

Inside BlackRock's newest bitcoin ETF, BITA. Global Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, Robert Mitchnick breaks down the launch of the firm's newest bitcoin ETF, the Bitcoin Premium Income Fund (BITA). He tells CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie why the covered call strategy targets a high-teens income yield, which investors this product appeals to, and more. - Timecodes: 00:00 - BlackRock’s BITA Opens...

BlackRock launches the BITA fund. BlackRock's Bitcoin Premium Income Fund, ticker BITA, begins trading today, holding spot bitcoin and IBIT shares while selling call options to generate monthly income. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Crypto scams and how to protect yourself with Chainalysis' Eric Jardine. Eric Jardine, Head of Research at Chainalysis, joins Gen C to break down their latest crypto crime report and the staggering numbers of nearly $17 billion stolen in scams in 2025 alone. Eric explains how AI has changed the scam equation by allowing bad actors to hit massive scale without sacrificing quality, why the people ex...

Anthropic pulled the plug on its Mythos / Fable 5 model after the U.S. government raised concerns, and IREN has completed its acquisition of Nostrum for 490 MW of capacity in Spain. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Anthropic and Uncle Sam are trading blows again, with the frontier LLM company pulling its recently released Mythos / Fable 5 model after whistleblowers said the model’s guardrai...

On this episode of Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by GSR's Joshua Riezman on SpaceX's $1.29 billion Bitcoin bet and the outlook for the CLARITY Act; Citi's Artem Korenyuk on the bank's new platform for tokenizing private company shares; and Coinbase's Lincoln Murr on AI agent trading and the future of autonomous finance. Plus, Ponzi Trader's highest-c...

Peace deal between U.S. and Iran. The peace deal between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend sent the broader crypto market up. Bitcoin reached the highest level in two weeks while oil slid on news the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee took the Consensus mainstage in Miami to make a bold call: crypto winter is over and the bull market is just getting started. Lee laid out his case for why agentic AI and tokenization will make crypto-native companies more profitable than traditional banks, argued Ethereum is deeply undervalued at current prices, and explained why BitMine, which now holds over 4% of all Ethereu...

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor took the Consensus mainstage to unveil what he calls the killer app for Bitcoin: digital credit. Saylor explained how his company's STRC instrument, now the biggest and most liquid preferred stock in the world after just eight months, strips yield from Bitcoin's volatility to create an 11.5% tax-deferred return with near-zero volatility. He argued that digital...

SpaceX debuted today after a $75B IPO raise, closing with a $2.11 trillion market cap, and Anthropic is searching for 1 GW to host its own GPU clusters. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! SpaceX’s historic IPO came and went today, marking a day of firsts that saw the company close the largest IPO ever at a $2 trillion valuation, making its founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Nak...

SpaceX's record-breaking IPO. SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO in history and began trading on Nasdaq today. The company holds 18,712 bitcoin worth roughly $1.2 billion, giving SPCX investors indirect BTC exposure. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti unpack the CFTC's 267-page proposed rule-making around prediction markets and event contracts, plus the letter from crypto CEOs backing the BRCA. And, a debate between John Lothian and Udesh Jha, Head of Exchange Analytics at Kalshi, over whether crypto perpetuals are properly classified as futures or swaps. - Read more from A...

The bug that tanked ZEC with Josh Swihart. On today's Markets Outlook, ZODL CEO Josh Swihart joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to break down the Zcash vulnerability discovered with the help of AI, including how it was found, fixed, and what it means for the protocol's future. Plus, he weighs in on privacy coins vs. government pushback, formal verification as the new security standard, and why Zcas...

Saylor and Mallers' debate at BTC Prague. Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor and Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers debated Strategy's capital structure at BTC Prague. Mallers challenged Saylor on dilution and how out-of-the-money convertible debt factors into mNAV calculations. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Da...

SpaceX’s IPO is three times oversubscribed at $250 billion, and Hut 8 has closed a $4.25 billion, BBB-rated note for its Beacon Point AI data center. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Reuters has reported that SpaceX’s IPO round could come in at $250 billion, a 3x oversubscription from the company’s planned $75 billion. Plus, Cormint CEO Jamie McAvity joins us to give an optimistic outlook o...

A Yen stablecoin from the mega banks? Japan's three largest banks, MUFG, Mizuho, and SMBC, are planning to jointly issue a yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027, with backing from Japan's Financial Services Agency. Yen tokens currently represent less than $50 million in a $311 billion market dominated by dollar tokens. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by...

Real estate mogul Grant Cardone made his Consensus mainstage debut to explain the unconventional investment strategy he's been building for the past 17 months: fusing Bitcoin directly into large-scale real estate deals to outcompete traditional REITs. Cardone, who first received Bitcoin as payment for a speaking gig and still holds those 115 coins today, argues the hybrid model can deliver 22–32%...

SBF asks for a presidential pardon. Sam Bankman-Fried formally filed a clemency application asking President Trump for a pardon while serving his 25-year sentence. Trump told The New York Times in January that SBF shouldn't count on the same. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victo...