CoinDesk Podcast Network

At Consensus Miami, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes joins CoinDesk Live to break down why AI-driven layoffs could create the next banking crisis and how bitcoin is already pricing it in. He also shares his updated BTC price target, his conviction bet on Hyperliquid, and why he thinks crypto regulation misses the point entirely. - 00:00 - Q1 No-Trade Zone and What Changed Arthur's...

Will the AI IPO pipeline drain crypto? Cerebras priced its IPO at a $40 billion valuation, nearly 5x what it was worth eight months ago. The AI capital boom is pulling investor attention and money away from crypto, with SpaceX and OpenAI listings still to come. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennife...

MARA provided updates for its AI business in its earnings this week, and Nebius shocks the market with a 684% rise in revenue YoY in Q1. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! For news, we break down why major pools like MARA and viaBTC are signaling support for the Great Consensus Cleanup (BIP 54), plus Q1 earnings recaps for MARA and Nebius. For guest segments, Lucas Krejci, CTO of Brains, join...

Grant Cardone joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to explain his real estate-Bitcoin hybrid strategy — stacking $100M of Bitcoin on a $235M Boca Raton property. Plus, why Michael Saylor advised him to drop the real estate altogether, his takedown of the crypto community's "degenerate investing," and an oddly specific Bitcoin year-end target: $189,425. - 00:00 Grant Cardone Joins CoinDes...

In a CoinDesk interview following Consensus Miami 2026, Strategy Founder, Michael Saylor, discusses being the world’s largest bitcoin buyer with $62B purchased. In this interview, Saylor describes the convergence of TradFi and DeFi via their digital credit product Stretch (STRC), which has rapidly grown and helps fund bitcoin accumulation.

eBay rejects GameStop's offer. eBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid, calling it "neither credible nor attractive." Now questions are growing over whether CEO Ryan Cohen will sell the company's $368 million bitcoin position to make the deal look more credible. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jenn...

eBay rejects GameStop's offer. eBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid, calling it "neither credible nor attractive." Now questions are growing over whether CEO Ryan Cohen will sell the company's $368 million bitcoin position to make the deal look more credible. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jenn...

IREN is planning a $2.3B convertible note offering to scale its AI line and DeFi degens are starting to trade STRC. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Jay Patel, CEO of Lygos Finance, joins us to talk about the emerging trend of Strategy’s STRC derivatives in DeFi. We also break down IREN’s new $2.3B convertible notes offering, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe’s take on quantum computing threats...

Senate has a markup date for the Clarity Act. The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a May 14 markup for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the bill's first serious shot at advancement after a January delay. The White House wants it passed by July 4, but the banking industry still has reservations. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk...

This episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys at the NYSE features three conversations with the most closely watched voices in crypto's institutional moment. ProCap Financial founder Anthony Pompliano argues that 75% of crypto companies "aren't going to be here in five years," and lays out the four areas he believes will survive — Bitcoin, equity infrastructure, stablecoins, and tokenization. Angus Fletc...

Everyone and their grandmother waited to disclose AI deals during quarterly earnings, with IREN, Hut 8, and Cipher Digital announcing new tenants and massive expansion plans. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Charlie and Colin cover a flurry of deals and quarterly earnings in the bitcoin miner-AI space. We break down IREN’s roadmap to 5 GW and their new Nvidia partnership, Hut 8’s $9.8B cont...

Taylor Lindman, chief counsel of the SEC Crypto Task Force, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to outline the agency's two-bucket approach to crypto regulation, why the CLARITY Act will "supercharge" the SEC, and the open questions around tokenized securities. Plus, the chief counsel's personal crypto origin story: buying Bitcoin in Korea in 2013 and learning self-custody after his exc...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to make the case for an ethics provision banning members of Congress and senior administration officials from issuing or promoting cryptocurrencies — calling it "against the Constitution." Plus, why she's optimistic on market structure before midterms, why Democrats are the "party of the future" on crypto, and her new pr...

MLB legend and A-Rod Corp CEO Alex Rodriguez joined CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami for a wide-ranging conversation on resilience, business, and crypto. He opened up about the PED suspension that he says cost him the Hall of Fame, explained why retired athletes start in the basement of the "Tower of Business," and argued tokenization should put blue-chip assets within reach of everyone —...

Will we get Clarity by July 4th? White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt told Consensus Miami that the administration is targeting July 4 — the nation's 250th birthday — for passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The timeline requires Senate markup this month and four floor weeks in June. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “...

Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Leary Ventures, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami wearing a one-of-a-kind Tiffany necklace built around a $12.93M Kobe-Jordan card he says is outperforming his crypto, S&P, and private equity returns. Plus, why he cut his crypto positions from 27 to 3, his energy land deals in Alberta and Utah, and why "nobody cares" about most crypto chains. - Timecodes:...

Matt from American Bitcoin joins the Block Space podcast live from Bitcoin 2026 in Vegas. They discuss the company’s 1,112% hashrate increase at Drumheller, the strategic partnership with Hut 8, and why staying a pure-play Bitcoin miner is the ultimate winning move in a crowded market. Matt Prusak, of American Bitcoin joins us to talk about their aggressive growth strategy and why they are stickin...

Ripple CEO sits down with CoinDesk from Consensus Miami. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami with a wide-ranging conversation from the Bullish-Equiniti deal to Ripple's own institutional push. Plus, why he is not an XRP maxi and his stand on AI in the modern workforce. - Timestamps: 00:00 Brad Garlinghouse Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:34 Bitcoin...

Bullish, the parent company of CoinDesk, has agreed to buy Equiniti for $4.2 billion in what's being called the biggest crypto deal ever. CEO Tom Farley and Equiniti CEO Dan Kramer joined CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to break down the deal moments after it was announced. - Timecodes: 00:00 Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2 Billion 00:32 Tom Farley and Dan Kramer Join the Desk 01:49 Issu...

GameStop's eBay bid. GameStop submitted an unsolicited $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay, and CEO Ryan Cohen hasn't ruled out selling the company's $368 million bitcoin treasury to fund it. If the deal closes, eBay's 135 million active buyers would be inside a company that holds bitcoin. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Dail...

Taylor Monnig, CTO of CleanSpark, discusses the transition from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers, exploring the engineering challenges of retrofits versus greenfield builds and the strategic shift toward high-performance computing in Georgia and beyond. Taylor Monnig, CTO of CleanSpark joins us to talk about the company's transition from Bitcoin mining into high-performance computing and AI. He e...

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 eve...

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...

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...

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 epi...