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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, joins us to talk about the new Stratum V2 working group with Block, MARA, Foundry, Antpool, and other leading bitcoin mining firms. Pio Vincenzo also joins to give his bull case for Strategy – including why the company selling bitcoin is not what people think – and Mezo’s Yogi hops on to give a breakdown for why Spirit Airlines bit the dust. 👉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.

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 CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:48 The Real Estate-Bitcoin Hybrid 02:35 Why Real Estate Beats Bitcoin's "Deficiency": Cash Flow 03:34 "Change Lanes on Your Way to Success" 05:43 "Saylor Told Me to Drop the Real Estate" 06:42 The Multi-Trillion Real Estate Correction Nobody's Talking About 08:46 Crypto: "A Magnet for Degenerate Investing" 09:00 "Real Estate Gets Sick, It Never Dies" 09:36 The Bitcoin Year-End Target: $189,425

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 Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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 Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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 and Project 11’s new research paper on the topic, KEEL’s Q1 2026 results, and why Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF saw zero outflows in its first month. 👉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.

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 Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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 Fletcher, Head of Digital Assets at State Street, breaks down how the $30 trillion-plus custody bank is building the bridge between traditional finance and tokenized markets, including a new tokenized fund service launching from Luxembourg by the end of 2026. Plus, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom on the publicly traded Ethereum treasury company's 46% institutional ownership, why permanent ETH capital is reshaping on-chain finance, and why he believes ETH's risk/reward "has never been better." - Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys at NYSE 00:14 Pomp on 75% of Crypto Being "Dead and Never Coming Back" 02:30 The Four Survivors: Bitcoin, Infrastructure, Stablecoins, Tokenization 04:30 Ghost Chains and Why Crypto Needs to Grow Up 05:30 BlackRock Is Now a Bitcoin Company 09:00 Pomp on Prediction Markets and ETFs as "Biggest New Category" 12:30 State Street's Angus Fletcher Joins 14:30 Why Traditional and Digital Will Run Together 17:00 Regulatory Clarity as a Stamp of Approval 18:30 State Street Picks Luxembourg for Tokenized Funds 20:30 SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom on Ethereum as Infrastructure 23:30 Permanent ETH Capital and Institutional Standards 26:30 Why Stablecoins Will Outpace Bitcoin Payments 31:00 Chalom: ETH Risk/Reward "Never Been Better" - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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 contract with an undisclosed hyperscaler, and Cipher Digital coming out with its 3rd AI data center deal but with undisclosed details. We also sit down with Lygos’ co-founder Francis Corvino to address the news that Strategy may sell bitcoin in the future and review Luxor’s April hashrate lookback series with Kaan Farahani. Plus, quarterly results from $IREN, $HUT, $WULF, $CORZ, and $CIFR. 👉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.

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 exchange went bust. - Timecodes: 00:00 SEC Crypto Chief Counsel Taylor Lindman Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 01:07 The Two Buckets at the SEC Crypto Task Force 01:50 Future-Proofing Crypto Regulation: From Staff to Rulemaking 03:08 How the CLARITY Act Will "Supercharge" the SEC 04:22 First Bitcoin in 2013: and the Bankrupt Exchange 05:46 Why SEC Staff Need Hands-On Crypto Experience 06:40 Tokenization After the $4.2B Bullish-Equiniti Deal 07:07 Native, Synthetic, and Security Entitlement Tokens Explained 08:57 The "Cold Start Problem" for Tokenized Securities

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 prediction markets bill with Sen. McCormick. - Timecodes: 00:00 Sen. Gillibrand Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:27 Crypto Market Structure Before Midterms? 01:16 The Ethics Provision: "Against the Constitution" 03:21 70% of Voters Want Officials Out of Crypto 04:40 Tension Around the President's Crypto Involvement 05:43 The Clarity Act and the Alsobrooks-Tillis Compromise 06:07 Banks, GENIUS Act Rulemaking, and the Comment Phase 07:18 "Democrats Are the Party of the Future" 09:49 AI, Jobs, and Rebuilding the Education System

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 — not just the 1%. Plus, why you can't fake the funk in 2026. - Timecodes: 00:00 Alex Rodriguez Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:44 Managing Failure: "Fail 70% of the Time, You Go to the Hall of Fame" 01:59 The PED Suspension: "It Cost Me the Hall of Fame" 05:57 "You Can't Fake the Funk": Authenticity and Accountability 06:48 Advice to Young Athletes 08:18 A-Rod on Crypto in His Portfolio 08:56 Tokenization, Stadium Funding, and Lightning-Speed Money

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. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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: 00:00 Kevin O'Leary Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 00:24 The Tiffany Necklace and the $12.93M Kobe-Jordan Card 02:14 Why 90% of Returns Come From "Piece Uniques" 04:38 Tokenization, the NFT Debacle, and Stocks 06:43 The Real Investment Theme at Consensus: Energy 08:55 Why BTC and Ethereum Are 97% of the Crypto Trade 09:50 The Hunt for the Chain That Wins the S&P 500 14:04 AI, S&P Earnings, and the DeepSeek Wake-Up Call 17:25 The Rolex Ruby and the F.P. Journe Resonance 20:30 Why Consensus Is "Where the Puck Is Going"

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 sticking to pure-play mining. Matt breaks down the 1,112% hashrate explosion at their Drumheller site and the move toward future-proof hydro cooling. We discuss the synergy with Hut 8, the global hunt for megawatts, and why American Bitcoin is ignoring the industry-wide pivot to AI. Learn how they’ve accumulated over 7,000 BTC and are positioning themselves as the top category leader for Bitcoin in the United States. 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.

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 Above $80K and the Bullish-Equiniti Deal 01:21 Tokenization's "Magical Moment" 02:01 Hidden Road and XRP as Institutional Collateral 02:13 Coinbase Layoffs and Crypto's Speculation Problem 02:55 Why Ripple Sees AI as a Growth Accelerant, Not a Cut 03:57 AI Isn't the ‘Boogeyman’ 05:06 How Ripple Uses AI Across Finance, Marketing, and Code 06:04 U.S. Crypto Market Structure 07:18 Ripple's Brand and the XRP Army 08:11 Why Tribalism Hurts Crypto: It's a Multi-Chain World 09:03 Ripple's Mission for XRP Adoption, Liquidity, and Trust - This interview was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen.

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 Issuer-Focused: The Token IS the Share 02:26 Why Issuers Want One Register, Not Two 03:33 What Changes for Shareholders 03:54 Why a Partnership Wasn't Enough: Bullish + Equiniti Had to Be One 05:01 Stablecoins as the Tokenization Blueprint 06:33 New Pockets of Liquidity for Nvidia Stock

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 Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

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 explains the engineering shift from "surviving" in the mining space to "thriving" in AI data centers, the strategic value of the 250MW Sandersville site, and the decision to focus on infrastructure over cloud services. Taylor shares insights on the massive networking requirements of AI and the future of edge computing. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Will the CLARITY Act advance before the midterms? The crypto market structure bill has not made much public movement in a month even though Memorial Day has been the informal deadline for legislation to advance before the midterms. What will happen if CLARITY misses this window again? 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.

A four-star admiral says the U.S. military is running a live Bitcoin node. Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told Congress the military is running a live node on the Bitcoin network for monitoring and security tests. It's the first public confirmation from a sitting combatant commander, and signals that Washington is treating Bitcoin as a national security asset. 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.

A new documentary claims to have solved the case of Satoshi’ identity, and Justin Sun is bringing World Liberty Financial to court. Welcome back to Block Space Live! Today, William Cohan and Tyler Maroney of the Finding Satoshi documentary join us to talk about their years-long search for Bitcoin’s creator. We also dive into the wild crypto extortion scheme that scammers are waging against unwitting tanker crews in the Strait of Hormuz, and we break down the explosive  lawsuit between Justin Sun and the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial. Plus, Core Scientific’s massive $3.3 billion raise, and how Bitget and Republic are bringing SpaceX investment to crypto rails before Musk’s company even goes public.  Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • Core Scientific to raise $3.3 billion via senior notes. • Justin Sun's $45M WLFI investment allegedly worth $766M before it was frozen. • Hormuz toll trolls: scammers trick Indian oil tanker crew into paying fake crypto toll • Reuters: 20,000 seafarers currently in the Gulf. • Finding Satoshi documentary 6 years in the making • Bitget, Republic partner to list “mirror token” for pre-IPO SpaceX stock Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:22 Softwar Thesis is back baby! 09:16 Hormuz crypto scam 15:57 Justin Sun Sues WLFI 24:11 Finding Satoshi 41:44 CORZ $3.3B note 48:11 Bitget SpaceX IPO 👉CleanSpark CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining

President Trump extends the Iran ceasefire. President Trump extended the Iran ceasefire indefinitely, triggering a bitcoin rally past $78,000 and short-squeeze conditions in crypto markets. 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.

Bitcoin's origin story is the greatest unsolved mystery in financial history and the team behind Finding Satoshi spent years doing what dozens of others couldn't: actually closing in on an answer. In this episode of Gen C, Sam sits down with documentary director Tucker Tooley, investigative journalist Bill Cohen, and private investigator Tyler Maroney to break down a multi-year investigation rooted in real methodology — cryptographers whispering names, blockchain data analysis, and years of trust-building with the cypherpunk community. Links mentioned from the podcast: Finding Satoshi Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxAwomug08 Finding Satoshi Website: http://findingsatoshi.com -- Timestamps: 00:00 Who is Satoshi? 01:02 Meet The Filmmakers 02:30 Origin During Covid 03:26 Author, Bill Cohan and Private Investigator, Tyler Maroney Joins Quest 06:30 Bitcoin Roots And Cypherpunks 11:36 Explaining Bitcoin Simply 14:09 Narrowing The Suspects 15:42 Cryptographer Sources And Data 20:20 Why Some Refuse To Talk 23:34 NYT Article: Is Adam Back Satoshi? 27:12 Final Takeaways - Links mentioned from the podcast: ⁠Ryan's Twitter⁠ ⁠Cronos Website⁠ - Follow us on Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sam Ewen⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠CoinDesk⁠⁠⁠⁠ - 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. - "Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.

Strategy surpasses BlackRock's IBIT to become the biggest bitcoin holder. Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC, edging past BlackRock's IBIT for the first time since Q2 2024, after a $2.54 billion bitcoin purchase. It's the first time a single corporate treasury has outpaced the world's largest spot bitcoin ETF. 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.

The latest Lazarus Group-led DeFi exploit set off a $13 billion exodus from DeFi platforms, and we cover the spiciest talk on Bitcoin and quantum computing at OPNEXT. Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices increase! Join us on April 16 in NYC for technical discussions, investor talks, and intimate conversation with the brightest minds in Bitcoin. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Jay Patel, the CEO of Lygos Finance, and Aydin Kilic, CEO of HIVE Digital, join us to respectively discuss risk in crypto credit markets and Hive’s latest $100M senior note. For news, we break down the $293 million Kelp DAO hack by the Lazarus Group and the $13 billion ripple effect this had on other DeFi platforms like Aave. Plus, we give a recap of one of the most salient talks at Blockspace’s OPNEXT conference and break down NYDIG’s incipient deal to purchase an aluminum smelting site from Alcoa that has been dormant since 2014. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • $13.8 billion unwound from DeFi in 48 hours. • Kelp DAO exploit led to $293 million loss. • Aave protocol facing $195 million in bad debt. • Bitcoin rallied back above the $75,000 level. • NYDIG eyes Alcoa smelting site for BTC mining Timestamps 00:00 Start 03:26 DeFi is NOT ok 13:58 Jay Patel, Lygos Finance 34:31 Aydin Kilic, HIVE 58:46 OPNEXT recap 1:11:33 NYDIG to buy defunct aluminium smelter 1:14:09 Strategy buying more BTC 👉CleanSpark CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining

Tokenizing the $70T U.S. equity market. On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down Strategy's proposal to shift STRC preferred stock dividends from monthly to semi-monthly, and unpacks Wall Street's deepening crypto push: from Goldman Sachs's new Bitcoin Premium Income ETF filing to Morgan Stanley's record-breaking ETF launch. Brett Redfearn, President of Securitize, joins to discuss his new role, the $30 billion in tokenized assets on chain, the outlook for the Clarity Act. NYSE Senior Market Strategist and Head of the MAC Desk Michael Reinking weighs in on the macro picture heading into the week, Bitcoin's correlation with tech stocks, DeFi hacks, and ETF flows. Plus, AVAX One CEO Jolie Kahn explains her company's treasury strategy around Avalanche and its new initiative to develop an AI data center in Alberta, Canada. - Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:24 Strategy Proposes Semi-Monthly STRC Dividends 02:05 Tokenized Assets On Chain Near $30B 02:13 Securitize's Brett Redfearn Joins Public Keys 05:53 Why Securitize Built Inside the Regulatory Framework 06:37 The Clarity Act and Market Structure 11:43 Tokenizing the $70 Trillion US Equity Market 13:51 NYSE's Michael Reinking on the Week Ahead 15:20 Bitcoin's Correlation With Tech Stocks 16:30 DeFi Hacks and Institutional Overhang 17:54 What's Driving $1B in BTC ETF Inflows 20:26 Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI Data Centers 21:52 Goldman Sachs Files Bitcoin Premium Income ETF 22:38 Morgan Stanley's Record BTC ETF Launch 22:53 BTC ETFs see $1B in Inflows 24:44 AVAX One CEO Jolie Kahn Joins Public Keys 26:17 AVAX Bull and Bear Case 27:41 Inside AVAX One's Alberta AI Data Center Plan 30:45 Fear and Greed Index at 29 - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Kelp DAO's $292 million exploit wipes $13 billion from DeFi. A $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge has wiped $13 billion from DeFi in two days, with Aave alone losing $8.45 billion in deposits. LayerZero attributes the attack to North Korea's Lazarus Group and blames Kelp's single-verifier setup. 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.

Unpacking a landmark staff statement from the SEC with Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund. The SEC's April 2025 staff statement quietly redrew the lines on who needs to register as a broker and and DeFi front ends are a major winner. Amanda Tuminelli, CEO and CLO of the DeFi Education Fund joins Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti to break down what the ruling means for tokenized securities, wallet providers, and the builders shaping the future of decentralized finance. - Timecodes: 00:00 - The SEC's Landmark Staff Statement02:10 - Tokenized Securities & Front End Access Unlocked03:07 - DeFi Education Fund's Role in Shaping the SEC Guidance04:47 - How Durable Is the Guidance?07:25 - TradFi vs. DeFi: The Letter War at the SEC - This episode was hosted by Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti.

The U.S. government moves bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The U.S. government just transferred about $606,000 of bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, with on-chain data tying the coins to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The government currently holds roughly $24.5 billion in bitcoin as part of its strategic digital asset reserve. 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.

BTC's $1M prospects and Bitwise's Avalanche ETF with Matt Hougan. In today's Markets Outlook, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to make the case for $1 million bitcoin, breaking down why institutional demand is still just getting started and how global geopolitical chaos is actually accelerating crypto's rise as an apolitical currency. He also unpacks Bitwise's new Avalanche ETF (BAVA), what investors need to know about staking ETFs, and why Hyperliquid is forcing institutional players to rethink weekend trading. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Bitwise's Matt Hougan Joins Markets Outlook01:13 - Do We Need Another Bitcoin ETF?05:53 - Matt's Take on the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin07:30 - Geopolitical Chaos Is a Catalyst for Bitcoin12:16 - What It Will Take to Reach $1M Bitcoin13:28 - Bitwise's Avalanche ETF (BAVA)16:15 - What Investors Need to Know About Staking ETFs17:36 - Why HYPE is Appealing to Investors 19:16 - What Happens if Bitcoin Breaks $75,000? - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Morgan Stanley's MSBT pulled in $100 million in its first week. Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin ETF pulled in $100 million in its first week, making it the firm's most successful ETF launch ever. 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.

Fed Chari nominee Kevin Warsh has a crypto bag. The Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh's financial disclosure reveals equity positions in more than a dozen crypto companies including Solana, Compound, dYdX, Polymarket, and the Lightning Network. He's pledged to divest, but the potential next person to oversee stablecoin regulation and bank crypto custody has been deeply invested in the industry. 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.

Justin Sun has had enough with Trump-connected World Liberty Financial, and Blackrock has filed for a fund that pays income from IBIT options. Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices increase! Join us on April 16 in NYC for technical discussions, investor talks, and intimate conversation with the brightest minds in Bitcoin. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Zack Pokorny from Galaxy Digital joins us to talk about AI crypto trading agents – specifically, why they aren’t ready for the big time just yet. We also dive into the evolving beef between World Liberty Financial and Tron’s Justin Sun following WLFI’s $75 million loan from a Dolomite lending pool. Plus, we cover Blackrock’s new bitcoin income ETF, discuss Circle’s refusal to freeze $270 million from the Lazarus Group Drift hack, and analyze last week’s $1.1 billion ETF inflow, the largest for crypto since January. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • WLFI treasury borrows $75M on Dolomite. • Blackrock files for Bitcoin Income ETF. • Trump family scrubbed from WLFI team member page. • ETF inflows clock largest volume since January. • Circle refuses to freeze Drift hack funds. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 04:03 WLFI... umm WFT? 19:11 BITA covered call income 27:19 AI Agent & blockchains: a reality check 42:05 Circle & teken freezing 55:13 Coinshares high inflows 👉CleanSpark CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining

Steve Aoki liquidates his crypto holdings. DJ Steve Aoki, once one of the most visible celebrity NFT advocates, is liquidating his remaining crypto holdings. His seven Bored Ape NFTs, purchased for over $800,000, are now worth roughly $97,000 total. 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.

Why this CEO sees bitcoin hitting $50M by 2041. On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by White House Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Digital Assets Patrick Witt for the latest on the Clarity Act and why stablecoin yield poses limited risk to banks. EMJX CEO Eric Jackson explains his Gen 2 digital asset treasury strategy and makes the case for $50 million Bitcoin by 2041. Plus, Morgan Stanley Managing Director and Head of Digital Asset Strategy Amy Oldenburg discusses the firm's spot Bitcoin ETF launch and its expanding crypto product suite. - Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:32 Tax Deadline, Inflation Data and Earnings Season Ahead 01:10 Barclays Downgrades Coinbase as Crypto Trading Declines 01:25 Senate Returns with Clarity Act on the Agenda 01:43 White House's Patrick Witt on Market Structure Timeline 04:41 Stablecoin Yield Poses Limited Risk to Banks, White House Finds 07:37 DeFi, Developer Language and Other Sticking Points 11:03 EMJX CEO Eric Jackson on 'Gen 2' Digital Asset Treasuries 16:12 Why AI Agents Will Use Ethereum, Not Solana 17:09 The Case for $50 Million Bitcoin by 2041 19:24 Crypto Equities to Watch: Bittensor, IREN, Cipher and Hut 8 23:33 Bitcoin and Ether ETF Flows 25:48 Morgan Stanley's Amy Oldenburg on the Firm's Spot Bitcoin ETF 27:00 Spot ETH, SOL Filings and E-Trade Crypto Trading 30:06 Tokenized Money Market Funds and the Road Ahead - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

SpaceX is sitting on it's $603M bitcoin stash even after $5B loss in 2025. SpaceX holds 8,285 bitcoin worth $603 million despite posting a nearly $5 billion loss for 2025, making it the fourth-largest known corporate bitcoin holder as the company moves toward an IPO. 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.

A new proposal for Bitcoin Quantum Computing resistance dropped this week, and we have an update on state-by-state data center moratoriums. Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices increase! Join us on April 16 in NYC for technical discussions, investor talks, and intimate conversation with the brightest minds in Bitcoin. Welcome back to Block Space Live! Today, Luxor’s Kaan Farahani Luxor and MIT DCI Director Neha Narula join us to respectively discuss  the wild volatility of Bitcoin mining in Q1 and the question of Bitcoin’s quantum resistance. For news, explore a new stop-gap quantum-safe transaction fix that avoids soft forks, map out the states placing moratoriums on AI data center builds, and discuss the geopolitical shift of Iran accepting bitcoin for oil export tolls. We also break down reports of a buyer interest in Gemini’s defunct UK and European business arms and Nakamoto’s reverse stock split. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: * New quantum proposal costs ~$200 per transaction * Compute time takes roughly 6 hours * March difficulty drop ranked 10th at 7.76% * February saw 11.16% difficulty drop * Maine bans data centers >20MW until 2027 * Buyer interested in Gemini’s shuttered UK/EU exchange businesses  *NAKA seeks 1-for-20 or 1-for-50 reverse stock split Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:42 Hashrate Index Update 05:04 Quantum proposal-palooza 15:54 Kaan Farahani 32:42 Neha Narula 48:39 Datacenter Bans 1:02:25 Gemini 1:06:59 NAKA scramble to remain on Nasdaq 1:13:59 Iran & Bitcoin 👉CleanSpark CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world. 👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining

Will there be a stablecoin deal? Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim joins Renato Mariotti and Rebecca Rettig to bring a little optimism to the ongoing crypto legislation debate. He breaks down what's still unresolved with the Clarity Act, why the banking industry's deposit flight fears may be overblown, and why a markup could come as soon as this month. - Timecodes: 00:00 - State of Play on Clarity02:29 - Beyond Yield: Other Issues Holding Up the Bill05:01 - Inside the Deal-Making Meetings on Capitol Hill06:58 - Senate Agriculture vs. Senate Banking Drafts: How the Two Bills Get Stitched Together08:43 - What Happens If There's No Markup by End of April? This episode was hosted by Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti.

Trump's World Liberty Financial uses five billion WLFI to borrow $75M from a platform its adviser co-founded. On-chain data analyzed by CoinDesk shows World Liberty Financial used its own stablecoin and governance tokens to borrow tens of millions through a DeFi protocol whose co-founder is an advisor of the venture. The transactions have left retail depositors exposed to concentrated liquidation risk. 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.

What quantum means for Satoshi's bitcoin with Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden. Two recent landmark papers dramatically shortened the timeline for a quantum threat to blockchain security. Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook to break down what it means for Satoshi's bitcoin, why 35% of all bitcoin is already exposed, and what can actually be done to protect holdings right now. - Check out CoinDesk’s latest research report as part of the Definitive Stablecoin Landscape Series, commissioned by Ripple: https://www.coindesk.com/research/the-definitive-stablecoin-landscape-series-north-america - Timecodes: 00:00 - What You Need to Know About Quantum Computers03:16 - The Breakthrough Papers Challenging the Quantum Timeline04:59 - The 9-Minute Bitcoin Attack Window Explained06:33 - Could a Quantum Computer Exist by 2030 and Can We Catch Up?10:37 - Who's At Risk?13:22 - Satoshi's Bitcoin and the $150B Question17:00 - National Security Implications19:56 - Predicting How the Quantum Risk Plays Out21:46 - What Is the Cost of Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography?24:51 - Are Institutions Paying Enough Attention?28:06 - What You Should Know About Quantum Going into Consensus Miami 2026 - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Iran wants bitcoin and stablecoins for Strait of Hormuz toll payments. Iran is now accepting bitcoin and stablecoins from cargo ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, charging $1 per barrel of oil. Experts say the move fits into the IRGC's existing crypto-based sanctions evasion network, which has facilitated billions in cross-border trade. 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.