CoinDesk Podcast Network

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."

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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. 

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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.

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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

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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."

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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/

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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

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"Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.