CoinDesk Podcast Network

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."

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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."

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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.

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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."

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This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.