CoinDesk Podcast Network

On this debut episode of CoinDesk's new show The Policy Protocol, co-hosts Renato Mariotti and Rebecca Rettig break down Schwab's rollout of crypto to nearly 40 million brokerage accounts and the Kelp DAO hack tied to North Korea. Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, joins to make the case for going on offense against DPRK hackers and cracking down on non-compliant offshore exchanges.

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Timecodes:

00:29 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

00:56 Schwab Opens Crypto to 38M Brokerage Accounts

02:51 Aave and Kelp DAO Hack: Another DPRK Exploit

05:40 Ari Redbord of TRM Labs Joins

05:57 Going on Offense Against North Korean Hackers

06:58 Is DeFi Failing, or Are Bridges the Weak Link?

08:38 Did Aave Vet Assets Closely Enough?

11:37 Best Practices for DeFi

12:53 Person of the Week: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

14:02 Prediction Markets Headed to the Supreme Court?

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

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."

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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. 

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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

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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."

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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

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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

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