CoinDesk Podcast Network

CoinDesk Podcast Network

The Blockspace Pod: Big Oil Wants Dollars, Not Bitcoin w/ Chris Alfano

Chris Alfano, CEO of 360 Energy, joins the podcast to discuss how Bitcoin mining is solving oil and gas problems. Learn about the reality of hash price aversion among energy giants, the move toward pipeline-scale mining, and why off-grid power is the ultimate goal for sustainable operations.
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The Blockspace Pod: Bitdeer's Clarington Lawsuit, $IREN's MSCI Index Listing, and Bitcoin's Quantum Step
The Blockspace Pod: What Bitcoin Miners Need to do to Survive w/ Tom Masiero
The $300M move: Richard Teng on tokenizing Wall Street
ICE goes live with futures tied to CoinDesk Indices
Fighting for the soul of crypto: Charles Hoskinson on institutional "federation" and the rise of AI agents
The Blockspace Pod: What Epstein’s Bitcoin Investments Really Reveal w/ Kyle Torpey
The Blockspace Pod: Quantum: The Next Battleground For Bitcoin
The Blockspace Pod: Bitcoin Craters, French Gov't Challenge MARA Acquisition, Cipher's Note Sees $13B But Interest
Patrick Witt says 'let's not let perfect be the enemy of good' in stablecoin standoff
The Blockspace Pod: What’s Really Driving Bitcoin’s Price w/ Rory Murray
The Blockspace Pod: How North Korean Hackers Stole $300M+ Via Telegram w/ Taylor Monahan
The Blockspace Pod: Understanding Thursday’s Market Meltdown
SEC and CFTC join forces to harmonize crypto leadership
How Anvil Protocol is Making 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Safer and More Efficient
How Anvil Protocol is making 'buy now, pay later' safer and more efficient
WH Advisor Patrick Witt Defends Stablecoin Yields: 'Consumers Win When There’s Choice'
The Blockspace Pod: Understanding ERCOT’s Massive Overhaul w/ Tom Kleckner
Fight Over Stablecoin Yield Is the 'Tip of the Iceberg': TuongVy Le
Fight Over Stablecoin Yield Is the 'Tip of the Iceberg': TuongVy Le
The Blockspace Pod: How Bitcoin engineers are solving the quantum risk
Why Coinbase Pulled Support for the Market Structure Bill
Blockspace Podcast: BitGo’s $2 Billion IPO, OpenAI’s Data Center Cost Dispute, ZBD Raises $40 million, and Farcaster Founder Steps Down
Charles Hoskinson Warns Partisan Politics Could Kill Crypto in the U.S.
The Blockspace Pod: Inside China’s Control of the Critical Metals Supply Chain w/ Craig Tindale
The Blockspace Pod: Inside China’s Control of the Critical Metals Supply Chain w/ Craig Tindale
The Blockspace Pod: Inside Bitcoin Core's Newest Maintainer
The Blockspace Pod: Galaxy’s 830 MW Expansion, BitGo’s $1.96B IPO, BitMine’s $200M Bet on MrBeast
Hoskinson Slams Trump's Crypto Involvement and David Sacks' Leadership
The Blockspace Pod: The Metric That Will Signal A Bitcoin Bottom w/ Checkmatey
The Blockspace Pod: Unraveling Bitcoin's Quantum Problem
The Blockspace Pod: Hut 8 Eyes 500MW Site, MSCI Keeps MSTR, Florida Revisits a BTC Reserve
Does Venezuela Really Hold $60B in Bitcoin?
The Blockspace Pod: The State of Crypto Media w/ Brady Dale
The Blockspace Pod: Our Predictions For 2026
Why Chairman Hill Believes Stablecoins Need the Clarity Act to Truly Thrive
Privacy Is a “Must” for Global Blockchain Adoption in 2026
Pantera Capital's Top Crypto Predictions for 2026
THE MINING POD: TeraWulf’s $1.3B Raise, Riot’s $500 ATM, SMLR-ASST Merger, Beckham Bends Away from BTC
THE MINING POD: The 2025 Hashies: Introducing Blockspace’s Annual Awards Show
THE MINING POD:Bitcoin Mining Stocks Vibe Rankings: 2025 Year-End Edition
Why 2025 Was a 'Big Year for Scam Activity
The Blockspace Pod: Our Top Stories From 2025
THE MINING POD: 2025: The Year of the Bitcoin ETF w/ Jean-Marie Mognetti
The Blockspace Pod: Quantum's $100 Billion Threat To Bitcoin
Saylor: 'I Expect Bitcoin Will Appreciate 30% a Year for the Next 20 Years'
THE MINING POD: China Mining Crackdown, Hut 8’s $7B Fluidstack Deal, CoreWeave Site Delays
Mert Mumtaz on Why Internet Capital Markets Are "Finally Actually Happening" on Solana
Seeker Phone Moved $2 Billion in Just 4 Months - Solana Mobile GM
THE MINING POD: How Coinbase is Quietly Driving Bitcoin's Hashrate Growth w/ Doug Wilson
The Blockspace Pod: Inside the $220M Bitcoin Infrastructure SPAC w/ Ryan Gentry
THE MINING POD: ERCOT’s 266 GW Surge, IREN’s $2.3B Raise, GPUs > ASICs, Whatsminer M70
Zcash Founder Zooko Wilcox: Surveillance Is a "Dangerous Experiment"
Inside the CFTC's Digital Asset Pilot Program with Acting Chairman Caroline Pham
Why CZ Endorses This Viral Perp DEX

Why CZ Endorses This Viral Perp DEX

Dec 11, 2025, 5:22 p.m.
Binance Unveils Binance Junior Account and Children’s Book to Teach Crypto to Kids 6-17
Pakistan Confirms Plans to Launch National Stablecoin to Collateralize Debt
Binance's Yi He and Richard Teng Detail Path to One Billion Users
The Blockspace Podcast: This New Bitcoin Proposal Would Steal Your Bitcoin
THE MINING POD: Kevin O’Leary: 50% of AI Builds Will Fail
BITCOIN SEASON 2: Why The 2025 Bitcoin Bull Run Failed Us
BITCOIN SEASON 2: Why The 2025 Bitcoin Bull Run Failed Us
The Growing Dominance of Crypto KOLs
THE MINING POD: ABTC Investor Unlock, IREN’s $3.6B Capital Raise, Greenidge’s Fire and Land Sale
The Blockspace Pod: The Conspiracy Was True: Operation Chokepoint 2.0
The Blockspace Pod: The Conspiracy Was True: Operation Chokepoint 2.0
THE MINING POD: CleanSpark FY 2025 Recap: It's Not an AI Pivot, It's an Expansion w/ Matthew Schultz
Erik Voorhees: The Danger of Gov Bitcoin, ‘Gross’ Politics, and Losing 50,000 BTC to the SEC
Erik Voorhees: The Danger of Gov Bitcoin, ‘Gross’ Politics, and Losing 50,000 BTC to the SEC
Blockspace Pod: Bitcoin Ruined Your Thanksgiving (Here's What To Do)
Blockspace Pod: Bitcoin Ruined Your Thanksgiving (Here's What To Do)
THE MINING POD: Operation Red Sunset, the White House’s Genesis Mission, Tether Buys BTDR, RAM Prices Soar
Blockspace Podcast: Why Most Bitcoin Treasury Companies Are Struggling — and the One That's Getting It Right
THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining Isn't Dead w/ Steve Barbour
Blockspace Podcast: Bitcoin Collapse: Here's Who's Bleeding In The Street
THE MINING POD: Nvidia’s Q3 Earnings, ERCOT Power Market Update, Cipher Lands $830M Fluidstack Expansion
BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin & Islamic Finance
THE MINING POD: TeraWulf Q3 Recap: Future AI Deals, Capital Structure, and the Future of WULF’s BTC Mining
Mike Novogratz on BTC, Immigration, and the Ayahuasca Trip That Inspired Billions | Spotlight
The Blockspace Podcast: Did Jack Dorsey Fix The Bitcoin Merchant Problem?
THE MINING POD: Bitcoin Mining Stock Prices Lose $20B, Bitdeer’s Data Center Fire, Auradine’s New Unit, Jim Cramer Yells at CRWV
The Blockspace Podcast: $120K Bitcoin Call, Stablecoins, and 2026 Outlook
THE MINING POD: Unpacking MARA's AI Plans w/ CEO Fred Thiel
BITCOIN SEASON 2: The 7 Indicators Saying The Bull Market Isn't Over
WH Advisor Patrick Witt: Shutdown's "Strange” Silver Lining For Crypto Bill Talks
Sergey Nazarov on Crypto Bill: "Possible, if the Government Turns Back On"
Brad Garlinghouse on Ripple's $40B Valuation & "Imminent" XRP ETF
THE MINING POD: Cipher’s Amazon Deal, IREN’s Microsoft Deal, Q3 Earnings Recap, and is China Winning the AI Race?