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"We're the biggest buyer of bitcoin in the world": Michael Saylor's infinite vision
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.
Senate sets markup date for market structure
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."
Pomp: 75% of crypto companies won’t survive; State Street's tokenization bridge
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."
SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel: 'I bought my first Bitcoin in 2013'
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.
The Hedera Ecosystem Converges in Miami at HederaCon
Dive deep into the Hedera ecosystem with the brilliant minds behind it. From co-founders Dr. Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon to Hashgraph CEO, Eric Piscini, we talk tokenization, AI, stablecoins and the policy developments reshaping global finance and infrastructure from HederaCon 2026 in Miami Beach.
All eyes on Coinbase after Robinhood's crypto revenue falls 47%
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.
Is crypto market structure bill running out of time?
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."
Bitcoin ETFs are pulling in hundreds of millions; can BTC reach $100K by year-end?
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Andy Baehr, Managing Director of Asset Management at GSR, to break down the firm's first-ever ETF, the GSR Crypto Core3, that gives investors actively managed exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with weekly rebalancing and staking rewards. Nick van Eck, CEO and co-founder of Agora, unpacks why major US banking groups are pushing to slow down implementation of the Genius Act, and what Agora's National Trust Bank Charter filing with the OCC means for the future of stablecoin issuance. Plus, 21Shares Chief Investment Strategist Adrian Fritz joins to dig into the staggering ETF flows, with spot Bitcoin ETFs crossing $102 billion in net assets and Ethereum ETFs seeing the longest-ever inflow streak. Fritz weighs in on the five catalysts that could push BTC above $80,000 and why Hyperliquid stands out as altcoin season fades.
Green beret arrested for Polymarket insider trading allegations
The DOJ arrested an Army Special Forces soldier for using classified information about a planned Venezuela raid to place $33,000 in bets on Polymarket, winning $400,000. The CFTC is also pursuing parallel insider trading charges. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Schwab brings crypto to 38M users; North Korea 'simply' to blame for recent DeFi hacks
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.
