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SpaceX’s IPO is gearing up to be the biggest ever, and the FBI lays a honey pot for scammers with a scam token of their own.

Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, we cover SpaceX’s highly anticipated IPO, which could value the company at $1.75-2 trillion and become the biggest IPO ever. Plus, how the FBI spun up a scam token to arrest pump and dumpers, and is Trump Media selling bitcoin? For interviews, KBW senior analyst Stephen Glagola hops on to discuss which bitcoin miner AI stocks are best positioned; Tom Masiero joins to discuss the Sphere 3D shareholder vote to approve its combination with Cathedra Bitcoin, as well as the opportunities for smaller AI/HPC sites; and Zach Herbert of Foundation joins us to talk about how Foundation is building Passport Prime to address cyber security concerns for AI. 

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Mark Cuban sold most of his bitcoin.

Billionaire Mark Cuban sold most of his bitcoin after the asset failed to hold up during the Iran conflict. The longtime crypto advocate had argued for years that bitcoin was "a better version of gold than gold" — but during this latest geopolitical shock, gold rallied and bitcoin dropped. 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.

On this episode of CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol, hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open with the rising uncertainty around CLARITY's path through the Senate before sitting down with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), who argues the bill is the sixth iteration of crypto market structure legislation, defends the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) against law-enforcement concerns, and frames the U.S. push to become the "crypto capital of the world" as a fundamentally bipartisan, 21st-century-finance issue. Plus, Rebecca and Renato debrief on the new White House executive order on integrating digital assets into traditional financial systems, the limits of building business strategy on non-durable guidance, and name Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) as their Person of the Week for her bipartisan work getting CLARITY out of Senate Banking 15-9.

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00:00 "Crypto Is Not a Partisan Issue"

00:18 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

01:13 Hot Topic: Is Crypto Better Off Than Under Biden?

03:35 Crypto's TradFi Era

04:32 House Majority Whip Tom Emmer Joins

06:54 Beyond CLARITY: Genius Act, BRCA, and Crypto Tax

09:28 BRCA vs. Law Enforcement: The "Red Herring"

11:30 What If CLARITY Doesn't Pass This Congress?

13:54 Off-Committee Senators and CFTC Authority

18:38 Why Executive Orders Aren't Enough

21:17 Watching for the SEC's Innovation Exemption

22:29 Person of the Week: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks

CZ Returns to the U.S.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, joined Consensus Chairman Michael Lau on the Consensus Miami mainstage to discuss his return to the U.S., the future of BNB Chain and why blockchain is critical to the rise of AI agents. The conversation covered crypto regulation, institutional adoption, agentic payments and how AI could transform commerce and investing. CZ also reflects on life after Binance and his focus on mentoring founders, advising governments and supporting blockchain infrastructure for the AI era.

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0:00 CZ's Surprise In-Person Appearance at Consensus 2026 in Miami

1:00 Why CZ Is Re-Engaging With the US

4:00 Bringing Liquidity Back to America

5:30 The Case for BNB Chain

7:35 Rapid Fire: RWAs, Institutions, Conferences

8:45 Crypto as the Native Currency of AI Agents

11:30 Agentic Payments and AI-Powered Trading

14:30 Making BNB Chain AI-Ready

15:45 Life After Binance: Who Is CZ Today?

18:00 Mentoring Founders, Advising Governments

Unpacking Hyperliquid's ATH with Michaël van de Poppe.

In today's Markets Outlook, Michaël van de Poppe, Founder and CIO of MN Capital and MN Fund, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to share why Hyperliquid is hitting new all-time highs. He makes the case for NEAR and Bittensor as undervalued AI crypto plays compared to overhyped tech IPOs, and explains why he's steering clear of privacy coins like Zcash. Plus, his key macro signals to watch over the next four to six weeks.

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Timecodes:

00:00 - What Michaël Is Watching in the Markets?

01:47 - Why European Traders Are Flocking to Hyperliquid

02:59 - HYPE Price Target & HYPE vs. Solana

05:09 - Responding to CME, ICE Regulatory Scrutiny of HYPE

07:27 - Are Altcoins Dead?

08:59 - The Case for NEAR Over AI IPOs

10:43 - Why Bittensor Could Reach $1,000-$2,000

12:48 - Privacy and Zcash

16:33 - Macro Outlook: Yields, the Fed, and What's Next

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.