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In this week’s news, we hit Ark Labs raising from Tether, CleanSpark and Two Primes’ take on Bitcoin price action, and how the IRS is trying to get more info about your digital asset stack.

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Welcome back to Blockspace! Today, Alex B, Ecosystem Lead at Ark Labs joins us to talk about their massive $5.2M raise led by Tether and the push for programmable finance on Bitcoin. We also sit down with Rory Murray of CleanSpark and Alex Bloom of Two Prime to discuss the "beach ball" state of the market and how institutional lenders are navigating high volatility. Finally, we expose the IRS’s new 1099-DA form "perjury trap" and settle the debate on when the 20 millionth Bitcoin was actually mined.

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Notes:

* Ark Labs raised a $5.2M seed round led by Tether.

* Bitcoin rose 10% in five days, hitting $74,000.

* US stock market lost $1 trillion in a single day.

* Hash price sits near an all-time low of $27.

* The 20,000,000th Bitcoin was mined this week.

* IRS Form 1099-DA is labeled a "perjury trap."

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:55 Bitcoin price action

04:29 Hashrate Index update by Luxor

08:58 Ark Labs seed round

30:43 CLSK & Two Prime

46:50 Luxor & ASIC prices

1:00:33 IRS trap

1:07:45 Binance & CZ

1:19:39 Cry Corner: 20M BTC Mined

👉CleanSpark

CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.

👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool

Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining

Lunch with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago?

Top holders of the $TRUMP token will have another opportunity to dine with the President after the company behind the token announced a "gala luncheon" late next month at Mar-a-Lago. Is it going to raise more concerns about Trump's ties with crypto? CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges. Get started at nexo.com/coindesk.

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

The bull case for HYPE with Arthur Hayes.

Maelstrom CIO and BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes joins Markets Outlook to break down his renewed bull case for Hyperliquid's HYPE token — and why this week's record-breaking open interest on HIP-3 is making that case for him. Plus, he makes the case for Zcash as the privacy narrative heats up, and drops his latest bitcoin prediction.

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Check out CoinDesk’s research report on Pudgy Penguins at: https://www.coindesk.com/research/pudgy-penguins-challenging-the-pokemon-and-disney-legacy-in-the-global-ip-race.

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Timecodes:

01:17 - Why Hayes Flipped Bullish on Hype Again03:41 - What Makes Hyperliquid Beat the Competition05:58 - Trading Oil on the Weekend: The HIP-3 Moment07:17 - What Would Make Hayes Exit His HYPE Position?08:29 - GMX vs Hyperliquid10:12 - What Else is Hayes Bullish On?11:45 - Latest Bitcoin Price Target

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Ripple's $750M buyback values the company at $50B.

Ripple is buying back $750 million in shares, pushing the blockchain payment company's valuation to a staggering $50 billion. The move comes months after a major funding round and follows an aggressive acquisition spree. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges. Get started at nexo.com/coindesk.

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

TeraWulf is now building 5 sites for AI workloads after recent acquisitions in Kentucky and Maryland.

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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Nazar Khan, CTO of TeraWulf, joins us to talk about the company's expansion into AI and HPC. We dive deep into their new sites in Kentucky and Maryland, the strategy behind repurposing brownfield industrial infrastructure, and why battery storage is the key to grid reliability. Nazar explains the transition from bitcoin mining to AI loads and how TeraWulf plans for its bitcoin mining fleet amid the AI expansion.

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Notes:

* Targeting 480MW capacity in Kentucky by H2 2027.

* Maryland site to feature 1GW load and generation.

* 500MW battery storage planned for Maryland campus.

* Targeting energy availability in MD by 2028-2029.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

04:07 Kentucky site

06:33 Maryland site

08:25 Redundant power

10:13 Battery storage

13:40 New generation

14:49 Tenants for sites

17:08 Brownfield sites

19:28 Lake Mariner & Abernathy sites

24:28 Geopolitical concerns

27:49 Managing a power plant

33:55 168 megawatts

40:55 Local pushback on new data centers

48:21 Bitcoin mining future

👉CleanSpark

CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.

👉Luxor, Blockspace's preferred mining pool

Bitcoin mining revenue changes every day. Difficulty adjusts. Fees move. Prices shift. And that makes it hard to plan. Luxor Pool’s Fixed Payouts let miners lock in revenue at a guaranteed daily rate for up to 18 months. According to Hashrate Index, miners who used rolling fixed payout strategies since the last halving have outperformed FPPS mining by up to 15 percent. Fixed Payouts give you predictable daily revenue, so you can plan, budget, and grow with confidence. With Luxor, uncertainty is optional. Learn more at luxor.tech/mining