CoinDesk Podcast Network

Sandisk and Western Digital shares fell after record earnings.

Sandisk and Western Digital both fell despite record quarterly results, a sign the AI trade may be stalling. With gold climbing and bitcoin holding above $64,000, is this a sign that traders are seeing capital rotating back toward crypto? 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.

JPEG Trading Co-Founder Kevin March joins CoinDesk's Sam Ewen to break down how his firm is building end-to-end liquidity for new crypto assets and why DeFi lending is the innovation most likely to make the space useful long-term. He explains how tokenized stocks are seeing organic, consistent growth in 2026, why prediction markets are one of crypto's best UX wins yet, and what agentic AI trading actually looks like in practice.

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Timecodes:

00:00 - JPEG Trading Founder Kevin March Joins CoinDesk

00:37 - What JPEG Trading Does and How It Started

04:39 - Why DeFi Lending Is Crypto's Most Important Innovation

09:44 - Borrowing Against Real-World Assets Without a Bank

12:19 - Tokenized Stocks Are Seeing Organic, Consistent Growth

15:30 - JPEG's Role in Prediction Market Liquidity

19:39 - The Reality of AI and Agentic Trading

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JPEG Trading is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets. From market structure and liquidity provision to quantitative trading strategies, JPEG Trading operates across the full spectrum of blockchain-based assets. Follow @jpegtrading on X to stay ahead of the latest developments in digital asset markets: https://x.com/jpegtrading

SPCX tumbles despite beating earnings estimate.

SpaceX reported its first quarterly results as a public company, beating on revenue but falling 11% as investors focused on heavy capital spending. Its 18,712 bitcoin lost roughly $195 million in value during the quarter. 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.

Hashdex to shut down its spot Bitcoin ETF.

Hashdex is shutting down and liquidating its spot bitcoin ETF, in what appears to be the first liquidation of a U.S. spot bitcoin fund. Inflows have dried up as investors chase AI returns, with the spot bitcoin ETFs posting net outflows three months running. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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

CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the current state of crypto and the industry's evolution before digging into the George Santos CFTC settlement and the ColdCard hardware wallet hack.

They are joined by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is departing the agency for academia after nearly a decade of service. Peirce reflects on the legacy she hopes to leave and shares a piece of parting advice for the industry. Plus, insights into what the SEC can and can't do on crypto rulemaking if the CLARITY Act fails, though she remains “optimistic” that the bill will pass.

And, Rebecca and Renato name Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) as their bipartisan Person of the Week for the ethics compromise they delivered to the White House.

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Chapters/Timecodes

00:24 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

00:39 Crypto's 'Maturation' and Its TradFi Era

02:03 George Santos, the CFTC, and Kalshi

03:08 Prediction Markets vs. the States

04:35 The ColdCard Hack and Self-Custody

06:42 Quantum Risk and Bitcoin's Design Tradeoffs

07:39 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Joins the Show

09:00 Peirce's Legacy: Let People Try Things

10:01 Why the SEC Should Read Its Jurisdiction Narrowly

11:42 A Message to Industry: Build Things People Need

12:50 What the SEC Can Do If CLARITY Doesn't Pass

17:06 Rebecca and Renato Debrief on Commissioner Peirce

18:25 Person of the Week: Sens. Tillis and Gallego

20:26 CLARITY Isn't an Industry-Friendly Bill