CoinDesk Podcast Network

MLB legend and A-Rod Corp CEO Alex Rodriguez joined CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami for a wide-ranging conversation on resilience, business, and crypto. He opened up about the PED suspension that he says cost him the Hall of Fame, explained why retired athletes start in the basement of the "Tower of Business," and argued tokenization should put blue-chip assets within reach of everyone — not just the 1%. Plus, why you can't fake the funk in 2026.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Alex Rodriguez Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026

00:44 Managing Failure: "Fail 70% of the Time, You Go to the Hall of Fame"

01:59 The PED Suspension: "It Cost Me the Hall of Fame"

05:57 "You Can't Fake the Funk": Authenticity and Accountability

06:48 Advice to Young Athletes

08:18 A-Rod on Crypto in His Portfolio

08:56 Tokenization, Stadium Funding, and Lightning-Speed Money

Will we get Clarity by July 4th?

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt told Consensus Miami that the administration is targeting July 4 — the nation's 250th birthday — for passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The timeline requires Senate markup this month and four floor weeks in June. 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.

Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Leary Ventures, joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami wearing a one-of-a-kind Tiffany necklace built around a $12.93M Kobe-Jordan card he says is outperforming his crypto, S&P, and private equity returns. Plus, why he cut his crypto positions from 27 to 3, his energy land deals in Alberta and Utah, and why "nobody cares" about most crypto chains.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Kevin O'Leary Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026

00:24 The Tiffany Necklace and the $12.93M Kobe-Jordan Card

02:14 Why 90% of Returns Come From "Piece Uniques"

04:38 Tokenization, the NFT Debacle, and Stocks

06:43 The Real Investment Theme at Consensus: Energy

08:55 Why BTC and Ethereum Are 97% of the Crypto Trade

09:50 The Hunt for the Chain That Wins the S&P 500

14:04 AI, S&P Earnings, and the DeepSeek Wake-Up Call

17:25 The Rolex Ruby and the F.P. Journe Resonance

20:30 Why Consensus Is "Where the Puck Is Going"

Matt from American Bitcoin joins the Block Space podcast live from Bitcoin 2026 in Vegas. They discuss the company’s 1,112% hashrate increase at Drumheller, the strategic partnership with Hut 8, and why staying a pure-play Bitcoin miner is the ultimate winning move in a crowded market.

Matt Prusak, of American Bitcoin joins us to talk about their aggressive growth strategy and why they are sticking to pure-play mining. Matt breaks down the 1,112% hashrate explosion at their Drumheller site and the move toward future-proof hydro cooling. We discuss the synergy with Hut 8, the global hunt for megawatts, and why American Bitcoin is ignoring the industry-wide pivot to AI. Learn how they’ve accumulated over 7,000 BTC and are positioning themselves as the top category leader for Bitcoin in the United States.

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Ripple CEO sits down with CoinDesk from Consensus Miami.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami with a wide-ranging conversation from the Bullish-Equiniti deal to Ripple's own institutional push. Plus, why he is not an XRP maxi and his stand on AI in the modern workforce.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Brad Garlinghouse Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026

00:34 Bitcoin Above $80K and the Bullish-Equiniti Deal

01:21 Tokenization's "Magical Moment"

02:01 Hidden Road and XRP as Institutional Collateral

02:13 Coinbase Layoffs and Crypto's Speculation Problem

02:55 Why Ripple Sees AI as a Growth Accelerant, Not a Cut

03:57 AI Isn't the ‘Boogeyman’

05:06 How Ripple Uses AI Across Finance, Marketing, and Code

06:04 U.S. Crypto Market Structure

07:18 Ripple's Brand and the XRP Army

08:11 Why Tribalism Hurts Crypto: It's a Multi-Chain World

09:03 Ripple's Mission for XRP Adoption, Liquidity, and Trust

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This interview was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen.