CoinDesk Podcast Network

Agentic AI meets institutional finance with Sky Co-Founder Rune Christensen.

Sky Co-Founder Rune Christensen sits down with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr at the Ondo Summit to share how Sky is leveraging AI agents and institutional partnerships with giants like BlackRock to scale the stablecoin ecosystem. Plus, he discusses why the focus is shifting toward revenue-generating fundamentals and how agentic finance is set to drive massive growth through 2026.

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Timecodes:

01:21 - Launching Sky Agents for Yield02:47 - Scaling with BlackRock and Institutional Assets04:37 - The Massive Stablecoin Opportunity05:58 - Unpacking Sky's 2026 Forecast and Financial Report

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr.

"Big Short" Michael Burry bashes bitcoin.

Michael Burry, the investor who famously predicted the 2008 crash, says bitcoin’s drop is triggering a "collateral death spiral" in precious metals. He warns that liquidations in tokenized gold and silver are dragging crypto down, and if BTC slips to $50,000, the market for tokenized metals could collapse into a "black hole." 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.

Live from the Ondo Summit in NYC, Stocktwits CEO Howard Lindzon joins Jennifer Sanasie for a special Markets Outlook to break down the rise of the Degenerate Economy, where 24/7 speculation has replaced traditional entertainment. As AI and LLMs commoditize Wall Street research, Lindzon highlights how social sentiment has become the last remaining edge for the modern trader. This shift is central to his Social Relative Strength framework for spotting overlooked assets, a strategy he uses to explain why the retail crowd is currently front-running a debasement trade in gold and silver, even ahead of bitcoin.

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Timecodes:

0:54 - Defining the Degenerate Economy in 2026

2:45 - The Evolution of StockTwits and Social Trading

3:30 - The Impact of AI on Research and Trading

6:38 - The shift from Globalization to Deglobalization

9:13 - AI Agents and the Future of Retail Trading

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr.

Following up on the White House crypto meeting with Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Digital Assets Patrick Witt.

Speaking with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen at the Ondo Summit, Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors on Digital Assets unpacks the high-stakes negotiations surrounding the new market structure bill. Plus, he weighs in on the push for America to remain an innovation hub, bridging the gap between banks and crypto, and addresses the ongoing debate over ethics provisions and government official asset disclosures.

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Timecodes:

00:47 - Inside the White House Crypto Meeting04:06 - Will Community Banks Embrace Innovation?06:29 - Why This Bill is the "Crown Jewel" for Crypto?07:41 - Does Legislation Pass Before Midterms?09:05 - How Do We Depoliticize the Perception of Crypto?11:10 - White House Won't Tolerate Attacks on President in Crypto Bill12:53 - How Much Bitcoin Does the U.S. Government Hold?

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Sam Ewen.

What happens to SpaceX's bitcoin stash after the xAI merger?

Elon Musk's merger between SpaceX and xAI is creating a trillion-dollar tech titan, and pulling a massive 8,300 Bitcoin treasury out of the shadows. What happens to SpaceX's $650 million BTC stash after the mega deal? 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.