CoinDesk Podcast Network

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.

Bullish, the parent company of CoinDesk, has agreed to buy Equiniti for $4.2 billion in what's being called the biggest crypto deal ever. CEO Tom Farley and Equiniti CEO Dan Kramer joined CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026 in Miami to break down the deal moments after it was announced.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Bullish to Buy Equiniti for $4.2 Billion

00:32 Tom Farley and Dan Kramer Join the Desk

01:49 Issuer-Focused: The Token IS the Share

02:26 Why Issuers Want One Register, Not Two

03:33 What Changes for Shareholders

03:54 Why a Partnership Wasn't Enough: Bullish + Equiniti Had to Be One

05:01 Stablecoins as the Tokenization Blueprint

06:33 New Pockets of Liquidity for Nvidia Stock

GameStop's eBay bid.

GameStop submitted an unsolicited $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay, and CEO Ryan Cohen hasn't ruled out selling the company's $368 million bitcoin treasury to fund it. If the deal closes, eBay's 135 million active buyers would be inside a company that holds bitcoin. 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.

Taylor Monnig, CTO of CleanSpark, discusses the transition from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers, exploring the engineering challenges of retrofits versus greenfield builds and the strategic shift toward high-performance computing in Georgia and beyond.

Taylor Monnig, CTO of CleanSpark joins us to talk about the company's transition from Bitcoin mining into high-performance computing and AI. He explains the engineering shift from "surviving" in the mining space to "thriving" in AI data centers, the strategic value of the 250MW Sandersville site, and the decision to focus on infrastructure over cloud services. Taylor shares insights on the massive networking requirements of AI and the future of edge computing.

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Robinhood missed earnings, is Coinbase next?

On this episode of Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, hosted by Jennifer Sanasie, Tether has proposed merging 21 Capital, Strike, and Elektron Energy into a single publicly listed Bitcoin company spanning accumulation, payments, and mining.

Earnings season is here: Robinhood just posted a 47% drop in crypto revenue alongside a 320% surge in events contracts. Dan Dolev, Senior Analyst covering FinTech and Payments at Mizuho, breaks down what those numbers mean and what he's watching when Coinbase reports this week.

Latin America's largest Bitcoin treasury company, OranjeBTC, just launched an American Depositary Receipt giving US investors direct access. Chairman Josh Levine explains why Brazil is one of the world's most natural Bitcoin markets. Plus, Visa and WeFi are merging traditional banking and blockchain rails. WeFi co-founder Reeve Collins, who also co-founded Tether, explains what that means for the future of global payments.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Welcome to Public Keys

00:30 Tether Proposes 3-Way Bitcoin Mega-Merger

02:02 Robinhood Earnings: Mizuho's Dan Dolev

03:49 Prediction Markets and Retail Demand

06:13 Robinhood Price Targets: Bull, Base, Bear

07:35 Coinbase Earnings Preview: Take Rates in Focus

10:03 OranjeBTC's Josh Levine on US ADR Launch

13:27 Stablecoins vs Bitcoin as Store of Value

14:54 The Future of Bitcoin Treasury Companies

15:56 Bitcoin Price Outlook: $300K-$500K in 5 Years

17:17 "Zero Bitcoin Is An Active Choice"

19:34 WeFi's Reeve Collins on Visa Partnership

23:20 Tether Co-Founder on Stablecoin Evolution

24:27 Stablecoin Regulation and Yield Wars

27:32 Why Every Ecosystem Will Issue Its Own Coin

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.