CoinDesk Podcast Network

Ledn Founder and Chief Sales Officer Mauricio Di Bartolomeo joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to discuss why his platform is adding tokenized gold alongside its flagship bitcoin-backed loan product and what shifting client behavior is telling him about where the market is headed. Plus, why he believes the bear market is nearing its end and where he sees bitcoin closing the year.

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Timecodes:00:00 - Ledn Founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Joins CoinDesk

00:33 - Ledn Adds Tokenized Gold

03:24 - Are Gold Bugs Rotating Into Bitcoin?

05:05 - Addressing Tokenized Gold Custody Concerns

08:47 - Gold-Backed Loans Coming to Ledn This Year

10:29 - Bitcoin's Bear Market Bottom & Year-End Price Target

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Perfect 8-year track record of keeping clients' assets safe.

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Check out your rate using their loan calculator at ledn.io.

The AI selloff drags bitcoin down.

A deepening selloff in semiconductor stocks pulled bitcoin to $63,000 on Friday as markets questioned whether AI hyperscaler spending will produce the returns to justify chip valuations. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings.

Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe.

Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan.

Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ledn.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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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 host Rebecca Rettig is joined by guest co-host Ryan VanGrack, Coinbase's newly appointed Vice Chairman, to unpack the week's biggest crypto policy developments. They begin with the escalating legal standoff between Kalshi, the state of Michigan and the CFTC, before turning to the U.S.-U.K.'s new joint recommendations on stablecoins and tokenized assets.

On the one-year anniversary of the GENIUS Act, Rebecca sits down with the bill's architect, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who reflects on the legislative battle to pass the landmark stablecoin law and explains why the CLARITY Act now faces an even more challenging political path.

The episode closes with Hero of the Week Harry Jung, Patrick Whitt's deputy who is stepping into a leading White House role on crypto policy while Whitt takes military leave, and Zero of the Week Sam Bankman-Fried, after the Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing any pardon or commutation for the former FTX founder.
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This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings.
Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe.
Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan.
Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ledn.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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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
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Timecodes:
00:00 Welcome to The Policy Protocol

01:14 Coinbase's New Vice Chairman Ryan VanGrack Co-Hosts

03:06 Kalshi, Michigan Courts, and the CFTC Standoff

07:51 US-UK Joint Statement on Stablecoins

11:22 Conversation with Senator Bill Hagerty

11:54 GENIUS at One Year: Countries Copying U.S. Language Word for Word

12:41 Warren's Midnight Amendments and the Real Fight Behind the Bill

17:51 What are CLARITY's Remaining Hurdles?

19:05 Will Democrats Allow a Win? Hagerty on CLARITY's Path Forward

21:11 World Cup Picks With Senator Hagerty

24:37 Hero of the Week: Harry Jung

25:35 Zero of the Week: Sam Bankman-Fried

He turned $80,000 into $1.2 Million on one trade.

CEO and Founder of Kaizen, Brian Jung joins Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook. Discover how Jung turned an $80,000 bet on CASHCAT into a million-dollar trade by spotting the Robinhood Chain opportunity before the rest of the market. Plus, why he believes crypto is still in a bear market and what he's watching for the next bull cycle.

And in this week's Brand New Rails, Franklin Crypto CIO Seth Ginns explains why tokenized money market funds are becoming one of the fastest-growing areas of digital assets.

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Brian Jung Joins Markets Outlook

01:24 - The $80K Trade That Turned Into $1.25 Million

02:13 - How Mistakes Made Brian a Disciplined Trader

03:37 - Why Brian Was Watching Robinhood While Everyone Chased $Ansem

07:34 - How Brian's Research Team Found CASHCAT on Robinhood Chain

10:49 - Why CASHCAT Checked Every Box: The Memecoin Criteria

13:00 - The Exit Strategy: Why Brian Walked Away From a Multi-Seven-Figure Trade

16:13 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Money Market Funds Hit $15 Billion+

18:34 - Why Brian Sat Out Most of 2026

20:31 - Is the Bitcoin Bottom In? Brian's Framework for Calling It

23:44 - How Brian Jung Got Into Crypto

25:48 - Brian's Long-Term Outlook

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This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at realfi.co.

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Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings.

Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe.

Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan.

Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at ledn.io

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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

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

The Senate votes unanimously against any SBF pardon.

All 100 U.S. senators agreed that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should never receive a pardon or commutation. President Trump has already pardoned Binance founder CZ and Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, but the Senate is drawing a clear line at SBF. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings.

Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe.

Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan.

Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ledn.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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