Blockspace: AI & Bitcoin

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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot, Luxor Head of Financial Services Matt Williams, and Bitcoin Policy Institute Head of Government Affairs Ken Egan join us to respectively talk about the latest in Hut 8’s AI expansion, the regulatory battle over stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY Act, and Luxor’s new energy and financing offerings for AI operators. Plus, for news, we dive deep into why Marathon Digital is selling BTC to retire debt, how Coinbase and Better Homes and Finance secured a historic mortgage win with Fannie Mae-approved crypto-backed home loans, and why markets are backsliding going into the weekend.

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Notes:

* Next difficulty adjustment expected at +4.5%.

* MARA sold 15,133 BTC ($1.1B) to retire $1B in debt.

* Fannie Mae rubberstamps crypto-backed mortgages from Coinbase/Better Homes.

* CLARITY Act nearing finish line

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:19 Difficulty Report by Hashrate Index

04:58 CLARITY Act update

31:39 Asher Genoot, HUT8

44:49 Matt Williams, Luxor

1:01:07 MARA selling BTC

1:22:13 Market update = bad :(

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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Jay Patel, Founder of Lygos Finance, joins us to talk about tremors in private credit markets and how they might affect bitcoin-backed credit markets, and Blockspace podcaster Gwart hops on to discuss crypto’s year of soul-searching. We also dive into Tether’s first-ever audit, why the banks beat crypto in the latest draft of the CLARITY Act, and the emergence of a new Bitcoin client. Finally, we break down the incredible story of the unlikely hiding place for an Irish Drug dealer’s bitcoin stash.

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Notes:

• Tether seeks first Big Four audit vs Circle.

• Banks beat crypto in CLARITY Act.

• Irish authorities seized 500 BTC from dealer.

• Private credit faces risks as Blue Owl, others alter redemptions.

• New Bitcoin client makes the “conservative case” for BTC

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:35 Tether audit

16:30 CLARITY Act update

28:44 Gwart

47:07 Jay Patel from Lygos on Private Credit

1:02:18 New Bitcoin software client

1:12:10 Irish weed dealer's BTC gets seized

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Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices increase! Join us on April 16 in NYC for technical discussions, investor talks, and intimate conversation with the brightest minds in Bitcoin.

Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, we check the market’s pulse as risk-on assets rally following a postponement in US strikes on Iran, and we look into the data that is making the Fed hawkish and what that means for bitcoin. Plus, Ryan Gentry, CEO of Bitcoin Infrastructure Corp, joins us to talk about the evolution of agentic payments with the Lightning Network. We also break the latest sweep of layoffs in the crypto sector; Strategy’s stock offerings for $21 billion in MSTR, $21 billion in STRC, and $2.1 billion in STRKl; and Marathon’s entrance into the AI software landscape. 

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Notes:

* Bitcoin popped back above $70,000.

* Gold touched $4,100/oz after a 10% weekly drop.

* Inflation expectations surged to 5.2%.

* 30-year bond yield moved up by 30 basis points since outbreak of Iran war

* Strategy files to sell $21B each of MSTR and STRC

* Strategy has purchased more BTC in Q1 2026 than any quarter except for Q4 2024

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

01:39 Fed Reserve vs Iran

12:57 Machine to machine payments x402

30:33 Crypto Layoffs

39:02 MSTR is at it again!

47:37 MARA goes AI, kind of?

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CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.

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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Aydin Kilic, CEO of HIVE Digital Technologies, joins us to talk about the company’s AI shift, and Bitcoin developer Portland Hodl joins us to discuss how AI is disrupting the software engineering industry. We also break down Nasdaq's SEC approval for tokenized equity trading, and the upcoming Netflix series on the FTX collapse produced by the Obamas, and an update on the CLARITY Act. 

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Notes:

* Bitcoin difficulty drops by 7.23%.

* Hashrate down over 100 EH/s recently.

* HIVE BC site targeting 12.5MW by 2027.

* Grace Blackwell GPUs earn $60M/year per 5MW.

* Nasdaq cleared to offer tokenized trading

* Coinbase opens perpetual futures trading to non-US users

* CLARITY Act could advance to Senate floor next month

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

02:29 Difficulty Report By Hashrate Index

13:11 Netflix FTX adaptation

19:30 Portland Hodl

32:19 SEC approves Nasdaq for tokenized securities

37:36 Morgan Stanley ETF

40:31 Aydin Kilic - CEO at HIVE

1:06:15 Bitcoin Bugle & Maxi Madness

1:15:12 CLARITY Act update

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CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.

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Francis Corvino, of Lygos Finance joins us to talk about the Blockfills bankruptcy filing, their $145M in unsecured claims, and why the 2022 "hangover" is still claiming victims today. We also dive into Kraken’s decision to delay its public offering, the SEC’s long-awaited guidance on token offerings, and the meteoric rise of Circle’s stock following Clarity Act talks. Finally, we warn you about the sophisticated Lazarus Group phishing campaign that hit Bitrefill and targeted seasoned developers.

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Notes:

* Kraken delayed IPO due to market conditions.

* Blockfills: $145M in unsecured claims reported.

* Lazarus Group hack targeted Bitrefill via Telegram.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:33 Kraken IPO delay

12:06 Lygos Finance on Bitfills

26:09 SEC clarity on crypto assets

34:59 Vanity Fair hit piece

47:44 Ledn & the Bitcoin loan market

1:02:42 Cathedra on HPC & mining

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CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a market-leading data center developer with a proven track record of success. We own a portfolio of power, land, and data centers across the United States powered by globally competitive energy prices. Sitting at the intersection of Bitcoin, energy, operational excellence and capital stewardship, we optimize our infrastructure to deliver superior returns to our shareholders. Monetizing low-cost, high reliability energy by producing a global emerging critical resource – compute – positions us to prosper in an ever-changing world.

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