All About Bitcoin

Bitcoin OG’s McCormack and Ali weigh in on Bitcoin’s functionality and market dominance.

Jun 12, 2024

Crypto wallet maker Ledger came under fire this week for its new “Ledger Recover” feature, with some posters on Twitter arguing that the service – which stores encrypted user seed phrases with third-party custodians – undermines Ledger’s stated commitment to privacy and security. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss. Plus, Bitfarms CFO Jeffrey Lucas shares his key takeaways from the bitcoin mining company's latest quarterly earnings results.

May 16, 2023

The heavily shorted U.S. dollar surged against the basket of fiat currencies last week, putting pressure on risk assets, including bitcoin (BTC). The leading cryptocurrency, however, held on to key support in a positive sign for the market. Kaiko Director of Research Clara Medalie also joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss her crypto markets analysis.

May 15, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to lose ground as CoinDesk's Bitcoin Trend Indicator shows momentum shedding the bullish bias. Maple Head of Growth and Capital Markets Quinn Thompson joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss his outlook on bitcoin heading into the weekend. Plus, Fedi CEO Obi Nwosu discusses the company's latest funding round and the future of crypto custody.

May 12, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) miners, battered by the brutal crypto winter of 2022, are racking up record revenue as transaction fees on the network have soared to their highest levels in two years. This comes as bitcoin (BTC) is slipping below $27,000 on Thursday after April's U.S. PPI increased just 0.2%. River Research Analyst Sam Wouters and Stablecorp CEO Alex McDougall join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

May 11, 2023

CoinDesk is taking a look back at the last decade in crypto, with Jack Mallers, CEO and founder of Strike, joining "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider's journey that aims to revolutionize cross-border payment solutions powered by the Lightning Network. Plus, Umee founder and CEO Brent Xu shares his bitcoin outlook and analysis after the latest CPI report shows the annual U.S. inflation rate slowed to 4.9% in April.

May 10, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees recently spiked to their highest level in nearly two years as the network suffers extreme congestion, potentially driven by the demand for Ordinals. Could implementing the Bitcoin Lightning Network offer a radical solution to the so-called "blockchain trilemma?" Lightspark CEO and co-founder David Marcus, along with CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris, join "All About Bitcoin" to discuss.

May 9, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to drift downward after crypto exchange Binance resumed bitcoin withdrawals following a second pause, as the Bitcoin network suffers from unprecedented congestion. Joining the conversation on "All About Bitcoin" are CoinDesk Senior Markets Reporter for Asia Sam Reynolds, CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno and XBTO Group Head of Trading Paul Eisma.

May 8, 2023

In this episode of "All About Bitcoin," Montana passes a pro-crypto mining law as the White House pushes for a punitive tax on crypto mining. Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow and Reed College Professor of Philosophy and Humanities Troy Cross joins the conversation. Plus, a spike in transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain involving Ethereum-style tokens and non-fungible token (NFT)-like “inscriptions” has driven up congestion on the network, pushing the average fee rate to the highest in nearly two years while showering miners of the cryptocurrency with extra revenue.

May 5, 2023

As part of our "CoinDesk Turns 10" series looking back at seminal stories from crypto history, "All About Bitcoin" closely examines the rise and fall of defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox with author, journalist and CoinDesk contributor Jeff Wilser. Plus, digital asset strategist Joe Orsini discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as its dominance rate has risen sharply since the onset of the ongoing U.S. banking sector instability almost two months ago.

May 4, 2023