COINDESK DAILY: Inside Trump's Crypto Project; Ripple's Upcoming Stablecoin To Launch in 'Weeks': Garlinghouse
Sep 4, 2024
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Donald Trump, the former President, dives into his new cryptocurrency project alongside his sons, sparking interest in the crypto world. He discusses the innovative app linked to this venture. Meanwhile, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs, shares anticipation about the upcoming launch of Ripple's US dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD. Both guests touch on the challenges facing Bitcoin miners as profitability hits rock bottom, highlighting the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of cryptocurrency.
Trump's crypto project, World Liberty Financial, faces scrutiny due to potential links to a significant DeFi hack and security concerns.
Bitcoin miners are seeing record low profitability, impacted by declining prices and increased competition, leading to reduced market capitalization for mining firms.
Deep dives
Emerging Trump Crypto Project Raises Concerns
A recently revealed white paper suggests that a Trump-associated cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, may be linked to a significant DeFi hack involving $2 million. This project appears to offer a borrowing and lending service similar to Do Finance, a blockchain app that was recently compromised. Investigations indicate that the team behind World Liberty Financial has potentially incorporated code directly from the hacked app, raising eyebrows about the project's security and legitimacy. Currently, the application is still under development and has not been released to the public.
Bitcoin Mining Faces Record Low Profitability
Research indicates that Bitcoin miners are experiencing record low profitability, with August marks the lowest revenue points for miners historically. This decline in earnings has coincided with a falling Bitcoin price over three consecutive months and a rising network hash rate. As a result, the overall market capitalization for 14 publicly listed mining companies in the US has decreased by 15%, totaling $20 billion. Only a few mining firms managed to outperform Bitcoin during this challenging period, highlighting the intensified struggles within the mining industry.
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from Donald Trump's crypto project to Ripple Labs' upcoming stablecoin.
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, including details on an upcoming cryptocurrency project that Donald Trump and his sons have promoted for weeks. Plus, JPMorgan's new report says bitcoin mining profitability is at a record low and Ripple Labs chief executive Brad Garlinghouse teases upcoming Ripple USD stablecoin.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.