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The Blockspace Pod: Bitcoin Craters, French Gov't Challenge MARA Acquisition, Cipher's Note Sees $13B But Interest

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4.7698 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Bitcoin nukes to $65k as the industry faces a historic selloff. We cover a massive 13% difficulty drop, France’s pushback against Mara’s energy deal, Tether’s $100M investment, and massive power expansions from TerraWulf and Cipher Mining. Stay sane with our weekly news roundup. Charlie, Colin, and Matt break down Bitcoin's brutal 50% drawdown and the resulting 13% difficulty adjustment. We dive into the geopolitical tension in France over Mara’s data center acquisition and Tether’s strategic move into Anchorage Digital. We also break down the massive $2 billion debt offering from Cipher Mining that was 6x oversubscribed and TeraWulf's 1.5GW power grab. Whether it's hash price hitting record lows or institutional funds unwinding, we’ve got the pulse on the markets. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: * Estimated 13% downward difficulty adjustment. * Hashprice hit daily lows near $30. * TeraWulf added 1.5GW potential power capacity. * Cipher Mining $2B note saw $13B in bidding. * Tether invested $100M into Anchorage Digital. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:58 Bitcoin sell off 10:19 Gemini exit EU & AU 14:41 Difficulty Report by Luxor 20:44 France stalls MARA takeover bid for Exaion 26:19 Tether invests in Anchorage digital 29:17 CAPEX still going strong? - 👉CleanSpark, America's Bitcoin Miner! 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. Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media

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Hey, this is Charlie and Colin from Blockspace Media, and you're listening to the Blockspace

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podcast, a show about emerging tech in Bitcoin, AI, energy, and markets. We published two

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interviews weekly with CEOs, investors, analysts, and anyone else of consequence within these

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spaces. Plus, we have a weekly news roundup for all the important

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stories you might have missed from that week. The show is perfect for retail and institutional

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investors, analysts, and really anyone who wants to keep their finger on the pulse of the stories

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that are moving Bitcoin, energy, and data markets. So if you've stumbled across us, make sure

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