Trump Rejects SBF Pardon Possibilities

Summary

CoinDesk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie recaps several crypto and macro headlines. President Trump said he will not pardon Sam Bankman-Fried, while mixed December U.S. jobs data left Bitcoin steady above $90,000 and traders pricing a January Fed pause. The episode also covers the Zcash governance shake-up, with the former Electric Coin Company team forming Cash Z after resigning, and notes the Z token rebounding above $430.

• Trump says he will not pardon Sam Bankman-Fried.
• December payrolls missed forecasts; October was revised to a large loss.
• Unemployment fell to 4.4%, a mixed labor signal.
• Bitcoin held above $90,000 as traders priced a January Fed pause.
• Former Electric Coin Company team resigned and formed Cash Z.
• Cash Z plans a wallet based on the ZSI codebase to bypass governance gridlock.
• Zcash token bounced back above $430.