The Breakdown
A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of Blockworks.
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Senator Bill Hagerty on the Stakes of the Election for Bitcoin
A reading and discussion inspired by https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/the-future-of-bitcoin-in-america-will-be-decided-at-the-ballot-box
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26/07/24•10m 58s
The Worst Day in Stonks Since 2024
NLW goes macro and looks at the fluttering in markets plus a variety of other signals which suggest rougher times on the horizon.
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26/07/24•17m 17s
ETH's Successful First Day ETF Launch
NLW covers day one of trading of the Ethereum Spot ETFs. Plus, no Kamala for The Bitcoin Conference.
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25/07/24•12m 56s
Ethereum ETFs Go Live!
NLW covers the first day of trading of the Ethereum Spot ETFs. Will they live up to expectations? Will they restart the bull market? Plus, Swan shifts plans.
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24/07/24•12m 39s
Does Biden Dropping Out Change Anything for Bitcoin?
President Biden announced via a letter shared to Twitter that he was officially leaving the presidential race. He also announced that he was endorsing his VP Kamala Harris to be the Democrat nominee. On this episode, NLW looks at the implications for crypto space, as well as providing a bit of a preview of the Bitcoin Conference coming up this week.
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22/07/24•12m 45s
Vitalik on Crypto Single Issue Voting
A reading and discussion inspired by https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/07/17/procrypto.html
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22/07/24•17m 51s
Should Bitcoiners Trust Politicians?
NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important stories in crypto this week, with a special emphasis on the question that guided community discussion these week: how much should we trust these new political allies of ours.
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20/07/24•29m 30s
Mt. Gox Distribution Begins and Honeybadger Don't Care
After a decade of FUD, Mt. Gox bankruptcy distributions have finally begun. And yet, Bitcoin doesn't appear to be as scared of the reality of a distribution as the threat of it, at BTC hits a 6-week high.
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18/07/24•13m 6s
Republican VP Nominee on Bitcoin, Crypto and Gensler
NLW covers the crypto opinions (and disclosed BTC holdings) of new Republican VP nominee JD Vance. Plus BlackRock's Larry Fink has become Bitcoin's most effective promoter.
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17/07/24•12m 36s
The SEC Backs Off Another Crypto Enforcement Action
The SEC has dropped it's three year investigation into the Stacks ecosystem. It's a good outcome -- but at an absurd cost that simply shows how moribund and counterproductive the SEC's regulation by enforcement strategy has been.
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16/07/24•14m 58s
The Theory and Practice of Bitcoin Politics
In this LRS, NLW reads two op-eds about Bitcoin in politics. The first is about why Bitcoin doesn't care about politicians. The second is about how bitcoin could actually be used in the political process.
Read:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/liberty-doesnt-ask-for-permission
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/bitcoin-as-a-notarization-layer-for-political-agreements
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15/07/24•15m 28s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday July 12th, 2024.
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13/07/24•28m 37s
Trump Speaking At Bitcoin Conference
As pro-crypto Democrats tried to get more alignment and consideration between the Biden Administration and the crypto industry, Former President Trump announced that he will be speaking at the Bitcoin conference in a couple weeks. NLW provides the latest in crypto politics.
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11/07/24•14m 11s
Powell Inches Towards Rate Cuts
NLW does a macro roundup, including recent comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the possibility of increased unemployment and the need to move towards rate cuts. Plus a check in on politics in France, the UK and Argentina.
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11/07/24•18m 13s
For the First Time Ever, Crypto is an Official Part of a Major Political Party Platform
The GOP officially released their platform this week and crypto made the cut. NLW shares community reactions to the concise but frankly pretty encouraging section on cryptocurrency. A right to mine? A right to self-custody? Boy, how the times have changed.
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10/07/24•12m 28s
Mt. Gox Unlocks Send BTC Crashing
Bitcoin has recently experienced a 25%+ price decline. The specific catalyst for the most recent dip seems to have been a combination of Mt. Gox BTC on the move and German selling. NLW explores how worries we should be.
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09/07/24•13m 25s
Agriculture and the State of Tokenization
A reading and discussion inspired by https://blockworks.co/news/agriculture-needs-blockchain.
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07/07/24•9m 12s
Software Creates New Nations
A 4th of July reading and discussion inspired by https://www.wired.com/2013/11/software-is-reorganizing-the-world-and-cloud-formations-could-lead-to-physical-nations/
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05/07/24•16m 38s
Polkadot Courts Controversy with Ad Spend
NLW brings his perspective as the former Head of Marketing for FTX to this discussion about Polkadot's recent marketing spend.
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04/07/24•13m 55s
Circle Becomes First European Licensed Stablecoin Issuer
As Europe's MiCA rules go into effect, the continent narrowly avoids serious stablecoin-crypto-trading issues by granting a license to Circle. NLW also looks at a settlement in the Silvergate case.
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03/07/24•16m 0s
The SEC's Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
The SEC (and really the administrative state more broadly) had an extremely tough week last week. NLW explains why, and what it means for crypto.
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02/07/24•14m 31s
Is there Danger in Politicizing Crypto?
A reading and discussion inspired by: https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoin-right-left-politics-neutral
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01/07/24•8m 42s
The Five Most Important Stories In Crypto This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday July 28
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28/06/24•35m 41s
The US Gov't Sells Its BTC Stack
The US is selling. Germany is selling. Mt. Gox unlocks are coming. Is it something we should be worried about? NLW explores.
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28/06/24•12m 21s
Fairshake Helps Hand Anti-Crypto Army a Loss
NLW catches up on the latest on crypto in politics, including a report that Trump will speak at the Bitcoin Conference and a primary loss for a notable member of the anti-crypto army.
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26/06/24•12m 46s
The Saga of Wikileaks' Julian Assange is Finally Coming to an End
After 5 years in prison in the UK (and nearly 5 years before that holed away in the Ecuador embassy in London), Julian Assange is on the verge of a plea deal with the United States that would let him return home to Australia. NLW gives the full wild story.
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26/06/24•15m 57s
Why So Gloomy? Mt. Gox Unlocks Latest Bummer in Downward Sentiment Spiral
NLW covers the dip over the weekend and what's driving such gloomy attitudes in the crypto space.
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25/06/24•12m 58s
Does Crypto Need Memecoins?
That's the argument in this essay: https://blockworks.co/news/vitalik-wrong-crypto-dumb-memecoins
NLW explores and puts it in context in a week where the big story was a new Trump memecoin.
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23/06/24•8m 57s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Recorded live on Friday June 2021 with Scott Melker
SEC stops ethereum investigation
Certik Kraken
DJT coin weirdness
Saylor buys more btc
Stable coins 18th largest us debt holder
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22/06/24•29m 6s
The Incredibly Weird Certik-Kraken Exploit
Kraken was recently hacked to the tune of $3m. Turns out it was security audit firm Certik. Is the episode about an overzealous white hat or something more nefarious?
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21/06/24•12m 9s
Is the Trump Solana Memecoin Real?
Another day, another Trump-crypto plotline. Some folks are reporting that former President Trump's son Barron is running an official Trump memecoin on Solana called $DJT. Is it real, fake, or even an elaborate ruse by the Feds? Plus, the SEC's chief crypto enforcer has left the agency.
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19/06/24•13m 27s
How Stablecoins Could Extend Dollar Dominance
In today's episode, NLW looks at a recent op-ed by former House speaker Paul Ryan on why stablecoins on permissionless blockchains are aligned with US values and could extend dollar dominance another generation. We also cover an upcoming crypto roundtable that theoretically has White House buy-in.
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18/06/24•15m 43s
The Future of Web3 is Functionality
A reading and discussion inspired by
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17/06/24•10m 23s
The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week
A live conversation with Scott Melker about Trump's Bitcoin miner meeting, the FOMC, CPI, and much much more.
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14/06/24•28m 6s
After Inflation Improvement, a Quiet FOMC
The FOMC meeting was without fireworks this week. In spite of the Bank of Canada and the ECB moving to cut rates, the Fed remains focused on staying the course at least for the time being.
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14/06/24•14m 34s
PleaserDAO Sues Martin Shkreli Over Wu-Tang Album
Yes, the title of this episode is real. NLW provides an update on former President Trump's meeting with Bitcoin miners, and then tells the wild story of a DAO, a formerly jailed pharma CEO, and a secret rap album worth millions.
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13/06/24•15m 12s
Massive Expansion of Crypto Sanctions Power Snuck into Senate Budget Proposal
Yes, they're trying to do it again: sneak a massive expansion of anti-crypto powers into a bill that has nothing to do with crypto. Same play as the 2021 infrastructure bill. This time, however, the crypto political machine is watching much earlier.
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12/06/24•14m 23s
Questions about Bitcoin and Macro to Start the Week
NLW looks at the end of last week where we saw a market shift in traditional and crypto markets. Here's what happened, and why.
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11/06/24•13m 54s
Getting Crypto Regulation Right
A reading and discussion inspired by
https://blockworks.co/news/end-sec-war-on-crypto
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https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-regulators-us-global-legislation
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09/06/24•11m 10s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
From Bank of Canada rate cuts to Biden's SAB121 veto to Roaring Kitty, NLW and Scott Melker are back with the week's most important news.
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08/06/24•24m 2s
The Bank of Canada Cuts Rates; Will the Fed Follow?
The Bank of Canada has moved to cut interest rates, with the markets pricing in additional cuts throughout the end of this year. Will the US Federal Reserve follow suit or are the two central banks dealing with a fundamentally different set of circumstances?
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07/06/24•12m 50s
The Surprise Second Biggest Bitcoin ETF Inflow Day Ever
ETF's aren't supposed to behave like this. They're not supposed to have a nearly $900m inflow day five months in after the hype has purportedly dissipated. Then again, when did Bitcoin ever do things the way others did?
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06/06/24•10m 17s
The Modular Integration Spectrum | Keone & Zon
In this episode, Keone from Monad and Zon from Initia to discuss the spectrum between modular and integrated blockchain designs. They explore the tradeoffs in decentralization, performance and scalability between the two approaches. They explore AppChains, rollups, composability challenges in modular systems, EVM compatibility, and when to scale blockchains horizontally vs vertically. To close out Keone and Zon also share valuable insights on building Web3 communities organically. Thanks for tuning in!
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05/06/24•1h 3m
Roaring Kitty Roars Back, But Can the New Gamestop Madness Recapture the Magic?
Roaring Kitty is back, and this time he's playing with nine figures. But are the apes content to just watch from the sidelines this time?
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05/06/24•12m 14s
The Biden SAB121 Veto Undermines Claims of a Democrat Crypto Pivot
After reports last week that the Democrats were shifting their stance on crypto, one of the big questions was whether President Joe Biden would follow through on his promise to veto the repeal of SAB121. He did, and NLW gauges the community's reactions.
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03/06/24•11m 17s
How Serious is the Democrat Crypto Pivot?
On today's episode NLW checks in on the idea that we're seeing a pivot towards crypto from Biden and other US Dems.
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31/05/24•11m 26s
Biden Joins the Pro-Crypto Pivot
President Biden's team has reportedly started making overtures towards the crypto crowd. NLW explores whether the industry is buying it or remains skeptical.
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30/05/24•10m 25s
Mt. Gox Unlock FUD Will Soon Finally Come to An End
One of the most enduring FUDs in crypto land is the mythic Mt. Gox unlock, where people receive back bitcoin that had been locked for years.
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30/05/24•10m 38s
Trump Doubles Down on Crypto and Pledges to Commute Ross Ulbricht
Former President Donal Trump continues to speak about crypto at campaign events. Recently he also pledged to commute Ross Ulbricht's sentence.
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29/05/24•8m 51s
The Growing Political Force of Crypto
A reading and discussion based on:
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26/05/24•13m 54s
SEC Approves ETH Spot ETF
At least, the first stage of the approval has happened. NLW explores the political pressure that caused this to come about.
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24/05/24•12m 17s
71 Democrats Break Ranks to Vote for Commonsense Crypto Regulation
The FIT21 Act vote happened yesterday and a much-higher-than-expected number of Democrats supported it. NLW explains what happened and what comes next.
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23/05/24•12m 59s
A Presidential Campaign Crypto Milestone
Former President Trump becomes the first major party candidate to accept crypto, the latest on the ETH ETF, and the gear up for the FIT21 vote.
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23/05/24•12m 3s
SHOCKER: Is the SEC About to 180 and Approve ETH ETFs?
Only Tuesday and already one of the most consequential political weeks in crypto history. NLW covers the latest on ETH ETF approvals, FIT21 Act and more.
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22/05/24•12m 26s
A Preview of Crypto's Big Week in Washington
Some major things coming up in crypto in DC this week, including ETH Spot ETF decisions, FIT21 Act voting, and a question if Biden will veto the SAB121 repeal.
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21/05/24•11m 5s
A Congressional Letter Pushing Back on Gensler's Rogue SEC
A reading and discussion based on https://blockworks.co/news/senate-gensler-sec-overturn-sab-121
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19/05/24•7m 44s
With SAB121 Overturned, A New Era of Crypto Politics Begins
By a vote of 60-38, the Senate has voted to repeal SAB121. The decision is in direct defiance of the Biden White House, who pledged to veto the bill if it passed. The decision has changed the landscape of crypto politics.
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18/05/24•12m 38s
The First MEV-Related Arrest
The US Department of Justice is getting significantly more sophisticated in its crypto criminal prosecution, as witness by the recent arrest in an MEV-related case.
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17/05/24•12m 50s
Tornado Cash Developer Convicted
Alexey Pertsev has been convicted of money laundering charges in the Netherlands, with the judge explicitly saying that his writing code for Tornado Cash made him culpable. NLW discusses the community's reactions.
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16/05/24•12m 42s
The Return of Roaring Kitty
Roaring Kitty aka Deep F***ing Value aka Keith Gill has reemerged and with him has come memestock mania. NLW digs in, plus looks at DC's increasing pushback against the Anti-Crypto Army.
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15/05/24•12m 11s
The Rise of the Crypto Single-Issue Voter
Last week former President Trump came out as the pro-crypto candidate. The move has not only put crypto on the national political stage, but generated significant conversation about the rationale of being a single-issue voter.
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14/05/24•13m 57s
The 5 Key Views on Stablecoins
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW (with the help of AI) reads Nic Carter's epic latest piece "Five Perspectives on Stablecoins" https://medium.com/@nic__carter/five-perspectives-on-stablecoins-5bc20076270a
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13/05/24•46m 18s
The Week Crypto Truly Entered the Political Conversation
On this edition of The Friday Five with Scott Melker, NLW discusses why this week was the week that truly entered the political mainstage.
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11/05/24•21m 25s
Trump Completes His Crypto 180
Former President Trump held an event at Mar-a-lago for Trump NFT holders that served as a coming out party for his courting the crypto vote. NLW explores the Democrats self-inflicted wound -- along with why some Congressional Dems are still fighting.
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10/05/24•12m 26s
Grayscale Withdraws ETH ETF
Major confusion in the cryptosphere as Grayscale withdraws an ETF application that had been widely assumed to be just the means to an end of another lawsuit. Plus Gensler's softball interview on CNBC.
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09/05/24•14m 5s
Why the Robinhood Wells Notice Hits Harder
Robinhood is the latest crypto-aligned company to be targeted by the SEC. In today's episode NLW explores why the crypto community is more surprised by this one than even recent actions against Consensys and the Ethereum Foundation.
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08/05/24•11m 23s
The Bitcoin Bull Mood (Starts) to Return
Over the weekend, a vibe shift started where Bitcoiners are climbing out of some of their gloomier predictions from the past few weeks and looking a bit more optimistically at the next part of the cycle.
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07/05/24•10m 23s
For Bitcoin, Is It "Sell in May and Go Away"?
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/01/sell-in-may-and-go-away-the-seasonality-of-crypto-asset-returns/
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05/05/24•8m 26s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
NLW and Scott Melker discuss macro, CZ's sentence, Roger Ver's arrest and more.
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03/05/24•32m 39s
Powell Dismisses Inflation Concerns
Powell says no rate cuts for the time being, but definitely no rate hikes either. Even as markets (and media) are starting to push a stagflation narrative, the FOMC and Chair Jerome Powell say they don't see the evidence.
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02/05/24•15m 28s
Roger Ver Arrested for Tax Evasion as Coinbase Enables Lightning
NLW explores the latest crypto arrest -- this time of early Bitcoin advocate (and later Bitcoin big blocker villain) Roger Ver. Additionally, Coinbase has added support for Lightning.
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02/05/24•13m 46s
Former Binance CEO CZ Gets 4 Months In Jail (Because Of COURSE He Got 4)
NLW discusses the lead up to the hearing as well as the community's response to the sentence.
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01/05/24•12m 24s
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (2.0)
Is the US government coordinated crackdown back? This time it seems focused on self-custody.
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30/04/24•15m 39s
Why Bitcoin Will Drive the Next DeFi Summer
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/19/bitcoin-will-power-the-next-defi-summer/
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28/04/24•9m 23s
The Five Most Important Stories This Week
NLW and Scott Melker count down the most important stories in crypto this week, including Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (2.0), CZ jail, and more.
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26/04/24•34m 26s
Samurai Wallet Founders Arrested
The US continues its assault on crypto mixers. NLW explores the community reactions -- the good, bad and ugly.
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26/04/24•15m 30s
SEC Lawyers Resign, But Is It Enough?
NLW covers the SEC lawyers who are taking the fall for the larger Debt Box case, which led to the SEC being censured.
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25/04/24•14m 8s
The Halving and the First Fee War of the New Bitcoin Epoch
For some, the fee war represented how much bitcoin is changing. For others, it was an indication of why we shouldn't be overly concerned about the long term security budget.
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23/04/24•12m 53s
The Halving Shows Satoshi's Marketing Genius
A reading and discussion inspired by
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22/04/24•12m 36s
The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto This Week
NLW counts down everything from geopolitics to stablecoin legislation to the halving.
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20/04/24•10m 57s
Crypto Reacts to the Lummis-Gillibrand Stablecoin Bill
Senators Lummis and Gillibrand are back with new crypto legislation, this time focused on stablecoins. Bullish, bearish or something in between?
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19/04/24•13m 21s
Is The Bitcoin Rally Over Early?
As malaise sets in, this narrative is taking hold. NLW isn't so sure.
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18/04/24•13m 25s
The UK Heading Towards Stablecoin Rules
NLW does a whistlestop tour of global AI regulation and market updates.
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17/04/24•15m 16s
The Market Reacts to Iran's Attack and Geopolitical Insecurity
Crypto and tradfi markets were already getting hammered heading into the weekend, when new geopolitical instability and conflict made things even shakier.
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16/04/24•13m 21s
The Inevitability of the Fight Against DeFi
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/11/the-secs-suit-against-unswap-is-an-opening-attack-against-defi/
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14/04/24•9m 10s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday, April 12. They discuss Bitcoin price predictions, Elizabeth Warren's latest attacks and more
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13/04/24•28m 26s
A Treasury Hearing On Crypto and Illicit Finance -- But Does Anyone Care Anymore?
Congress is back in session and apparently crypto is high on the agenda. At the same time, the crypto industry seems to have better things to talk about now.
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11/04/24•12m 42s
The Bitcoin Halving Through History
A look at what was happening in Bitcoin at the time of each of the previous halvings, and a discussion of what makes this time different.
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09/04/24•11m 9s
Legal Scorecard: Coinbase Up Good; Terraform Down Bad
NLW looks at a set of recent court cases with very different results for the defendants.
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08/04/24•11m 41s
The No-Landing Economy? Market Rebounds on Jobs Beat
On Thursday the market was rocked, with the three major indices all down more than 1%. On Friday they recovered with a better than expected jobs report. Still some are wondering if it's ever going to make sense to cut rates.
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06/04/24•14m 24s
Binance Executives Arraigned in Nigeria
NLW updates a set of stories, including the latest out of Nigeria where the Binance executives who were detained have now been arraigned with numerous charges.
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05/04/24•12m 10s
The US Gov't Selling Silk Road Coins
Some coins seized in connection with Silk Road have been sent to Coinbase for sale. NLW explores how much people should be worried about the US dumping their BTC stash.
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04/04/24•14m 10s
Coinbase's Partial Victory In SEC Lawsuit
Coinbase didn't win their request to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit outright, but made progress with the judge agreeing that their self-custodial wallet wasn't acting as a brokerage.
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02/04/24•13m 34s
The Biggest Bitcoin Narratives of the New Cycle
NLW explores the state of Bitcoin narratives, from ETFs to mining to BRC-20's and beyond.
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29/03/24•20m 10s
Bitcoin Back and Better Than Ever, with Kraken CEO Dave Ripley
NLW is joined by Kraken CEO Dave Ripley to discuss the new cycle, Bitcoin in a post-ETF world, memecoins, and more.
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28/03/24•34m 17s
Does the Bitcoin ETF Have A Downside? With Jim Bianco
The Bitcoin spot ETF has been the biggest narrative driver (and financial driver) in the Bitcoin space this year, but are there some hidden downsides? NLW explores this question with macro analysts (and Bitcoin and crypto bull) Jim Bianco.
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27/03/24•47m 31s
The Hallmarks of the New Bitcoin Cycle with Ian Rogers
Ian Rogers, the Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, joins NLW to discuss the shape and texture of the new bull market, and what custody means in the wake of a Bitcoin spot ETF.
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26/03/24•36m 37s
The Macro Landscape Right Now
NLW delves into the state of the macro landscape from the Bank of Japan, China, the Fed and more.
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25/03/24•18m 20s
The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week
Spoiler alert: the sanctioning of the SEC by a judge is right at the top. Recorded live Friday March 22, 2024 with Scott Melker.
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24/03/24•27m 41s
After Record Weeks, BTC Spot ETFs See Net Outflows
NLW catches up on the stories that shaped the week.
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23/03/24•13m 11s
What We Know About the Ethereum Foundation Investigation
Short answer: not much, but that hasn't stopped the crypto community from speculating that it could be a last-ditch effort from the SEC to cripple the crypto space.
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22/03/24•14m 13s
Blackrock Pushes the Tokenization Trend
A look at the real world asset tokenization trend and how Blackrock is pushing this narrative forward as well.
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21/03/24•13m 34s
Judge Sanctions SEC for "Bad Faith" and "Abusive Conduct"
The crypto industry is feeling very vindicated in its assessment that the SEC has not been a good faith regulator.
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19/03/24•15m 52s
BTC's 10% Weekend Dip: How Much Should We Worry?
Short: not very much. NLW talks about ETF flows, past cycle patterns, and why we should expect some resets along the way.
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19/03/24•17m 29s
Why Crypto Narratives Are Finally Making Sense to TradFi
Bitcoin as digital gold. Ethereum as all that tokenization stuff. The rest of it as degeneracy and gambling. NLW explores how narratives are clicking in the post Bitcoin ETF era.
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17/03/24•9m 59s
Judge Confirms: We Are All Satoshi. Except Craig Wright.
Rejoice! A lawsuit from COPA has led a UK judge to declare that Craig Wright is not, and never has been, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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15/03/24•14m 12s
ETH Dencun Upgrade Transforms Blockchain Fee Competition
Ethereum's latest update has significantly decreased the cost of L2s -- bringing them all the way down to Solana levels. NLW explores the implications -- plus Microstrategy is is back issuing more debt to buy bitcoin.
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15/03/24•15m 17s
Binance Executives Still Being Held Hostage in Nigeria
At this point, it's hard to call the situation anything other than a hostage situation, and the US government doesn't seem particularly fussed about it.
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14/03/24•15m 35s
Trump Changes His Tune on Bitcoin
As the world gets used to a new Bitcoin all-time high, all manner of folks are reevaluating their previous stances. On this episode, we discuss one of the highest profile shifts, which comes from former President Donald Trump.
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13/03/24•13m 5s
Billionaire Bill Ackman Looks At Bitcoin at $72,000
A new all time high means a whoooole lotta different types of folks are back looking at Bitcoin once again.
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12/03/24•15m 15s
Bitcoin's Record Breaking Week: The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto
NLW and Scott Melker count down the most important stories in crypto this week.
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09/03/24•24m 50s
Powell Says "No CBDC!"
Jerome Powell could not have been any clearer in his testimony yesterday. Plus Bitcoin hits $70,000 VERY temporarily.
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08/03/24•14m 38s
SEC Commissioners Are Fed Up with Gensler and SEC Policies
Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda have written their most scathing and snarky dissent ever, lambasting the SEC for its intentionally obfuscating policies.
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08/03/24•16m 43s
A Bullish Dump?
After kissing all time highs, Bitcoin crashed 14%. Normal volatility? Miner selling? NLW explores the reaction to the correction
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06/03/24•13m 35s
Is the Crypto Cycle Overheating Already?
With Bitcoin nipping at new all time highs this week plus memecoin mania, some are starting to ask the question.
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05/03/24•14m 4s
Unexpected Allies: 8 States File Amicus Brief Against SEC in Kraken Case
The Attorneys General of 8 states have filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit against Kraken by the SEC, effectively arguing that the SEC is way overstepping its bounds.
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05/03/24•15m 47s
What Satoshi Got Right About Bitcoin's Future
In the wake of the recent trove of Satoshi email releases, Bitcoiners have been pouring over the documents to better understand the pseudonymous founder behind it. NLW reviews what Satoshi predicted correctly about their invention.
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04/03/24•11m 13s
Bitcoin Just Had Its Biggest Month Ever
Bitcoin added more $ to its price in February than any other month in history, and it's showing no signs of stopping. Plus an update on SAB121.
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01/03/24•16m 3s
Coinbase Crashes After >10X Surge in Traffic
It must be a bull market if Coinbase is going down. NLW argues that yesterday will be seen as the first day of the next phase of the bull market.
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01/03/24•13m 15s
Bitcoin is Above $60,000 and People are Finally Paying Attention
Bitcoin's rally continues and as NGU technology pushes BTC above $60,000, the tide of attention is starting to shift.
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29/02/24•11m 57s
Bitcoin Smashes $57,000 and Retail is Still Nowhere to Be Found
Despite retail investors remaining distinctly uninterested in crypto, the numbers just keep going up. Bitcoin went on a tear, hitting $57,000. NLW looks at ETF flows, open interest and more.
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27/02/24•15m 28s
Satoshi's Ghost: The Lost Trove of Satoshi Emails
NLW digs into the discussion around the more than 150 Satoshi emails that were just released as part of a trial proceeding against Craig Wright.
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27/02/24•12m 56s
The Big Bitcoin Vibe Shift
A reading and discussion of https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/20/the-crypto-vibe-shift/
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26/02/24•8m 38s
Trump Talks Bitcoin; SEC Sued; Deaton vs Warren
NLW and Scott Melker count down the top stories of the weak, featuring a softening stance on bitcoin from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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24/02/24•32m 12s
New Crypto Exchange Sues the SEC!
NLW covers an interesting case out of Texas that is meant to provoke a determination that the SEC is not allowed to regulate crypto.
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23/02/24•14m 4s
Circle Drops Tron
The latest scuttlebutt from the world of stablecoins
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22/02/24•14m 37s
USDT vs Bitcoin in Africa
NLW looks at discussion of the preferred currency in developing markets.
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22/02/24•12m 2s
Why the Bitcoin Led Bull Market Will Be Different
A reading and discussion of:
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/15/bitcoin-is-back-back-back-baby/
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https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/14/how-bitcoin-benefits-from-global-stresses/
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18/02/24•9m 10s
The First Week of the New Bull Market?
NLW and Scott Melker discuss the five most important stories in crypto, with NLW arguing that this week felt like a significant milestone.
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17/02/24•20m 18s
Coinbase SMASHES Earnings Estimates
Coinbase had a great Q4 and Wall Street is loving it. NLW discusses the key stories to wrap up the week.
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16/02/24•15m 0s
SEC Chair Gensler's Feeble Anti-BTC Arguments Smacked Down on National TV
We're officially living in the post-ETF world, and people are sick and tired of the supposedly "merit neutral" SEC spreading lies and FUD about Bitcoin. SEC Chair Gary Gensler went on Squawk Box, trotting out his greatest hits, only to be brutally rebuffed by host Joe Kernan.
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16/02/24•13m 19s
Bitcoin Reclaims $1T Market Cap, But Political Fights Remain
Even as BTC reclaims an important milestone, the Blockchain Association is pushing back on legislation that could have a significant negative impact on the industry.
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15/02/24•15m 22s
Markets Wobble After CPI Surprise
Markets got an unpleasant jolt this morning when January CPI numbers came in hotter than expected. Many investors took it as a reason that the Fed would look to push anticipated rate cuts out further into the year.
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14/02/24•13m 7s
Bitcoin Smashes Through $50,000
NLW collects a set of takes that all amount to a shifting sentiment around the institutional bid.
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13/02/24•16m 55s
How Real Are Real World Assets?
NLW reads two pieces with different takes on Real World Assets - one of crypto's big emerging themes.
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/02/real-world-asset-tokenization-is-fake-news/
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/07/forget-etfs-lets-work-on-tokenizing-the-whole-value-chain/
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12/02/24•11m 10s
Bitcoin Enthusiasm Returns: The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Feb 9.
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10/02/24•25m 9s
Could Prometheum's Custody Plans Force the SEC on Ethereum?
Ugh, yes we're talking about Prometheum and an argument that their Ethereum custody plans could lead the SEC to designate Ethereum a security.
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10/02/24•13m 47s
Bitcoin Breaks Out as ETF Flows Normalize
Enthusiasm is back on the agenda in Bitcoin land! NLW looks at the recent price action, Bitcoin's decoupling from rates and more.
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08/02/24•14m 35s
The SEC Shoves New Market Maker Rule Through
NLW summarizes the new market maker rules, their implications for crypto, and the pushback they're getting not only from crypto but hedge funds and other tradfi institutions as well.
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08/02/24•12m 31s
Will Anything Useful Be Built This Crypto Cycle?
On this episode, NLW looks at a recent thread by Travis Kling on financial nihilism and what people expect out of crypto this cycle. https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1753455596462878815 That sets a frame for a conversation about Farcaster's recent 1000% growth.
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07/02/24•14m 58s
Bitcoin Bull Bukele Cruises to Second Term in El Salvador
Plus updates from Jerome Powell, US jobs data, and Chinese stocks.
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06/02/24•15m 31s
Why the Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be the Same as Truly Owning Bitcoin
A reading of "A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin" by Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger
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05/02/24•6m 55s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto and Macro This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Feb 2, 2024
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03/02/24•23m 25s
Tether Made More Money Than Goldman Sachs Last Quarter
Is Tether the best company in the world? CMS Holdings says so after a banger of a Q4. NLW covers the key crypto news.
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02/02/24•15m 39s
Powell Says No Rate Cuts in March
NLW breaks down the first FOMC meeting of the year.
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02/02/24•15m 19s
Layoffs at Block
NLW covers the crypto news, including the follow through on some previously announced layoffs at Jack Dorsey's company.
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01/02/24•11m 32s
The State of Bitcoin Mining Heading into the Halving
NLW looks at the growth in hashrate and the state of the mining markets in the lead up to the Bitcoin halving.
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31/01/24•13m 7s
Bitcoin Shows the Growing Supremacy of the ETF
NLW covers the latest on the Bitcoin spot ETF. BlackRock's offering is over $2B in AUM, while Fidelity is close behind at $1.8B. He discusses why it's an affirmation not only of Bitcoin but of the ETF structure.
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30/01/24•15m 36s
The Top Five Crypto Stories This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday 1.26.24
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27/01/24•28m 17s
Q4 GDP Was Better Than Expected: What Does It Mean for Rate Cuts?
NLW explores the most recent macro news stories, including a look at Q4 GDP which came in stronger than expected. Swan also announces Swan Mining.
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26/01/24•12m 4s
When Will the GBTC Selling End!?!
Billions have flown into Bitcoin ETFs, but the relentless selling of GBTC has been a major drag on the price of BTC (to say nothing of the mood of the industry). NLW explores when people think it will end.
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25/01/24•14m 30s
China's Stock Market Struggles
NLW looks at the worsening stock market situation in China, which has caused the Chinese government to explore major stimulus.
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24/01/24•14m 43s
Binance SEC Hearing Goes Much Less Well Than Coinbase Hearing
Binance was in court arguing that the SEC lawsuit against them should be thrown out, in an echo of Coinbase's hearing with the SEC last week. This one seemed to go significantly worse for the crypto team.
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23/01/24•14m 4s
Court Orders FTX Independent Examiner
Reversing a lower court decision, FTX will have an independent examiner. It also appears the bankruptcy estate has been a major source of GBTC selling.
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23/01/24•15m 57s
The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto this Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Jan 19 2024.
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20/01/24•33m 32s
Trump Pledges No CBDCs
CBDCs have officially hit the big time as a political issue with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump hammering the topic at a New Hampshire campaign event. Some see the fingerprints of former candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
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20/01/24•15m 36s
The Huge Significance of the Coinbase vs. SEC Hearing
Coinbase is seeking for the judge to throw out the SEC's lawsuit against them. NLW covers why the extensive hearing this week was such a big deal when it comes to legal interpretations surrounding crypto issues.
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19/01/24•16m 28s
Stablecoin Wars at Davos!
Tether and Circle both position around the WEF for a digital dollar future.
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18/01/24•14m 28s
Larry Fink Is Coming for an ETH ETF Next
In public comments after the Bitcoin Spot ETF approvals, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discusses an Ethereum ETF and real world asset tokenization.
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17/01/24•13m 47s
The New Normalcy of Trying A Little Bitcoin
A reading and exploration of:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-11/bitcoin-etfs-are-here-for-real
https://www.ft.com/content/59bb430b-a5b1-4469-b05a-482b951109a2
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14/01/24•10m 3s
The Most Important Story In Crypto Last Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Jan 12, 2024.
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13/01/24•32m 16s
How Successful Was the First Day of BTC ETF Trading?
Ask two people and you'll get three answers. NLW explores the facts of the first day of trading and what it suggests about what happens next.
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13/01/24•14m 37s
BITCOIN SPOT ETFS APPROVED! A New Era of Bitcoin Has Begun
NLW covers the WILD past few days getting to the moment we've all been waiting for.
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11/01/24•24m 38s
How Much Will Flow Into BTC Post ETF Approval?
NLW explores the last minute questions surrounding the Bitcoin spot ETF.
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09/01/24•15m 32s
The Fee War and the ETF Terrordome
Final S-1s show Bitcoin Spot ETF competitors competing aggressively around fees.
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09/01/24•17m 0s
Why Stay in Crypto?
A reading of:
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/01/03/stablecoins-can-help-fix-the-current-lending-market/
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https://twitter.com/CampbellJAustin/status/1742292350578090368
08/01/24•11m 16s
The 5 Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday January 5th.
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06/01/24•29m 39s
The Last Details Before Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval
NLW covers the last details as the crypto industry gets hyped for an anticipated ETF approval.
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06/01/24•16m 39s
Did a Matrixport Report Really Send BTC Crashing?
And if it wasn't that, why did Bitcoin fall so much yesterday? NLW looks at market structure and narrative as ETF expectations heat up.
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04/01/24•16m 2s
A Dangerous New Crypto Tax Policy Might Have Just Gone Into Effect
NLW covers the latest on 6050i, a provision from the 2021 infrastructure bill with major implications for the crypto industry.
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04/01/24•15m 12s
Silbert Out at Grayscale; No 2nd Trial for SBF: The Biggest Crypto News from the Holiday Break
NLW recaps the biggest stories from the last week and a half, including Barry Silbert resigning from the board at Grayscale (clearing the path to an ETF conversion?) as well as the dubious DOJ decision to not pursue campaign finance charges against Sam Bankman-Fried.
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03/01/24•17m 24s
2024: Bitcoin's Big Year
A reading of:
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/20/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-about-the-crypto-market-in-2024/
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https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/19/etfs-halving-upgrades-what-to-expect-with-bitcoin-next-year/
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24/12/23•11m 8s
10 Crypto Predictions for 2024 [Part 2]
The second half of The Breakdown's review and aggregation of various reports and predictions for the coming year.
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23/12/23•18m 50s
How Asia Will Shape the Next Crypto Bull Market
A reading of this piece by Serotonin's Amanda Cassatt https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/12/19/how-asia-drives-the-next-crypto-bull-market/
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23/12/23•10m 8s
10 Crypto Predictions for 2024 [Part 1]
NLW aggregates a dozen plus end of year reports to come up with 10 consensus crypto predictions for 2024. Here's part 1!
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22/12/23•17m 10s
The Crypto Army Rallies!
As the anti-crypto army gets louder, the Crypto Army is rallying to the cause. Elizabeth Warren's latest tirades contain some chilling subtext.
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21/12/23•16m 52s
BlackRock Bends The Knee on In-Kind Redemptions, Clearing ETF Approval Path
Was this the last step necessary for the anticipated mass wave of approvals in January?
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20/12/23•14m 32s
The SEC Confirms They're Never Going to Provide Crypto Guidance
It's no big shocker but it does open them up to some increased legal scrutiny.
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19/12/23•16m 20s
The Changing Tides and Why BTC Is Heading to $50K
A reading of:
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/13/why-2023-is-like-2020-and-bitcoin-is-set-to-head-towards-50k/
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https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/irs-digital-assets-plan-would-be-a-setback-for-taxpayer-services
17/12/23•10m 3s
What We Should Learn From the Ledger Exploit
NLW and Scott Melker talk about the most important events in crypto this week.
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15/12/23•34m 43s
The Fed Has Officially Pivoted
Everything from the FOMC and why the market reaction is jubilant.
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15/12/23•14m 53s
The Integration of Crypto and TradFi
As the Bitcoin Spot ETF gets closer and closer, NLW covers a number of stories relating to the growing integration of crypto into the mainstream financial system.
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14/12/23•16m 22s
The Anti-Crypto Army Attacks via AML!
Elizabeth Warren's assault on the industry under the guise of cracking down on crime continues.
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13/12/23•15m 30s
BTC Down, Jobs Up, Tether Working with OFAC?
A crypto-macro report to kick off your week.
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12/12/23•16m 17s
What Drives BTC's Predictable Four Year Cylces?
A reading of:
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/12/06/why-are-pros-craving-a-spot-bitcoin-etf/
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https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/12/06/bitcoin-and-the-predictability-of-crypto-market-cycles/
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10/12/23•8m 35s
BTC Up; Dimon Down: Crypto Turns a Corner
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday December 8, 2023.
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09/12/23•32m 27s
Do Kwon Will Face US Justice
Do Kwon is reportedly to be extradited to the United States. Plus a roundup of this week's other important crypto news.
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08/12/23•13m 58s
Jamie Dimon Tells US Government He Would Close Crypto Down
NLW argues that the anti-crypto army is grasping at straws and mounting a last offensive as their chance to help crypto die quickly dissipates.
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07/12/23•14m 44s
One of Crypto's Biggest Congressional Allies Won't Seek Re-Election
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry, who has been instrumental in advancing crypto legislation, has decided he won't seek re-election next year. NLW discusses what's happening and what it means for crypto.
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07/12/23•15m 11s
Bitcoin ROCKETS Past $43,000 - What's Driving It?
Bitcoin is on a TEAR, smashing up past the psychological barrier of $40,000 and then just continuing. NLW explores what's going on and what the prospects for more are.
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06/12/23•15m 37s
Gensler's Dubious Legacy
A reading of ‘A Politician Masquerading as a Regulator’ – 3 Takeaways From Fortune's Gary Gensler Profile by Ben Schiller
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03/12/23•8m 22s
The Crypto Market Comes Roaring Back
A look at the five most important stories in crypto this week.
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02/12/23•28m 50s
Saylor Buys $600M More BTC as Proshares BITO Hits ATH in AUM
The tide has most definitely turned. NLW looks at a slew of institutional and investor news showing excitement is returning to crypto markets, and even examines how despite the Treasury's recent bluster, there appears to be more room to compromise than there was before.
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01/12/23•16m 6s
The Treasury Department's Latest Power Grab Has Global Ramifications
The US Treasury department is asking for more power to go after bad actors in crypto in ways that many people believe represents a massive overreach with likely negative consequences for the role of the dollar in the world.
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01/12/23•14m 52s
The European CBDC Debate Heats Up
Plus a broader look at CBDC efforts around the world.
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30/11/23•14m 45s
Crypto Funds See Biggest Inflows Of 2023
Looking for evidence that a resolution with Binance is a positive thing? Digital asset funds saw their 9th straight week of inflows, and there biggest week overall this year.
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28/11/23•13m 23s
Is CZ a Flight Risk? DOJ Says He Is
The crypto industry is getting used to the post-CZ, post-Binance settlement world. Is CZ a flight risk? Is this all just good for crypto? Might it even be good for Binance?
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27/11/23•16m 5s
CZ Guilty, Binance Settles Criminal Charges with the US Gov't
A major and dramatic conclusion to the Binance story. CZ is OUT and has pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Binance itself will face a $4.3B fine. BUT...it lives to fight another day.
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23/11/23•13m 34s
The SEC Sues Kraken (Again?!)
10 months after settling with the regulator, the SEC is going after Kraken again. NLW explores the allegations and the crypto legal community's interpretation. Hint: more shots on goal to convince a judge tokens are securities.
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21/11/23•12m 29s
A Primer on Argentina's New Pro-BTC President Javier Milei
Javier Milei has won the Argentine presidential election. What will it mean for the country's economy? Is he really as pro-Bitcoin as Twitter is making him out to be? NLW provides a primer.
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21/11/23•16m 31s
Is the Bank Secrecy Act Unconsitutional?
A reading of a new essay and legal exploration from CoinCenter https://www.coincenter.org/its-time-to-have-the-conversation-is-the-bank-secrecy-act-unconstitutional/
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19/11/23•9m 19s
This Presidential Candidate Has a Crypto Plan That Includes "Code is Law"
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17th
Vivek Ramaswamy introduced a thoughtful, comprehensive crypto plan. Will other candidates match him?
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19/11/23•15m 34s
Delay Ends Mass BTC Spot ETF Approval Dream
There was a very small window where the SEC could have approved all the Bitcoin Spot ETF applications at once. That window is now once again closed as one of the applicants was delayed.
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17/11/23•14m 27s
Not the BTC Decoupling We Were Looking For
In the midst of an "everything rally" after a pleasant CPI surprise, BTC and crypto went the other direction.
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16/11/23•13m 28s
With Latest CPI, the Fed Hiking Cycle Finally Appears Over
Before today's CPI numbers were released, markets were pricing in a 14% chance of one more rate hike. After the numbers were released, that number plummeted to zero. NLW catches up on the macro.
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15/11/23•14m 3s
BTC Held By Institutional Products Hits ATH
Even before the formal approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF, Bitcoin funds have seen weeks and weeks of continuous inflows, reaching a new all-time high for BTC held in institutional funds.
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14/11/23•14m 37s
Markets Surge as BlackRock Files ETH Spot ETF
The market return continues and the institutional narrative grows as BlackRock files their spot Ethereum ETF.
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11/11/23•11m 28s
ETF Excitement Drives Bitcoin Past $36,000
NLW continues the bull recovery post SBF trial with an exploration of ETF excitement.
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10/11/23•15m 58s
Is Circling Preparing for an IPO?
NLW looks at a number of stories that suggest the crypto industry is finally facing forward and looking to the future, almost exactly a year after FTX collapsed.
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08/11/23•16m 27s
How Crypto Can Actually Move Past SBF
NLW wraps up coverage of the SBF trial with a recap of the conclusion and a discussion of community reactions.
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08/11/23•16m 52s
SEC Is Reprimanded by Government Accountability Office (And It Could Lead to Lawsuits)
Today on The Breakdown, NLW discusses the end of SBF's testimony, some ETF updates, and the SEC being called out by the GAO.
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01/11/23•20m 36s
SBF Gets Absolutely Buried in Cross-Examination
If the goal of the US prosecutor was to make Sam Bankman-Fried look like a liar, liar, pants on fire, boy were they successful.
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01/11/23•21m 45s
How SBF's Testimony Tried to Contradict Caroline, Nishad and Gary
A look at SBF's testimony with his lawyers and how he set to counter the story presented by his former FTX colleagues Nishad Singh, Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang.
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31/10/23•20m 35s
Bitcoin and Freedom
A reading of Preston Pysh's "Bitcoin is Anti-Totalitarianism"
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/bitcoin-anti-totalitarianism
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29/10/23•13m 9s
SBF Testifies; WSJ Errors; Bitcoin Booms - The Top 5 Crypto Stories This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday October 27, 2023
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28/10/23•30m 38s
SBF Takes the Stand
SBF start testifying in his own defense. It .... did not go well.
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28/10/23•16m 30s
Will the WSJ Retract Their Bogus Crypto Terror Financing Reporting?
Elliptic came out and said that the stats that the Wall Street Journal had used in their recent reporting around crypto terror financing -- which ended up being the centerpiece of a letter written by Elizabeth Warren and signed by 100+ members of Congress -- had been completely misinterpreted. Will the own up to the error?
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26/10/23•17m 6s
Oops! The BlackRock ETF Code IBTC Has Been Around Since August...
BTC markets this week have been sent in both directions around news that BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF had a ticker on the DTCC (and then news that it was gone). It turns out, however, that the symbol had been there since August, and no one had noticed.
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26/10/23•15m 53s
Bitcoin Up 100% in 2023, Hits Pre-Luna Crash Prices
Bitcoin made a massive move up on Monday evening, bringing with it the first taste of the very early bull market. NLW explores the drivers and interpretation.
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24/10/23•14m 38s
Bitcoin $30k: Uptober is Back on the Menu!
Today NLW explores the recent price push about $30,000 and what it says about the state of the market.
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23/10/23•16m 32s
Crypto Winter Is Over (Says Morgan Stanley)
NLW reads a new piece from Morgan Stanley about the seasons of crypto. https://www.morganstanley.com/articles/the-four-seasons-of-cryptocurrency-explained
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22/10/23•11m 33s
BTC Rallies, ETF Nudges Closer, and a Fresh Fraud Accusation
The Weekly Recap looks at the most important stories in crypto this week.
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21/10/23•39m 7s
The SEC Drops the Ripple Case: How Big A Deal Is This?
NLW explains the latest moves from the SEC. Is their dropping of their case against Ripple Execs as bullish as it seems -- or is it just them gearing up for a different fight? Plus, NYAG sues Gemini, Genesis, DCG, Barry Silbert and Michael Moro.
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21/10/23•13m 22s
The Latest Attack from Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Crypto Army
With extreme predictability, Senator Elizabeth Warren is using the horror of war in Israel/Gaza to bully a fairly unrelated crypto KYC bill through. NLW explores Warren's attempt and the crypto community's response.
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19/10/23•14m 32s
BlockFi CEO and Former Colleague Continue the Crush of SBF's Defense
NLW covers the latest in the SBF trial, specifically looking at the testimony of former FTX Head of Engineering Nishad Singh and former BlockFi CEO Zach Prince.
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19/10/23•18m 18s
Meet Bitcoin's New CMO: Larry Fink
In the wake of CoinTelegraph's oopsie fake news tweet about BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF application being approved, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink took to Fox Business to talk about why they saw demand for crypto going up.
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17/10/23•16m 2s
SEC Doesn't Appeal Grayscale Decision: What It Means
Today NLW catches up on the latest crypto news, including:
The SEC decides not to appeal Grayscale decision
Fake news Bitcoin Spot ETF
California's Bitlicense - and more
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16/10/23•13m 50s
What Jim Cramer Doesn't Get About Bitcoin
NLW looks at recent tradfi commentary from Jim Cramer and Paul Tudor Jones to help uncover what some traditional investors just don't get about this asset
Featuring a reading of Ben Schiller's essay: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/11/jim-cramer-doesnt-know-bitcoin/
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15/10/23•8m 34s
SBF Trial, ETF Progress, JPM Onyx Milestone: The Crypto Weekly Recap
NLW and Scott Melker cover the most important stories of the crypto week.
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14/10/23•36m 7s
The Most Shocking Details of Caroline Ellison's Damning SBF Testimony
Caroline Ellison is the prosecutions star witness in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, and after this week it's not hard to see why. NLW covers the most shocking details, including massive bribes to Chinese officials and more.
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14/10/23•19m 45s
Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Incoming?
Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on everything that's NOT the SBF Trial, including promising news on the Bitcoin Spot ETF front, JPMorgan Onyx, and more.
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13/10/23•12m 11s
Crypto Industry Faces Terrorist Financing Accusations
In what was probably an inevitable turn, crypto critics are coming out of the woodwork to blame the Hamas massacre in part on funding via cryptocurrencies. NLW explores the argument and its counters, as well as provides a brief overview of the first day of Caroline Ellison's testimony at SBF's trial.
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11/10/23•14m 20s
Gary Wang and the Alameda Grift History
Turns out the grift was there from the beginning. Former FTX cofounder and CTO Gary Wang testified last week and earlier today about the way in which Alameda was privileged and how early the lies began.
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10/10/23•16m 41s
An Analyst Warns on TUSD, stUSDT, and Huobi/HTX
Respected analyst Dylan Leclair has recently put together a thread warning crypto market participants about some questions around TUSD, stUSDT and other assets surrounding Huobi/HTX. In the spirit of starting the next bull market cleaner than we left the last one, NLW presents the thread: https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1709712204675555651
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08/10/23•9m 41s
Crypto's Biggest Ally Could Be the Next Speaker of the House
NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important news stories of the week, including SBF Trial; Tom Emmer's potential to become Speaker of the House; ETH Futures ETF flop and more.
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07/10/23•29m 27s
Macro Signals Are All Flashing Warnings
What the hell is going on with bond markets? Why are people buying less food? Is the Fed priced into more rate hikes? NLW explores all of this and more.
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06/10/23•13m 8s
SBF Defense: "Blame Caroline! Also He's a Nerd."
NLW covers the first few days of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, including the jury selection, opening statements, and first witnesses.
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05/10/23•17m 20s
A Leading Candidate for Next Speaker of the House is One of Crypto's Biggest Allies in D.C.
After the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, speaker pro tempore is crypto ally Patrick McHenry, and one of the consensus leaders to replace McCarthy permanently is current House whip and frequent crypto bill backer Tom Emmer. NLW also explains the latest "L" handed to the SEC around its Ripple case.
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04/10/23•14m 15s
The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Begins - Everything You Need to Know
As SBF's trial kicks off in New York, NLW covers:
The charges
The timeline of events that got us here
The key witnesses
Likely defense arguments
Recent bankruptcy updates
Trial timeline
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03/10/23•22m 45s
Bitcoin Pops As Uptober Returns
8 of the last 10 October's were green for Bitcoin. Can we expect the same this time around? NLW looks at some of the bullish catalysts, as well as watching the first day of trading for Ethereum Futures ETFs.
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02/10/23•12m 29s
Where Crypto Has Product-Market Fit (And Where It Doesn't)
NLW reads "The Barrier to Mainstream Crypto Adoption Isn’t UX — It’s Product-Market Fit" by Li Jin.
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01/10/23•11m 37s
ETH Futures ETFs Get Set to Trade as Government Shut Down Looms
On today's episode, NLW looks at a set of late breaking developments that could see ETH Futures ETF's trading next week, as well as the implications for crypto and the economy of a looming government shutdown.
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30/09/23•12m 14s
The 5 Most Important Stories from Crypto This Week
A recap live with Scott Melker from Friday September 29th
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29/09/23•33m 3s
Congressional Republicans Lash Out At Gensler
There were some fireworks at the recent House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing. It's clear that Congressional Republicans have run out of patience for SEC Chair Gary Gensler and could begin using subpoena to compel more answers.
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29/09/23•13m 8s
Chokepoint Across the Pond: Chase UK Says No Crypto Transactions
Chase UK has taken the extreme step of refusing to process crypto related transactions, they say as a measure to fight fraud. NLW also looks at the letter sent to SEC Chair Gary Gensler by a bipartisan group from the House Financial Services Committee pushing him to approve a Bitcoin spot ETF with haste.
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27/09/23•14m 37s
Huobi Changes Name to HTX and Almost Immediately Gets Hacked
Today on The Breakdown it's a hackathon, with a set of high profile hacks happening over the weekend that show the continued challenging state of crypto custody and security.
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27/09/23•15m 7s
ByBit Vacates United Kingdom as "Crypto Hub" Dreams Falter
When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, British PM Rishi Sunak proclaimed that he wanted to make the UK a crypto hub. Now exchanges and brokers like PayPal and ByBit are leaving because of the unworkability of new regulations.
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25/09/23•13m 49s
How the Crypto Investing Landscape Has Changed
A reading of Jeff Dorman's "What I Learned Managing a Crypto Fund for Five Years" https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/09/18/what-i-learned-managing-a-crypto-fund-for-five-years/
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24/09/23•15m 13s
The Top Five Stories in Crypto This Week } SEC vs. Binance, Crypto Funds Raise and More
NLW looks at the top five stories in crypto this past week in a live conversation with Scott Melker.
SEC vs. Binance
Anti CBDC Legislation Advances
Crypto Funds Raise
SBF Parents
No More Rate Hikes
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23/09/23•27m 8s
Could Oil and a Gov't Shutdown Screw Up Powell's Plans?
At the FOMC press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked about the economic factors that could impact rate policy. Two of the examples cited were oil and a potential government shutdown. In today's episode, NLW explores both of those macro challenges.
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23/09/23•14m 18s
The Hawkish Halt: Why the Market Finally Believes "Higher for Longer"
Today NLW digs into the FOMC decision to keep rates consistent and explores why many are causing it a hawkish pause and recognizing that the Fed really is going to keep rates higher for longer.
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22/09/23•13m 47s
Is the SEC About to Go Scorched Earth?
The head of the SEC's cyber unit has basically issued a warning saying the SEC isn't done yet and will be pursuing more action against exchanges and DeFi protocols. The crypto industry is wondering how far the SEC's resources really extend to fight legal battles on so many fronts.
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20/09/23•12m 55s
Courts Hand SEC Half an L in Binance US Case
NLW catches up on the latest legal details of the SEC's battle against the zombie exchange Binance US. The judge recently denied an SEC request to compel Binance US to produce specific information, and NLW explores how big a deal it was and where it leaves things in the case now.
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20/09/23•13m 39s
Anti-CBDC Bills Advance in Congress
One of the more surprising campaign issues of the 2024 election cycle, opposition to central bank digital currencies, is moving forward in Congress as two bills head for markup this week in the House Financial Services Committee. Also enforcement actions around new the new regulation regime in Hong Kong and Gemini files a response to DCG's-Genesis bankruptcy resolution proposal from last week.
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18/09/23•12m 57s
Crypto Venture Funding is Down; But Bitcoin Building Continues
A reading of:
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/09/11/ai-is-killing-crypto-venture-capital-interest/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/a-bitcoin-maximalists-ode-to-ordinals
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17/09/23•12m 1s
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
NLW counts the most important stories down:
5. Gensler Hearing
4. Binance Executive Departures
3. FTX Sales Begin
2. Stoner Cat Settlement
1. Fortress Loses Customer Funds; Is Acquired; Prompts New BTC-Only Trust from Swan and Bitgo
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16/09/23•14m 0s
How Impactful Will FTX Estate Selling Be on Crypto Markets?
The FTX estate has received approval to begin crypot asset liquidation, overseen by Galaxy. The speculation this week has all been about how much pressure it would put on market prices. NLW explores that, and catches up on 3AC's banning from Singapore.
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16/09/23•12m 38s
Shockingly, Gary Gensler Doesn't Like Stoner Cats
The latest SEC action is a settlement with NFT project Stoner Cats. NLW discusses the community's response, which ranges from not-that-surprised to appalled at yet another example of unelected bureaucrats trying to expand their authority through enforcement.
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15/09/23•14m 26s
The Senate Doesn't Seem to Care About Crypto Anymore
Another day, another set of high profile departures from Binance. NLW explores the latest news around the beleaguered exchange as well as community reactions. The show also looks at Gary Gensler's testimony before the Senate.
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13/09/23•13m 4s
Ripple's Fortress Acquisition Shows the Brittleness of Crypto Infrastructure
On Friday Ripple announced that it was acquiring Fortress Trust. On Monday we learned that, counter to previous statements, a recent security incident at Fortress had caused the loss of customer funds. NLW explores wtf is going on and what it says about the state of the crypto industry.
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12/09/23•14m 41s
Crypto 2023: Even Vitalik Is Getting Hacked
A look at the hack of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's Twitter account over the weekend, plus a catch up on a set of regulatory action from last week.
12/09/23•12m 53s
Why the SEC Needs the Bitcoin Spot ETF
A reading of excerpts from:
Who Needs a Bitcoin ETF? Actually, the SEC Does. - Bloomberg
Bitcoin ETF Applications Are Bitcoin's Best Marketing Strategy - Tim Haldorsson
Stop Thinking About 'Wins' or 'Losses' in the Bitcoin ETF Debate - David Ackerman
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10/09/23•10m 26s
Institutions Are Getting Ready for the Next Bull Market | Weekly Top Five
Covering the biggest stories of the week in discussion with Scott Melker:
1. Visa Stablecoin Settlement program expansion Solana
2. FASB accounting rule Change
3. Genesis Shuttering Trading desk / Coinbase institutional lending + Grayscale letter to SEC + Genesis suing DCG
4. ARK Van Eck Spot ETH ETF
5. CFTC + LBRY
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09/09/23•41m 11s
UPDATED: How Big A Deal Are The Changes to Crypto Accounting Standards?
The board that oversees corporate accounting standards has voted unanimously to change the way corporates account for cryptoassets on their balance sheets, and some argue it eliminates a major barrier to enterprise adoption.
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09/09/23•12m 49s
The IMF Finally Realizes You Can't Ban Crypto
Today on The Breakdown, NLW looks at a new paper from the IMF and FSB that -- among other things -- acknowledges the un-reality of successfully banning crypto. Plus a look at the new privacy paper co-authored by Vitalik Buterin.
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09/09/23•12m 24s
Visa Goes Deeper on Stablecoin Settlement
Yesterday Visa announced an expansion of their ability to settle cross-border transactions with USDC, adding support for the Solana blockchain. According to some, even the fintech folks who aren't interested in crypto are excited about it.
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06/09/23•12m 43s
Beijing Bazooka: Why China Isn't Being More Aggressive As Economy Deteriorates
On a macro show, NLW explores how China's economic situation has been deteriorating; the highly targeted interventions from the Chinese government; and the discussion of why more aggressive tactics aren't being deployed to right the ship.
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05/09/23•13m 21s
SEC Defeats, Binance Intrigue, and a Bitcoin Flop: The Biggest Stories of the Week
A new experiment, NLW and Scott Melker do a live rundown of the 5 most important events of the crypto week.
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03/09/23•58m 39s
SEC Punts ETF Applications Till October
NLW catches up on the late week news including the SEC punting 7 ETF applications, the JOLTS and nonfarm payroll reports, and revised GDP estimates.
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02/09/23•13m 16s
Judge In Uniswap Suit Says "Ask Congress, Not Me!"
A class action lawsuit against Uniswap has been dismissed with prejudice and the decision might have big implications for other ongoing crypto cases.
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31/08/23•12m 25s
What's Going On with the SEC's Sealed Binance Filings?
As everyone celebrated the SEC's upset in the Grayscale lawsuit, the Commission was quietly filing sealed documents in their lawsuit against Binance. NLW explores the community's theories around what those documents might represent.
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30/08/23•11m 58s
BREAKING: Grayscale Wins Lawsuit Against SEC!
A DC Circuit Court has decided in favor of Grayscale in their lawsuit against the SEC, calling the decision to deny GBTC's conversion to a Bitcoin Spot ETF "arbitrary and capricious."
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29/08/23•14m 13s
The Treasury's Broker Definition Could Crush US Crypto
On Friday the US Treasury and the IRS dropped a 300-page guidance on crypto tax policy, including an updated of "broker" that some say could threaten the very fundamentals of decentralized finance in the United States.
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28/08/23•15m 0s
Crypto: It's So Over. We're So Back.
On LRS, NLW reads excerpts from and analyses:
How PayPal Upended the Crypto Debate in Washington D.C. - John Rizzo
The End of the End of Crypto - Daniel Kuhn
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27/08/23•8m 8s
The Continued Fallout of the Tornado Cash Arrests
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at:
More community reactions around the Tornado Cash arrests
The latest updates from Binance
Bitfinex up and running in Turkey
Circle adds 6 new chains to USDC
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26/08/23•13m 35s
Markets Shrug Off Predictable Powell at Jackson Hole
Today on The Breakdown, NLW examines Nvidia's massive earnings report as well as Powell's Jackson Hole speech, which, far from last year's shock, was almost exactly as expected.
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26/08/23•12m 46s
Tornado Cash Arrests: Attack on Terrorism or Attack on Privacy?
The US Government has arrested one of the founders of Tornado Cash and is on the hunt for another. NLW examines the community's reaction, and the discussion of whether it's an action more about chilling privacy tech than it is about actually preventing terrorism financing.
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24/08/23•12m 39s
WSJ Says Binance Facing Trouble Over Sanctions Violations
Something serious or just more FUD? NLW explores the latest dustup around Binance, as well as speculation around why the price of BNB has wobbled of late.
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23/08/23•14m 37s
The Next Phase of Stablecoin Competition Begins As Coinbase Invests In Circle
Today on The Breakdown, NLW looks at the rearrangement of the arrangement between Circle and Coinbase. The Centre Consortium is being dissolved and Coinbase is investing in Circle directly. The show also features a macro update on bonds and China.
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23/08/23•13m 33s
"The SEC Is Floundering"
That's the assessment of one lawyer working currently with Gemini. On today's episode, NLW looks at the SEC's motion to appeal in the Ripple case, Coinbase's international trading data, and SBF's request to not be in jail so much.
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21/08/23•13m 28s
What Progressives Should Understand About Crypto
A reading of "What progressives get wrong when it comes to crypto" by Sheila Warren and Justin Slaughter.
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20/08/23•11m 50s
Tornado Cash Sanctions Upheld In Court
One of the legal challenges to the Department of Treasury's putting Tornado Cash on the sanctions list has been defeated. NLW also does a broader crypto legal roundup.
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19/08/23•11m 27s
Why Bitcoin Just Flash Crashed
Was it SpaceX news? Evergrande bankruptcy? Macro Fed minutes? Or just good ol' fashioned leverage? NLW explores Thursday's crypto flash crash and what it says about where we are in the cycle.
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18/08/23•14m 31s
A Primer on China's Current Economic Turmoil
China has posted some troubling economic data of late, leading many macro commentators to call attention to the concerning developments. In today's episode, NLW provides a primer on the past few years of wobbles, issues in the real estate sector, and the CCP's lack of good options.
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18/08/23•17m 46s
Coinbase Launches Crypto Policy Coalition as FDIC Warns of Crypto Dangers to Banks
On today's episode, NLW looks at the FDIC declaring crypto one of the year's top threats to banks. Coinbase has also launched a new advocacy coalition to push for crypto policy outcomes.
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16/08/23•12m 9s
Why A Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-Central Bank Economist Just Won Argentina’s Presidential Primary
Javier Milei shocked the world with an upset win in Argentina's presidential primary this week. NLW provides some background on the context in which the outspoken pro-Bitcoin, anti-Central Bank candidate has come to lead the polls.
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15/08/23•16m 52s
A Flurry of Amicus Briefs in Coinbase vs. SEC
Everyone from blockchain lobbyists to Senators to an esteemed group of academic legal experts have filed amicus briefs in the Coinbase vs. SEC case. NLW breaks it down, along with news that SBF's bail has been revoked.
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15/08/23•14m 31s
The Bitcoin Genie Isn't Going Back in the Bottle
A reading of a 2019 Nic Carter classic: "The Cat is Out of the Bag: Bitcoin is everyone’s problem now"
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13/08/23•16m 43s
The Massive Significance of the PayPal Stablecoin
A reading of
Stablecoins Can Keep the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency - Brian Brooks, Charles Calomiris
PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Watershed Moment for Finance - Austin Campbell
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12/08/23•13m 22s
Why Post Malone Is Against CBDCs
On today's week catch up: Post Malone and Rogan discuss CBDCs; SEC to appeal Ripple and more.
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11/08/23•13m 39s
Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypto Builders?
Coinbase has launched BASE to much fanfare and excitement. The skeptics ask how much it will be about memecoins and speculation vs real utility, but even they're not enough to dampen enthusiasm.
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10/08/23•14m 2s
Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Choke Point 2.0?
On the same day that bitcoin surged more than 3%, the Federal Reserve released some new guidance for banks it regulates around interacting with crypto and stablecoins. Does this clear a path for more active engagement or is it just codifying Operation Choke Point 2.0's pressure on banks to stay away from the sector.
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09/08/23•14m 5s
PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Crypto News Story of the Year
In today's episode, NLW dives deep on PayPal's Announcement, which he argues forms a matched pair with BlackRock's spot BTC ETF application as the key events in the most important trend of this bear market.
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08/08/23•14m 37s
Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine
Coinbase argues that crypto is a "major question" that requires Congress to explicitly authorize the SEC to oversee.
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07/08/23•13m 48s
How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global Reserve Role
On this Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads:
Pass the Stablecoin Bill Now - Austin Campbell
Stablecoins: A Potential Counter to Dedollarization - Yiannis Giokas
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06/08/23•10m 31s
Worldcoin Iris Scanning Shut Down in Kenya
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at Worldcoin's issues in Kenya; the NYT's weird defense of SBF's leaking of Caroline Ellison's journal; guilty pleas from the Bitfinex hacker and more.
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05/08/23•14m 26s
A Primer on LK-99
LK-99 has captured the world's attention for its promise of room-temperature superconductivity. But what does that even mean? NLW provides an overview and primer.
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04/08/23•17m 57s
Binance: Too Big to Jail
Semafor is reporting that the DoJ is exploring options other than a full criminal complaint against CZ and Binance for fear that it would cause a bank run that could harm consumers. Is Binance now too big to [j]ail?
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03/08/23•12m 19s
Is the US Credit Rating Downgrade a Nothingburger?
NLW explores a range of reactions to Fitch's decision to downgrade US sovereign debt from AAA to AA+ from the political responses to the market response to the shoulder shrug of people who don't think it's really possible to compare the US to anyone else.
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02/08/23•15m 39s
Tether Holds More US Government Debt Than Australia
A look at the latest Tether reserve attestation, plus an update on the Curve hack and a new court ruling that rejects the Torres Doctrine from the Ripple vs. SEC case.
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01/08/23•13m 16s
Is DeFi Too Dangerous?
NLW explores the $47m hack that occurred over the weekend, and contextualizes it in the larger trends and patterns of DeFi exploits.
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31/07/23•16m 38s
The Boring-ification of the Crypto Narrative
A reading of: A Crypto Truce Emerges Between Fraud and Revolution - Aaron Brown
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30/07/23•9m 46s
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Comes for Crypto Auditing
The latest target of SEC animosity is *checks notes* auditors?! On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW covers the SEC's auditing warning; an AML bill passage; Binance asking for CFTC suit to be dismissed; Sequoia reducing their crypto fund size.
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29/07/23•13m 18s
A Combative, Contentious Hearing Moves Stablecoin Legislation Forward
Crypto's big policy week continued with the House Financial Services Committee advancing stablecoin legislation after a torturous 12-hour markup session.
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28/07/23•15m 10s
A Historic Day for Crypto Policy
It was the first time that standalone Crypto legislation has made it out of the committee process. NLW covers the House Financial Services Committee markdown for the crypto market structure bill, including some tense moments and the defection of 6 (young) Democrats to vote to advance the legislation.
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28/07/23•14m 50s
Fed Raises Rates to 22 Year High and Says No Recession Is Coming
The Federal Reserve has again raised interest rates -- this time to a 22-year high. NLW explores the discussion around the raise and why market observers are moving back to watching real economic data rather than Fed whispering.
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26/07/23•13m 34s
Will the SEC Appeal the Ripple Decision?
NLW looks at the SEC's hints around a potential Ripple appeal, plus more around Worldcoin and SBF behaving badly.
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25/07/23•13m 32s
Worldcoin: Good Faith Global UBI Effort or Dystopian Dumpster Fire?
Worldcoin is live and the crypto community has feelings.
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25/07/23•21m 27s
Crypto Custody: The Frontlines of Operation Choke Point 2.0
A two-part Long Reads Sunday on crypto custody and the fallout of crypto's regulatory battles.
Reading:
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23/07/23•11m 49s
Is FedNow a Trojan Horse for a CBDC?
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the Federal Reserve's launch of FedNow and explores the community discussion of whether it amounts to a Trojan Horse for an eventual central bank digital currency.
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22/07/23•12m 36s
A Soft DeFi Ban in the USA?
This week saw a number of crypto-related legislation introduced in Congress -- sometimes as amendments to other important bills. NLW breaks down why some think at least one of them amounts to a soft DeFi ban in the US.
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21/07/23•15m 16s
Gary Gensler's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Month
SEC Chair Gensler is being assailed on all sides from Democrats and Republicans alike -- and not just about his crypto policies! NLW breaks down the news and asks what it means as we move into election season.
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20/07/23•14m 17s
Have We Turned A Corner in Bitcoin and Crypto Startup Funding?
This week has seen multiple 9-figure crypto funds announced. A metaverse company also raised a monster $54 m round. Finally, Wolf has opened up applications for its third cohort. NLW argues why the bitcoin and crypto funding space feels to have finally turned a corner.
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19/07/23•12m 58s
Binance Cuts Thousands of Jobs (But Adds Lightning Network Support!)
Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers the latest from Binance, including reports from WSJ and CNBC that the company has cut more than 1000 roles and could be headed towards even further cuts. Binance has also followed through on their promise to add support for the Lightning Network.
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18/07/23•12m 50s
The Relentless Convergence of TradFi and Digital Assets feat. Sergey Nazarov
Today, NLW is joined by Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov to discuss the massive convergence of the traditional financial world and the web 3/digital assets space. They discuss the broader themes, as well as Chainlink's new Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, which is being tested by SWIFT, BNY Mellon, Citi and more.
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17/07/23•23m 52s
Rep. Ritchie Torres Calls for Investigation Into SEC Chair Gary Gensler
The SEC "is acting like an overzealous traffic cop arbitrarily ticketing drivers while keeping the speed limit a secret." - Rep. Ritchie Torres
On today's Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads:
Ryan Selkis - Theses for the Second Half of 2023 https://twitter.com/twobitidiot/status/1678726013600104448?s=20
Rep. Ritchie Torres - Investigate Gary Gensler https://twitter.com/RepRitchie/status/1679534903661301761
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16/07/23•13m 2s
A Complete Breakdown of the Charges Against Celsius' Alex Mashinsky
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was arrested this week. NLW explores the complete list of charges against him.
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15/07/23•15m 37s
Judge Hands SEC a Massive Loss Denying Theory That Tokens Are Always Securities
The judge has handed a summary decision in the Ripple-SEC case, and while it was a mixed decision, the reality is that the SEC's position is much weaker today than it was yesterday. NLW runs down the ruling and what people think the implications might be.
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14/07/23•19m 15s
Lummis-Gillibrand Reintroduce Landmark Crypto Legislation
Last year the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act set the template for comprehensive crypto legislation. Now, the act has been reintroduced but there are some changes the community doesn't love.
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13/07/23•15m 10s
Lowest Inflation in 2 Years
CPI comes in lower than expected, leading to expectations that the doves in the FOMC will have more influence to halt interest rate hikes in forthcoming meetings. NLW also covers the Bank for International Settlements latest antagonistic crypto report.
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13/07/23•14m 15s
Senators Question Prometheum's Ties to CCP
NLW covers the latest in the Prometheum saga as Senator Tommy Tuberville and a handful of others have sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler and others asking for an investigation around Prometheum's recent Congressional testimony and their alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Also, is "dox to earn" the new narrative?
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11/07/23•15m 6s
Lawyers See Weakness in SEC's Response to Coinbase
Late on Friday, the SEC responded to Coinbase's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against them. In many ways it's just a rehashing of arguments they've previously made, but the crypto legal core doesn't seem impressed with the SEC's arguments (or caselaw precedent).
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11/07/23•15m 54s
Why the Recession Conventional Wisdom is Wrong
A reading of Alex Kruger's thread: https://twitter.com/krugermacro/status/1675989375765852160?s=46&t=5Nl1EhwpFOmRdaVNr7DApg
Full report from Asgard Markets https://www.asgardmarkets.com/post/the-big-picture
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09/07/23•11m 2s
Lawsuit Time! Winklevoss and Gemini Sue DCG and Barry Silbert
So much for amicable resolution. After publically threatening a lawsuit earlier in the week, Gemini and their co-CEO Winklevoss twins have filed a lawsuit against DCG and Barry Silbert personally around the Genesis bankruptcy and their accusations of fraud.
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08/07/23•14m 3s
Binance Execs Race for the Exits
Fortune dropped a bombshell on Thursday, reporting that numerous executives had left Binance in a very short period of time. While all those execs tweeted that there was nothing conspiratorial or scandalous in their departures, the community isn't convinced.
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07/07/23•13m 21s
BlackRock's Larry Fink Gives a Laser-Eyed Bitcoin Interview
On Wednesday, July 5th, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink gave an interview on Fox that made clear that the Bitcoin ETF initiative was coming all the way from the top. NLW analyses the community reaction and argues that it's all even more significant than the hype suggests.
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06/07/23•13m 29s
Gemini's Furious Open Letter Threatens to Sue DCG and Barry Silbert
On the eve of the July 4th holiday, Gemini's Cameron Winklevoss published an open letter accusing Barry Silbert and DCG of fraud and demanding they accept terms or face litigation. NLW covers the letter and the community's reaction.
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05/07/23•13m 44s
Crypto Continues Its Pushback on Washington D.C.
Today on The Breakdown, NLW continues coverage of the crypto industry's growing push back against the SEC and overreaching politicians. The show examines the SEC's price-shocking claim on Friday that ETF applications were inadequate, as well as a new motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit from Bittrex.
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03/07/23•12m 32s
The Failure of Gary Gensler
As the crypto industry takes the fight to the SEC, a reading of Gary Gensler Failed the U.S. Crypto Industry, and So Has Congress
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02/07/23•9m 41s
Crypto Goes On Offense as the Legal Tide Begins to Turn
The crypto industry is officially bringing the fight to regulators. Coinbase has filed a motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against them, while the Blockchain Association is arguing that SEC Chair Gary Gensler should recuse himself from all crypto enforcement actions.
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01/07/23•12m 35s
A Recap of the Prime Trust Saga
Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the Prime Trust saga which came to a head this week. He also looks at the latest in Bitcoin ETF applications and Michael Saylor and Microstrategy's latest big BTC buy.
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30/06/23•12m 5s
Summer Startup Series on Bitcoin Builders
The Breakdown is off for a few days this week, but over on Bitcoin Builders things are hot with the Summer Startup Series. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, NLW is profiling a different startup from the first In Wolf's Clothing Cohort, including a bitcoin-powered gaming tournament company, a popular and scaling lightning wallet, and an exchange app seeking to bring Bitcoin values to Bitcoin trading.
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28/06/23•5m 54s
The State of CBDCs
NLW checks in on the latest in central bank digital currencies.
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27/06/23•12m 55s
BlackRock SchmackRock: For Emerging Markets, Bitcoin Means More than Gains
Today on Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Noelle Acheson's "Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto." Enjoying this content?
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25/06/23•9m 0s
The Institutions Come Roaring Back to Crypto
The theme of the last few weeks has been the institutional return to crypto. NLW fills in the gaps and puts the move in context.
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24/06/23•13m 51s
The Value Prop - Digital Asset Use Cases with Rebecca Rettig
Rebecca Rettig is the Chief Policy Officer at Polygon Labs and recently spearheaded The Value Prop -- a new project creating a database of digital asset use cases.
APOLOGIES FOR POOR NLW AUDIO - WE HAD A RIVERSIDE MISHAP!
Read the announcement here: https://twitter.com/RebeccaRettig1/status/1669327966503829506
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23/06/23•23m 38s
The Bear Market is Over with Dan Tapiero
Dan Tapiero has deployed more than a billion dollars into growth stage digital asset companies in the last few years. He's also convinced that the bear market is over. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss the narrative resilience of crypto with institutional investors; why companies are looking global, and more.
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22/06/23•1h 5m
Bitcoin SMASHES Through $30,000 As Institutional Excitement Returns
Bitcoin is up above $30,000 and the return of the institutional narrative is driving it. NLW explores the good and bad.
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21/06/23•13m 6s
Do Kwon Goes To Jail
On this episode of crypto shennanigans, Do Kwon sentenced to four months for fake passport; ZachXBT raises $1M to fight lawsuit; Sam still going on trial in October (despite viral tweets saying otherwise).
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20/06/23•14m 30s
Does Anyone Care About Tether's Chinese Paper?
On today's episode, NLW looks at the (non) reaction of the crypto community to news that Tether held Chinese bank debt in 2021. The show also covers reactions to the Binance-SEC hearing last week.
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19/06/23•14m 29s
Are Memecoins Silly Fun or an Existential Grift?
On Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads The Memecoin Grift and How It Threatens Ethereum Culture by Dr. Paul J. Dylan-Ennis Enjoying this content?
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19/06/23•10m 23s
The Prometheum WTF: Is This an SEC Grift Just to Mess Up Crypto Legislation?
This is truly one of the weirdest stories in crypto this year. Today NLW dives deep on Prometheum, a company that only showed up on most people's radar this week when their CEO inexplicably testified before Congress. Was it all a big SEC Grift?
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17/06/23•16m 5s
Is BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Application A Political Message?
World's largest asset manager BlackRock has filed for a Bitcoin spot ETF. They've been approved for 575 out of their last 576 ETF applications. Given that there are no indications that the SEC has changed its tune on spot ETFs, the industry is left asking: what does Larry Fink know that we don't?
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16/06/23•14m 50s
The Fed Pauses For The First Time In 15 Months (But Don't Call It A "Pause"!)
For the first time since this hiking cycle began, the Fed has chosen not to raise interest rates. NLW explores how they're trying to control the narrative around it, and what markets think is actually going on behind the scenes.
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15/06/23•13m 49s
Hinman Emails Show SEC Just Making It Up As It Goes Along
Yesterday three consequential legal events happened. Former SEC officer Bill Hinman's emails were released; the SEC was forced to respond to Coinbase; and Binance had their hearing on the SEC's emergency asset freeze request. NLW covers all of the important details.
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14/06/23•15m 47s
A Massive Day For Crypto in the Courts
Today in Federal Courts: the Hinman docs get unsealed in Ripple vs. SEC; SEC has to respond to Coinbase; and Binance US in court around SEC request to freeze assets. Plus the new #FireGary bill introduced by Congressional Republicans.
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13/06/23•16m 20s
The Altcoin Apocalypse: Understanding Crypto's Weekend Crash
Late Friday night/early Saturday morning, the crypto markets started puking, with a handful of altcoins crashing by more than 20% in a single 15 minute candle. On today's episode, NLW explores what happened and why.
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12/06/23•14m 30s
The SEC's Crypto Legal Battles Aren't Easy
On this Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads:
The New Crypto Bill Gary Gensler Doesn’t Want You to Know About - David Z Morris
The SEC Has Started an All-In Political Battle Over Crypto - Michael J Casey
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11/06/23•13m 4s
TradFi Wants To Run Crypto
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 hasn't stopped savvy tradfi investors from smelling an opportunity. This week, revealing and emblematic comments from the leader of Soros' funds show how tradifitional financiers are seeing opportunity in the carnage.
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10/06/23•13m 43s
A Crypto Custodian Becomes the Latest Casualty
BitGo has agreed to buy Prime Trust as the crypto custodian becomes the latest casualty of the bear market (and the government's assault on the industry). Binance is also pulling fiat rails from the US in advance of their hearing next Tuesday.
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09/06/23•10m 22s
Before Suing Them, Gary Gensler Once Offered to Be A Binance Advisor
Binance has alleged that Gary Gensler previously offered to be an advisor to the company. They say that this means that he should recuse himself from any proceedings having to do with Binance. Meanwhile the SEC says, basically, that CZ used Binance US like a personal piggy bank. It's messy out there, folks.
Are we at the SEC Crypto endgame? This week the regulator has sued Binance and Coinbase and made it clear they want crypto gone from America. Unfortunately for them, the industry isn't backing down.
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08/06/23•12m 33s
The Crypto Community's Defiant Reaction to Gensler's Coinbase Lawsuit
Are we at the SEC Crypto endgame? This week the regulator has sued Binance and Coinbase and made it clear they want crypto gone from America. Unfortunately for them, the industry isn't backing down.
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07/06/23•17m 37s
Ban By Enforcement: The SEC Sues Binance and Coinbase
Yesterday the SEC sued Binance and CZ. Today, the SEC sued Coinbase. As Blockchain Association's Jake Chervinsky put it, it's pretty clear that SEC Chair Gensler is going for a strategy of "banning by enforcement."
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06/06/23•16m 30s
The Most Important Crypto Bill of 2023
On Friday, the chairs of the House Financial Services Committee and the Agriculture Committee shared draft legislation that is meant to comprehensively deal with the thorniest issues of crypto regulation, including securities-commodities designation. NLW gives a 101 on what the bill says, and what comes next.
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05/06/23•18m 12s
Bitcoin Prehistory and A Warren Buffett AI Bot
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads two pieces by Byron Gilliam:
Crypto's family tree
Will the next Warren Buffett be an AI bot?
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04/06/23•14m 1s
DoJ Says SBF's Request to Dismiss Charges Are Dumb (Basically)
Today on the Weekly Recap, the latest out of the FTX bankruptcy and Sam Bankman-Fried's request to drop charges, plus Binance out of Australia and the CFTC getting more involved in crypto markets.
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03/06/23•11m 21s
Is A Fed Pause (Finally) Coming?
On today's episode, NLW digs into the macro landscape. Specifically he looks at how tightness in the labor market has justified continued Fed tightening, but why the numbers aren't telling as clear a story as they once were.
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02/06/23•12m 50s
Wait, Crypto Caused the Fentanyl Crisis?!
Today on The Breakdown, NLW looks at the latest assinine argument about crypto from Senator Elizabeth Warren, as well as digging into the finalized debt deal, MiCA and more. Enjoying this content?
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01/06/23•12m 49s
Is China Coming Back to Crypto?
China's crypto policies appear to be shifting. From bans on trading and mining in 2021 to this year encouraging state run banks to offer crypto companies in Hong Kong banking accounts, a change is in the air. On this episode, NLW looks at a recent Web 3 paper from Beijing and Hong Kong's new exchange rules.
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31/05/23•15m 44s
Debt Ceiling Deal Gives Unlimited Debt Till 2025
Today on The Breakdown, NLW wraps up the macro story that has dominated discourse for the last month.
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31/05/23•14m 6s
Can Bitcoin Avoid the Partisan Curse?
On this episode of Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads "DeSantis and the Growing Culture War Around Bitcoin" by Daniel Kuhn.
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27/05/23•11m 43s
The Tornado Cash Lawsuit Advances
Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers: Tornado Cash lawsuit and hack
The latest in Ledger
The Debt Ceiling debate nears a conclusion
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27/05/23•15m 44s
Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Pledges to Protect Bitcoin
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential campaign formally last night on a Twitter spaces with Elon Musk. During the conversation he discussed Bitcoin, including why he thinks it's important and why he'll protect it as president. On today's episode, NLW looks at Bitcoin's history with presidents and presidential candidates.
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25/05/23•16m 6s
Hong Kong Opens For Crypto Business
One of the surprising twists of this crypto cycle is the US closing down to crypto and Hong Kong (and the Chinese powers behind it) opening back up. In this episode, NLW looks at Hong Kongs new crypto exchange rules as well as Coinbase's response to the SEC's response to its lawsuit.
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24/05/23•15m 35s
Reuters Says Binance Commingled Funds, But Is It Just More FUD?
After FTX, the industry's guard is up when it comes to exchanges behaving badly. Reuters today published a piece saying that Binance had commingled user funds in 2020 and 2021. Binance strenuously denied the claims and called it just more FUD. Who has the right of it? The show also covers an update in the DCG case.
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23/05/23•14m 23s
Biden Defaulting on the Debt to Own the Crypto Bros?
On today's episode, NLW digs into the acrimonious debt ceiling debates, including the way in which crypto has recently become yet another partisan football.
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22/05/23•15m 42s
Why Ordinals and BRC20 Tokens are Driving Bitcoin Layer 2 Development
Bitcoin has been experiencing much higher-than-normal fees of late, driven by Ordinal inscriptions and BRC-20 token memecoin mania. On this Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads two essays that explore how they're driving layer 2 development.
Frogs, Fevers and Fees: Bitcoin’s New Governance Challenge - Michael Casey
As Bitcoin Scales, We Need Better Custodial Solutions - George Kaloudis
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21/05/23•12m 27s
Crypto Wins A Key Battle in its War with the SEC
On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW covers:
Ledger turmoil
Stablecoin reserve shifts
Binance out in Australia
Binance total market share dips below 50%
SEC says Filecoin is a security
Judge rules Hinman emails can't be locked
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20/05/23•15m 8s
Crypto Allies Introduce Securities Clarity Act
Congressional Blockchain Caucus leaders Tom Emmer (R) and Darren Soto (D) have introduced the Securities Clarity Act, which is designed to ...well...give clarity on what tokens are securities and when. The crypto community has heralded it as simple, common sense, and potentially hugely positively impactful.
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19/05/23•15m 34s
Will the US Default on Its Debt? Circle Ditches Treasuries and Tether Buys BTC
Oh the irony. For most of the last few years, the US political establishment has been concerned about the risk that stablecoins might have for the mainstream financial system. This year, however, it's been the mainstream financial system wreaking havoc on stablecoins. On today's episode, NLW discusses Circle's move from longer-dated Treasuries to repo agreements, as well as Tether's new Bitcoin purchase plan.
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18/05/23•17m 0s
Ledger Recover Announcement Leads to Massive Crypto Uproar
Ledger announced a new program yesterday called "Ledger Recover" that has people feeling confused, betrayed, and angry. NLW explores what the uproar is about and what it says about the start of self-custody and self-sovereign values in the crypto industry.
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17/05/23•19m 16s
SEC Finally Responds to Coinbase Lawsuit
After ignoring a Coinbase request for rulemaking for 10 months, Coinbase sued the SEC, compelling a judge to compell the SEC to respond. In 36 pages of legalese, the SEC effectively said "we don't have to move any faster than we want and regulation by enforcement is fine."
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16/05/23•16m 40s
Binance Says "Bye" To Canada
On today's episode, NLW looks at Binance's troubled history with the Great White North, and explores to what extent their exit from Canada is a story about Binance or a story about Canada. Also Quadriga CX is finally returning to creditors at 13c on the dollar.
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15/05/23•14m 30s
The Utter Folly of Biden's Proposed Bitcoin Mining Tax
Today on Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Nic Carter's "The White House’s Bitcoin Mining Tax Undermines Itself"
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14/05/23•11m 42s
The IRS Says FTX Owes HOW Much!?
Today on The Breakdown its FTX's Insane tax bill and why 2022 won't leave us alone.
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13/05/23•14m 37s
Chamber of Commerce Says “The SEC’s actions are not just harmful policy; they are unlawful.”
On today's Breakdown, NLW catches up on:
A number of amicus briefs filed in support of Coinbase's lawsuit against the SEC
The Chamber of Commerce joins the fight
Reps McHenry and Huizenga pen another letter to SEC demanding information
Brad Sherman blasts GBTC in letter to SEC
DCG-Genesis in mediation after deal falls apart
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12/05/23•16m 5s
Congressional Gaslighting: For Crypto, the Partisan Ship Has Sailed
Another week, another crypto hearing, and this time the Democrats handed out talking points. NLW discusses how partisan the discourse around crypto and Bitcoin are becoming and assesses whether it is likely to be a winning political strategy.
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11/05/23•16m 16s
The 3 Blockers to Powell's Soft Landing
We got our report card today! Inflation surprised to the downside, coming in at 4.9%. NLW explores the reaction and why Powell still has three big barriers to getting his soft landing, including, notably, the debt ceiling negotiations.
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10/05/23•15m 29s
The Next Big Crypto Battle
..it's not BRC20. (At least not yet). Nope, it's the SEC's custody rule which is yet another attempt at a de-facto crypto ban through legal wrangling. The crypto industry, however, is not having it.
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09/05/23•17m 11s
Binance Says Lightning Support is Coming After Halting Withdrawals Around Bitcoin Fees
A busy weekend around the crypto space. On today's episode, NLW covers: Tl;DR on BRC-20
Binance halting withdrawals and announcing support for Lightning
DOJ targeting Binance around sanctions?
NYAG introduces even more sweeping crypto legislation
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08/05/23•18m 46s
The Global Role of Bitcoin
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads:
Reviving Argentina's Economy: Dollarization and Bitcoin as Catalysts for Change - Carlos Cardenas
The Fall of Bitcoin in the Central African Republic: Why This Legal Tender Experiment Failed - Jonathan Buck
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07/05/23•11m 51s
The End of Consensus Reality with Jon Askonas
One of the jarring but regular experiences of modern life is discovering that someone, perhaps even someone close to you, sees the world and the events that happened in it in a wildly different way from what your perception tells you happened. It can feel like we're all living in completely different realities. More and more, argues Catholic University Professor Jon Askonas, we are living in different realities. Jon is currently in the midst of a set of long-form explorations about the end of consensus reality for the New Atlantis journal. They explore how the internet came to fracture the perception of a common shared reality that was, it turns out, an artifact of a high centralized media apparatus during the 20th century. What lies on the other side of the end of consensus reality is the question. Is it a bad thing, or simply different? Will it necessarily engender new institutions? These are the questions Jon and NLW explore on today's episode. Enjoying this content?
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06/05/23•40m 38s
Venmo and Stripe Ramp Up on Crypto While Coinbase and Gemini Look Offshore
In this Friday edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the key events this week, including:
Biden's DAME tax
Coinbase and Gemini opening offshore derivatives exchanges
Court orders SEC to respond to Coinbase's lawsuit
Venmo and Strip expand crypto offerings
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05/05/23•15m 3s
Regional Bank Turmoil Accelerates as Fed Raises Again with "Hawkish Pause" on Horizon
First Republic failed this week. Did that mean Powell and the Fed would pause their hikes? Absolutely not. NLW covers the "Hawkish Pause" press conference and the 25 bps interest rate raise.
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04/05/23•14m 58s
Biden's DAME Mining Tax is an Attack on Bitcoin
The White House Council of Economic Advisors yesterday announced the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax. The proposed 30% tax on "cryptomining" would be a soft ban on mining in the USA according to crypto industry experts.
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03/05/23•16m 37s
The Suspicious Denial of Protego Trust: New York Magazine Finds Evidence of Operation Choke Point 2.0
Operation Choke Point 2.0 refers to the idea that there has been coordinated action by bank regulators to try to force crypto out of the system - something which the current administration strenuously denies. New York Magazine recently found more evidence than they might have believed for the effort.
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02/05/23•15m 36s
First Republic's Failure Shows the Limits of Fed Bank Programs
After an extended ordeal, beleaguered First Republic Bank has been seized and sold to JP Morgan Chase. NLW covers the build up, the specifics of the deal, and why the example of First Republic illustrates the limits of what the Fed can control. Enjoying this content?
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01/05/23•16m 39s
Don't Ban Crypto! The Case for Pro-Innovation Regulation
On this edition of Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads "The Case for Regulating, Not Banning, Crypto" by the Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith. The article is a response to the growing argument against regulation.
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30/04/23•15m 19s
Fighting the Regulatory Rugpull
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW breaks down:
Gary Gensler's latest cringey SEC video
Coinbase's Wells Notice response
Dual legislative hearings from Thursday
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29/04/23•14m 56s
First Republic is a Zombie Bank
All week there has been a high-stakes game of chicken as the Fed, FHLB, FDIC, big banks who pumped $30B into First Republic and FRC itself all try to figure out if this thing can survive. Is it headed for FDIC receievership? Is this how the Biden Admin signals it won't bail out everyone?
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28/04/23•16m 25s
Making the Lightning Network Noncustodial with Spiral's Steve Lee [Bitcoin Builders Excerpt]
Bitcoin Builders is The Breakdown Network's new show about the Cambrian explosion of creativity and entrepreneurial energy around Bitcoin and Lightning. In this excerpt from my recent interview with Spiral's Steve Lee, Steve discusses their work on the Lightning Developer Kit and their approach to making Lightning easier to use in a non custodial way.
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28/04/23•11m 20s
The Institutions Are Coming Back to Crypto
Deloitte has hundreds of jobs advertised around digital assets. Franklin Templeton just announced a major blockchain project with Polygon. Standard Chartered Bank is betting on $100k BTC in 2023. The institutions are back, baby.
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27/04/23•16m 28s
Binance Withdraws Voyager Offer as Coinbase Sues the SEC
Both of today's stories are, on some level, about US crypto politics. The first part of the show focuses on Binance US's beleagured and now withdrawn bid for the Voyager Digital assets. Despite a judge overruling US government objections, it appears Binance has decided it's more trouble than it's worth. Coinbase meanwhile, has filed suit against the SEC around that agencies failure to respond to a Coinbase petition filed last year to receive better clarity on which cryptoassets are securities and why.
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26/04/23•19m 14s
Raoul Pal Previews the Future: AI, Crypto, QE and the next Phase of Human Flourishing or Upheaval
Raoul Pal is the CEO of Real Vision. On this “Paradigm Shift” episode of The Breakdown, NLW and Raoul discuss:
Raoul’s concept of “The Everything Code” and “The Exponential Age”
Debt monetization
The multipollar world
De-dollarization
Money for a trustless world
AI and consensus reality
AI as the Biggest Disinflationary shock ever
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25/04/23•1h 43m
Where Bitcoin Fits as Argentina Faces a Dollar Shortage and 100%+ Inflation
Argentina has one of the highest inflation rates in the world, which some economists are estimating at 133% or more. The Argentine Peso also has one of the highest interest rates in the world. On this episode, NLW discusses recent turmoil at the central bank and where some Argentinian bitcoiners think Bitcoin fits into the solution.
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24/04/23•19m 48s
The EU Has Now Become the Global Crypto Regulatory Leader
On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:Why the EU Has MiCA and the US Has Securities Laws Confusion - Daniel Kuhn
Is Europe’s MiCA a Template for Global Crypto Regulation - Dea Markova
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23/04/23•14m 10s
Hasta La Vista, USA! Crypto Companies Look Abroad
This week Coinbase was on tour in the U.K. and also announced a new Bermuda license, through which it will supposedly soon announce a new derivatives offering. NLW recaps the contrast between the increasingly open arms from the rest of the world and the cold aggressive stance of U.S. regulators.
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22/04/23•14m 22s
A Landmark Moment for Crypto in Europe as MiCA Passes
With the passage of MiCA, Europe has jumped out ahead of the U.S. and other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating crypto.
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22/04/23•17m 53s
The Case for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation
Last year, the first crypto legislation was supposed to be common-sense rules for stablecoins. The two political parties couldn’t come together, however, and the legislation was scrapped. Now, the House Republicans have reintroduced a draft, and on Wednesday held a hearing that featured witnesses including the Blockchain Association’s Jake Chervinsky and stablecoin expert (and recent “The Breakdown” guest) Austin Campbell.
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21/04/23•19m 33s
Congress Grills Gensler on Anti-Crypto Stance
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has positioned himself as crypto’s biggest opponent in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, however, a House oversight hearing took Gensler to task for his regulation by enforcement and his inability or unwillingness to provide the crypto industry with clarity. But was it all just political theater?
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20/04/23•19m 51s