The Breakdown

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  For the first time in eight months, the year-over-year rate of inflation did not increase in April. In March, headline inflation hit 8.5% whi...

13 Touko 202217min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  For those interested, here is the famous phrase referenced in the title: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%A8s_moi,_le_d%C3%A9luge Today,...

12 Touko 202220min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  Yesterday was one for the history books. NLW discusses the shifting macro setup as markets start to move from concern around inflation to con...

11 Touko 202219min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  One of the key themes in the bitcoin (BTC) and crypto industry in 2022 is engagement from governments and the key financial institutions of t...

10 Touko 202216min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:   Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work - JP Koning Matt Taibbi, PayPal's Deplatforming and...

8 Touko 202215min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  It’s only been a year since people were able to mint a bored looking ape NFT for about $200. But in that year, the company behind the Bored A...

7 Touko 202216min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  In today’s interview, NLW talks with Vance Spencer, co-founder of Framework Ventures and Framework Labs, about DeFi, crypto investing, the so...

7 Touko 202253min

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.  Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at this week’s FOMC meeting. The Fed increased the Federal Funds Rate target by the anticipated 50 basis ...

6 Touko 202212min