BREAKDOWN: The US Government's Mixed Signals on Digital Currency Privacy
To look at the US Government, it is the best of times and the worst of times for personal financial privacy. On the one hand, in comments before the Senate Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secr...
13 Feb 202021min
BREAKDOWN: Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to tal...
12 Feb 202018min
BREAKDOWN: Muneeb Ali Explains Blockstack's Big Bet on Bitcoin
Last week, Blockstack announced a new proposal through which node operators would be rewarded in bitcoin. The concept behind Proof of Transfer is that, for the cryptoasset ecosystem to run, electricit...
11 Feb 202032min
BREAKDOWN: On the Frontlines of the SEC Safe Harbor Proposal With CoinList CoFounder Andy Bromberg
Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposed Rule 195 to give token projects a 3 year safe harbor. This proposed period would allow them to distribute tokens without fear of violating securities...
10 Feb 202023min
LTB!: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?
The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the US tax treatment of "Virtual Currencies" and how scams find a home w...
9 Feb 202052min
BREAKDOWN: Kraken’s Dan Held on What’s Different About Bitcoin at $10K This Time
Bitcoin is on a 7 week upward trend. Having already smashed through its $9,000 Vegeta memes, it is now inching closer towards $10k. On this episode, @nlw is joined by Kraken’s Dan Held to discuss how...
7 Feb 202025min
BREAKDOWN: The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment
That’s the way Meltem Demirors described Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s remarks at Stanford yesterday. For the first time, the Fed has said that it is actively researching and experimenting ...
6 Feb 202017min
BREAKDOWN: What All These VC Deals and Acquisitions Say About the State of the Crypto Markets
If venture investments and acquisitions provide a window into the sentiment in markets, boy did we get a big dose of information today. Today we look at investments in the world’s best known develope...
5 Feb 202020min
