BREAKDOWN: Gaming as a Tool of Economic Empowerment
A new essay argues player-driven digital economies create new economic opportunities. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. The broader crypto sector encompasses more than just policies and price action...
1 Aug 202112min
SOB: Digging Into El Salvador's Bitcoin Bill
El Salvador’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender shocked the world. Soon, the dust will settle and catchy headlines will become real, lived experiences for Salvadorans. Join hosts Adam B. Levine, A...
31 Jul 202150min
BREAKDOWN: Crypto Allies Rally and Race to Fix the Infrastructure Bill
With the infrastructure bill moving closer to passage, can crypto companies and their allies in government roll back the most dangerous provisions? This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode ...
31 Jul 202115min
BREAKDOWN: BlockFi’s Lead Investor Bows Out Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
Investors are becoming wary as Vermont becomes the fourth state to scrutinize BlockFi. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on the Brief: Robinhood's underperforming IPO and settlement battles ...
30 Jul 202113min
BREAKDOWN: The Senate Shoves a Dangerous, Last-Minute $28B Crypto Provision Into the Infrastructure Bill
The bipartisan bill contains potential impacts to crypto intermediaries. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. First, on the Brief: U.S. growth last quarter performing under economists’ expectations R...
29 Jul 202113min
BREAKDOWN: How Decentralized Is DeFi?
Uniswap’s removal of a set of assets from its interface has the community asking just how decentralized is the platform. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW add...
28 Jul 202115min
BREAKDOWN: US Senate Banking Committee Asks ‘What Are Cryptocurrencies Good For?’
Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren paint bitcoin’s populism as phony marketing. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on the Brief: Exchanges leaving China Binance looking to replace CZ with a r...
27 Jul 202115min
BREAKDOWN: Are Amazon Rumors Behind Bitcoin’s Biggest Surge in Months?
This weekend’s upward market movements could have come from a variety of driving forces. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Crypto’s green weekend was the biggest surge in recent months. On this epis...
26 Jul 202114min
