BREAKDOWN: Social Media Is Democracy's Faultline... The Breakdown Weekly Recap
From PayPal crypto confirmed to action in central bank digital currencies, these were six themes shaping the week. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. On this edition of the Weekly R...
18 Jul 202011min
BREAKDOWN: What If the Too-Strong Dollar Is a Solved Problem? Feat. Jon Turek
Finance writer Jon Turek argues that between Federal Reserve swap lines, Europe stabilization and a few other factors, the strong dollar problem may be (temporarily) solved. This episode is sponsored ...
17 Jul 20201h 5min
BREAKDOWN: No, the Twitter Hack Wasn't About Bitcoin
The motivations and implications of a hack that had everyone from Coinbase to Kanye shilling a scam for bitcoin. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. Today on the Brief: Adjustment ...
16 Jul 202031min
BREAKDOWN: A Primer on the US and China’s 'New Cold War'
No geopolitical relationship will shape the world over the coming decade as much as that of the U.S. and China. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. A day after President Trump signe...
15 Jul 202027min
BREAKDOWN: Why Are Execs of Bankrupt Companies Being Rewarded With Millions?
Today on the Brief: A followup on Tesla, corporate earnings and PayPal’s crypto ambitions New COVID-19 shutdowns in California Small businesses on the brink This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp...
14 Jul 202024min
BREAKDOWN: The Real Story Behind $TSLA's Rally
Today on the Brief: Wall Street quarterly earnings season opens Investor flock to higher-yielding Chinese government bonds Bitcoin whales go down but other types of HODLers go up This episode is s...
13 Jul 202023min
BREAKDOWN: Does COVID-19 Have The World Rethinking Dollar Supremacy?
On this episode of Long Reads Sunday, we look at Professor Stephen S. Roach’s piece “The Covid Shock To The Dollar.” This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. In it, he argues: Americans ...
12 Jul 202010min
LEIGH: What a Bitcoin Researcher Says About Lightning
In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and Chaincode Labs researcher Clara Shikhelman talk about bitcoin and what attracted them to it. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. A...
12 Jul 202026min
