The 2nd Biggest Bank Failure In American History: Silicon Valley Bank Is No More
Just days after Silvergate announced an orderly winding down, Silicon Valley Bank has come to a very disorderly end. Today, California regulators stepped in to put the bank in FDIC receivership. NLW e...
11 Mar 202317min
The Real Reasons Silvergate Collapsed
Beleaguered Silvergate Bank has announced that it will be winding down. NLW examines whether the turn of events is due to banking crypto companies, specific business decisions made by Silvergate or a ...
10 Mar 202318min
Fed’s Powell Brings the Dog and Pony Show to DC for the Semiannual Monetary Policy Review
In today's episode, NLW looks at the macro as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discusses monetary policy this week before Senate and House of Representatives banking committees. The markets are bet...
9 Mar 202315min
Fireworks in the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Lawsuit as Judge Visibly Rattles SEC Attorney
Last year, Grayscale, a CoinDesk sister company, filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission after its proposal to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a bitcoin spot exchange-traded...
8 Mar 202318min
Are the WSJ Articles on Binance and Tether ‘Trial by Press’?
Today, NLW discusses recent Wall Street Journal articles about Tether using fraudulent bank accounts to access banking services and private chat threads from former Binance employees arguing that Bina...
7 Mar 202313min
Crypto’s Center of Gravity Is Shifting Away from the U.S.
On this “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: The Future of Crypto Markets Will Be Driven by Developments in the East - Noelle Acheson Keep Crypto in America - Emily Parker - “The Breakdown” is...
5 Mar 202320min
The Hole on the FTX Balance Sheet Remains Gaping
In this week's “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the latest from the FTX bankruptcy estate and stirrings that Democrats in Congress aren't fond of SEC Chair Gary Gensler's regulatory methods. Enjoying thi...
4 Mar 202316min
With Congress Impotent, Courts Are the Only Option for Fighting SEC Overreach
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW discusses Silvergate, a scathing open letter from three U.S. senators to Binance and whether courts can stop an overreaching Securities and Exchange Commission. Enjoying...
4 Mar 202315min
