The Banking System Broke; Will That Force a Fed Pivot?
At this point, markets are racing to figure out what they believe the recent spate of U.S. bank failures means for monetary policy. Will the Federal Reserve stay the course? Will it be forced to pivot...
15 Mar 202316min
Even Barney Frank Thinks Signature Was Shut Down to Send an Anti-Crypto Message
On Sunday, as government authorities announced that Silicon Valley Bank depositors would be protected, they added that the New York Department of Financial Services would be shuttering Signature Bank....
14 Mar 202320min
We Pushed Semiconductors Offshore; Are We Doing the Same to Crypto?
On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads: Semiconductors: A Cautionary Tale by Sheila Warren The SEC’s Other Option by TuongVy Le SEC Bitcoin ETF Dissent - Commissioner Hester Peirce and Commi...
12 Mar 202316min
The Government Game Plan: Call Ether a Security, Tax the Crap Out of Bitcoin Mining
What a week. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW updates on the Silicon Valley Bank situation, discusses the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit against KuCoin that claims ether is a security a...
11 Mar 202316min
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
