The Biggest Stories in Crypto and Macro in 2021
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW previews the forthcoming “End of Year Extravaganza” by answering the same questions he’ll be asking a dozen guests in the ...
18 Des 202112min
The Statistics That Defined Bitcoin and Crypto in 2021
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today’s episode digs through two excellent end-of-year reports from Messari and The Block to curate a set of numbers and statistics that tell the story of the ma...
18 Des 202114min
What the Fed’s ‘Hawkish’ Turn Means for Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Yesterday in the wake of the FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve signaled a hawkish turn. Asset purchases will be tapered at twice the speed, and the Fed is now ant...
17 Des 202115min
The Senate’s Arguments Against Stablecoins
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the recent U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing on stablecoins. More contentious than the previous week’s House Financi...
16 Des 202112min
Just How Bearish Are the Bitcoin and Crypto Communities?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at a few explanations for the current bearish sentiment turn, including: A belief that a bubble is finally bursting A large...
15 Des 202116min
11 Years Ago Today, Satoshi Disappeared
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Eleven years ago, on Dec. 13, 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto posted on the BitcoinTalk forum for the last time. He would pop up in emails here and there for a few more mo...
14 Des 202114min
Can DAOs Be a 10X Improvement for Fundraising?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this week’s “Long Read’s Sunday,” NLW looks at DAOs and their benefits over traditional fundraising, reading: “DAOs and the Next Crowdfunding Gold Rush” by...
13 Des 202110min
The 10 (Other) Most Crypto Influential
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. CoinDesk has just completed its list of 2021’s 50 Most Influential people. On today’s episode, NLW shares that list, and then adds brief commentary on 10 more pe...
11 Des 202113min
