Bitcoin Is the ‘No Heroes’ Asset
If you thought last week’s Elon intrigue was over, think again. This weekend saw an absolute showdown at the bitcoin corral, with Musk seriously losing his cool. In this episode, NLW explores the tuss...
18 Mai 202118min
Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Alex Gladstein’s latest piece, “Check Your Financial Privilege.” It follows the stories of people in three African nations who paint a very different pi...
16 Mai 202131min
Vitalik vs. Dog Money: Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses: Why the Elon Musk issue is really one of power and audience What the Colonial Pipeline attack reveals about our critical infrastruc...
15 Mai 202112min
Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into Binance Could Be Good for Bitcoin
Today on the Brief: More chaos from Elon Musk Hedge funds moving into DeFi? Tether reserve attestations Our main discussion looks at recent revelations of investigations by the Department of Jus...
15 Mai 202114min
Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal
Crypto Twitter exploded last night when Elon Musk announced Tesla was backtracking and would no longer be accepting bitcoin as payment for cars. The debate came fast and furious about whether this was...
14 Mai 202114min
46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 13 Years
Today on the Brief: SEC throws cold water on bitcoin ETF dreams MoneyGram brings bitcoin for cash to 12,000 locations (for a hefty fee) Palantir considering adding bitcoin to balance sheet Our m...
13 Mai 202111min
Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency? Investing Legend Stanley Druckenmiller Thinks So
Last year, hedge fund gurus like Paul Tudor Jones set off the wave of institutional bitcoin buying by cementing the narrative of bitcoin as an inflation hedge. Today, one of those investors - Stanley ...
11 Mai 202112min
If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to Start Calling It Inflation
Today on the Brief: Elon Musk saves an SNL flop with a dogecoin satellite Growing interest in Ethereum UBS explores offering crypto to wealthy clients Our main discussion:The Wall Street Journ...
11 Mai 202114min
