When Currencies Fail: ‘Bitcoin’ Google Searches in Turkey Rise 400% as Lira Crashes
Today on the Brief: Nigeria central bank reversing stance on crypto ban? “The least responsible fiscal policy of the last 40 years” Scaramucci’s firm files fifth bitcoin ETF application Our mai...
23 Mar 202114min
Hal Finney’s ‘Bitcoin and Me’
On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads a BitcoinTalk forum from exactly eight years ago - Hal Finney’s “Bitcoin and Me.” The piece is about the origins of Bitcoin, and more broadly, life’s ...
21 Mar 20218min
Why Kentucky Is Trying to Become a Crypto Mining Hub
On this week’s Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW looks at: The beginning of the next institutional bitcoin wave NFT bubble signals Central bank policy changes Kentucky’s new pro-crypto legislation --...
20 Mar 20219min
How CBDCs Give ‘Absolute Control’ to Central Banks
Today on the Brief: China-U.S. talks U.S. spending coming back A virtual casino hiring IRL people Our main discussion looks at central bank digital currencies and why they’re so appealing for b...
20 Mar 202115min
Why a Norwegian Billionaire Is Betting on Bitcoin's Positive Environmental Potential
Today on the Brief Followup on the FOMC meeting $3.1M for an anonymous team Could we finally see a bitcoin ETF? Our main discussion: Aker ASA’s new Seetee bitcoin division. NLW explores: Why ...
19 Mar 202115min
Morgan Stanley Is First Big Bank Offering Bitcoin to Wealthy Clients
Today on the Brief: What markets want from the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting eToro’s $10B SPAC The latest on Coinbase’s IPO Our main discussion: Morgan Stanley set to become the first big bank ...
17 Mar 202112min
Ray Dalio on Dumb Dollar Debt, Bitcoin Controls and the Coming Assault on Capitalism
Today on The Breakdown, NLW reviews Ray Dalio’s latest essay, looking at: The six reasons why it doesn’t make sense to hold bonds anymore Why holding bonds is especially troubling in the concept of...
17 Mar 202120min
Survey: Americans Could Spend Up to $40B in Stimulus Payments on Bitcoin
Today on the Brief: Bitcoin’s $60,000 weekend price brings out the angry bears India’s mixed signals on a crypto ban Tesla’s new Master of Coin Our main discussion: A new $1.9 trillion stimulu...
16 Mar 202115min
