What the $1.9T Stimulus Means for Bitcoin
COVID-19 sent the money printer into overdrive. With the newly signed $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the total spent on pandemic relief in the U.S. exceeds $6 trillion, more than WWII’s inflation-adjust...
13 Mar 202113min
A Beeple Artwork Just Sold for $69M: NFT Bubble or Everything Bubble?
Everyone paying attention knew that Beeple’s Christie’s auction was likely going to set a new high water mark for NFT sales. Fewer would have guessed that it would lead to the third-highest auction pr...
12 Mar 202115min
Why the CEO of New York Life Just Joined the Board of One of Bitcoin's Fastest-Growing Companies
Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the news from the past few days, looking at: NFTs heating up – and capturing some negative attention in the process Infrastructure acquisitions and M&A hea...
11 Mar 202117min
The World’s Most Important Geopolitical Fault Lines, Feat. Tracy Shuchart
On today’s episode, NLW is joined by investor and FinTwit star Tracy Shuchart. On the show, they discuss: The world’s most important geopolitical fault lines, from the Middle East to China The earl...
10 Mar 202147min
No, the Digital Dollar Won't Kill Bitcoin
On today’s episode, NLW provides a 101-style overview of central bank digital currencies, looking at: Why governments are interested in CBDCs Why Facebook’s libra announcement accelerated CBDC deve...
9 Mar 202114min
What Governments Should Do in the Coming Global Monetary Competition
On today’s episode, NLW reads Balaji Srinivasan’s essay “How India Legalizes Crypto.” NLW argues that while India’s proposed crypto ban is nominally the focus, the implications are much bigger and hav...
7 Mar 202130min
22% of Goldman Sachs Wealthiest Clients Think Bitcoin Will Reach $100,000+ in 12 Months
On this edition of The Breakdown’s weekly recap, NLW looks at: Whether bitcoin is being caught up in the larger macro volatility The latest NFT shenanigans including a burned IRL Banksy The latest...
6 Mar 202111min
Macro 101: Bonds, the Fed and Money Printing, Feat. Delphi Digital’s Kevin Kelly
What are Treasury bonds? Why does it matter how they’re doing? Does the Federal Reserve actually print money? What’s the difference between quantitative easing and yield curve control? Bitcoin unden...
6 Mar 202151min
