
A Simple Explanation of DeFi and Yield Farming Using Actual Human Words
Today on the Brief: US Gov’t forces China’s Houston consulate to close US previously-owned housing market grows 20.7% May to June Insider stock selling reaches record levels Our main discussion:...
23 Jul 202027min

Is the Fed About to Start Promoting Inflation?
Today on the Brief: EU leaders agree on $2 billion stimulus package LinkedIn job cuts show weakness in the professional sector Has DeFi jumped the shark? Our main discussion: The Fed’s changing ...
22 Jul 202016min

What Is GPT-3 and Should We Be Terrified?
Today on the Brief: Mastercard, Standard Chartered and PayPal all deepen their engagement with crypto Japan inches closer to a central bank digital currency The real estate “doom trade” opens up ...
21 Jul 202021min

Are Stablecoins Eurodollars 2.0? Long Reads Sunday
On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, we look at two essays about stablecoins previously published on CoinDesk. The first is called “USD Stablecoins Are Surging, but Zero Interest Rates Complicate Busi...
19 Jul 202014min

Social Media Is Democracy’s Faultline: The Breakdown Weekly Recap
On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW explores: No-volatility bitcoin and DeFi’s big quarter An uptick in central bank currency action PayPal crypto confirmation A China-U.S. rhetoric flare up...
18 Jul 202010min

What If the Too-Strong Dollar Is a Solved Problem? Feat. Jon Turek
Today on the Brief: The latest information in the Twitter hack Thailand starts using its central bank digital currency Treasury Secretary Mnuchin calls on Congress for more funds Our main conve...
18 Jul 20201h 4min

No, the Twitter Hack Wasn't about Bitcoin
Today on the Brief: Adjustment to bank profits in anticipation of growing debt delinquency The lowest decrease in jobless claims since March A boost in retail spending Today’s main discussion...
17 Jul 202030min

A Primer on the US and China's 'New Cold War'
No geopolitical relationship will shape the world over the coming decade as much as that of the U.S. and China. A day after President Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act enabling sanctions on th...
16 Jul 202026min






















