The Bitcoin VC Who Just Infuriated The Bitcoin World
If you've ever interacted with hardcore Bitcoin maximalists you might find some of them, at least, to be... abrasive. And it's not just no-coiners who are the target of their scorn. The real enemies a...
14 Juli 20221h 1min
Josh Younger Explains Why the Bond Market Has Been So Volatile
The market for US Treasuries is arguably one of the most important and liquid markets in the world. But it's been experiencing a number of hiccups in recent years, such as the sudden selloff of March ...
11 Juli 202247min
The Moment a Most Famous Dotcom Millionaire Knew the Party Was Over
The first real explosive Internet IPO was a company called TheGlobe.com. It was kind of a proto-social networking/message board site, and on the day it went public in 1998, its shares soared 606%. Its...
7 Juli 202246min
Admiral Stavridis on a Plan to Get Ukrainian Wheat Out of a Warzone
Inflation was running hot even before Russia invaded Ukraine, but disruption in Europe's bread basket certainly hasn't helped matters and there are now plenty of warnings that a global food shortage c...
4 Juli 202234min
How to Spot a Fraud When Everyone's Against You
'Markets can stay irrational for longer than you can stay solvent' is a classic maxim for investors, but it holds true for journalists too. In this episode, we speak with the Financial Times's Dan McC...
1 Juli 202249min
Jigar Shah on the DOE's Role In Accelerating The Energy Transition
The situation in energy right now seems bleak. But while everyone is focused on the high price of gasoline, or the frailty of the electrical grid, advances are still being made to decarbonize, and mak...
30 Juni 202255min
Jay Newman on the Coming Crisis for Emerging Markets
There are a lot of challenges facing emerging markets right now. For a start, the dollar has been pretty strong, heaping pressure on governments that have borrowed in a foreign currency. Meanwhile, en...
27 Juni 202247min
The Behind-the-Scenes Mess Now Facing the VC Industry
There's a fairly linear relationship between what's going on in the stock market and what's going on in the world of venture capital and private tech investing. When tech stocks plunge and the IPO win...
23 Juni 202254min
