The Global Role of Bitcoin
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads: Reviving Argentina's Economy: Dollarization and Bitcoin as Catalysts for Change - Carlos Cardenas The Fall of Bitcoin in the Central African Republic: ...
7 Maj 202311min
The End of Consensus Reality with Jon Askonas
One of the jarring but regular experiences of modern life is discovering that someone, perhaps even someone close to you, sees the world and the events that happened in it in a wildly different way fr...
6 Maj 202340min
Venmo and Stripe Ramp Up on Crypto While Coinbase and Gemini Look Offshore
In this Friday edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the key events this week, including: Biden's DAME tax Coinbase and Gemini opening offshore derivatives exchanges Court orders SEC to respo...
5 Maj 202315min
Regional Bank Turmoil Accelerates as Fed Raises Again with "Hawkish Pause" on Horizon
First Republic failed this week. Did that mean Powell and the Fed would pause their hikes? Absolutely not. NLW covers the "Hawkish Pause" press conference and the 25 bps interest rate raise. Enjoyin...
4 Maj 202314min
Biden's DAME Mining Tax is an Attack on Bitcoin
The White House Council of Economic Advisors yesterday announced the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax. The proposed 30% tax on "cryptomining" would be a soft ban on mining in the USA acco...
3 Maj 202316min
The Suspicious Denial of Protego Trust: New York Magazine Finds Evidence of Operation Choke Point 2.0
Operation Choke Point 2.0 refers to the idea that there has been coordinated action by bank regulators to try to force crypto out of the system - something which the current administration strenuously...
2 Maj 202315min
First Republic's Failure Shows the Limits of Fed Bank Programs
After an extended ordeal, beleaguered First Republic Bank has been seized and sold to JP Morgan Chase. NLW covers the build up, the specifics of the deal, and why the example of First Republic illustr...
1 Maj 202316min
Don't Ban Crypto! The Case for Pro-Innovation Regulation
On this edition of Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads "The Case for Regulating, Not Banning, Crypto" by the Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith. The article is a response to the growing argument against...
30 Apr 202315min
