What the Silvergate Death Spiral Means for the Crypto Industry
In today's episode, NLW discusses Silvergate Bank's painful collapse. In order to understand the industry's banking resources, he examines where the bank came from, why it became important to the indu...
3 Mars 202317min
The Vise Tightens on SBF as Former FTX Engineering Head Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty
The latest big news, in the wake of FTX's collapse: Nishad Singh, former head of engineering, has pleaded guilty to six charges as well as a “no contest” to civil charges from the Securities and Excha...
2 Mars 202314min
NFT’s Biggest Company Is Coming to Bitcoin Ordinals
In today’s episode, aside from fist-shaking at SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, NLW discusses an announcement from Bored Ape Yacht Club creator, Yuga Labs, that it is creating a generative art collection fo...
1 Mars 202316min
Gary Gensler, Bitcoin and the Bad-Faith SEC
Ah, the industry was once so hopeful about Gary Gensler’s appointment to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Yet, as the years have progressed he has become the industry's most aggressive antagoni...
28 Feb 202316min
Central Bankers Triumphantly Declare Fiat to Have Beaten Crypto
Today on “Long Reads Sunday”: Travis Kling on why we haven’t won yet Cosmo Crixter – An Open Letter to Agustin Carstens Brendan Malone – The real problems of central banking Enjoying this con...
26 Feb 202314min
Bank Regulators Say ‘No Operation Choke Point 2.0! Seriously! Believe Us!’
Apparently all our angry howling worked. This week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, while nominally spe...
25 Feb 202315min
Class-Action Lawsuit Accusing Digital Basketball Cards of Being Securities Allowed to Proceed
On today’s episode, NLW covers the ruling of a federal judge in New York allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Dapper Labs for allegedly offering unregistered securities. He also covers a...
25 Feb 202314min
5 Takeaways From Coinbase's 'Base' Layer 2 Chain Launch
In this episode, NLW examines Coinbase's announcement of its new layer 2 chain, paying particular attention to: Exchanges moving from layer 1s to layer 2s No token Wall Street not getting ...
24 Feb 202317min
