Why Is September So Bad for Bitcoin?
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the historic weakness in the bitcoin market in the month of September. He examines: The numbers that show how persistent this trend has been Some anecdotal ex...
21 Sep 202114min
Why a CBDC Would Make the Fed’s Job Miserable
A reading of JP Koning’s essay for Coindesk “Are Central Bankers Ready for Payments Theater?” Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620...
19 Sep 202111min
Securities Regulators in Texas, New Jersey and Alabama Go After Celsius
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: The latest in China’s Evergrande crisis Texas and New Jersey target Celsius on their lending products Bitcoin adoption in Laos A...
19 Sep 202111min
Is China’s Evergrande Crisis a Global Systemic Risk?
Today’s show is a look at one of the most important but under-discussed macro events in the world today: the crisis surrounding China’s massive real estate developer Evergrande. The company’s share pr...
18 Sep 202117min
Laos Does About-Face on Bitcoin to Attract China’s Mining-Ban Refugees
Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” looks at a variety of topics covering the evolving relationships between states and digital currencies, including: Inner Mongolia’s fight to keep crypto mining out...
17 Sep 202111min
Free Markets vs. Investor Protections: The Latest from Warren and Gensler on Crypto
Today on The Breakdown, NLW examines SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s testimony yesterday in front of the Senate Banking Committee. He discusses: How some allies from the Infrastructure Bill put the screws ...
16 Sep 202120min
What Billions in Crypto Fund Raises Tells Us About the State of Markets
On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at an array of recent fund announcements, including: Dan Tapiero and 10T’s $750 million Pantera raising a $600 million fund Jump Capital announcing a...
15 Sep 202115min
Of Course Walmart Isn't Accepting Litecoin
At 9:30 a.m. ET, a press release from “Walmart Inc” dropped today claiming that the company was partnering with Litecoin to begin accepting the 2016-era crypto darling at its retail locations. The new...
14 Sep 202114min
