Will the Fed Shift Policy Due to Increasing Inflation?
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the Federal Open Markets Committee briefing coming up this afternoon and discusses what it might signal in terms of future monetary policy. The discussion includes: ...
17 Juni 202113min
Will a US Digital Dollar Protect Privacy?
The question of digital currencies is a question of power. On today’s episode, NLW explores that power in multiple dimensions: between states, between states and companies and within states with regar...
16 Juni 202117min
'Bat-Shit Crazy’ Paul Tudor Jones on the Fed, Inflation and Why He Recommends 5% in Bitcoin
Just when it seemed like the “Economic Empowerment” narrative coming out of El Salvador was poised to overtake the inflation/digital gold narrative, one of that viewpoint’s strongest advocates was bac...
15 Juni 202111min
Is Bitcoin a Trojan Horse for Freedom?
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” presents a reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s piece “Bitcoin Is a Trojan Horse for Freedom.” NLW contextualizes the piece with this week’s landmar...
13 Juni 202115min
Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Why the El Salvador news didn’t (immediately) impact bitcoin’s price How narratives set the tone for new entrants to the bitcoin mar...
12 Juni 202116min
An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the Community That Inspired El Salvador to Adopt the Bitcoin Standard
On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Mike Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach. Bitcoin Beach is a community project in El Salvador that has spent the last two years helping individuals and companies i...
12 Juni 202142min
The Empire Strikes Back: Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin
In a week so filled with the optimism coming out of El Salvador, of course there had to be another side of the story. On today’s episode, NLW looks at three examples of the existing power structure ...
11 Juni 202112min
El Salvador Made Bitcoin Legal Tender As President Bukele Casually Chatted on Twitter Spaces
Last night, El Salvador voted to pass the bill making Bitcoin legal tender. As representatives debated the bill, the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele and his brother and campaign manager Karim Bu...
10 Juni 202119min
