The Mystery of the $8 Billion Ancient Bitcoin Whale
Over 80,000 Bitcoin, untouched since 2011 and now worth $8 billion, suddenly moved this holiday weekend, sparking wild theories—from secret whales to quantum hacks. NLW explores the intrigue, risks, a...
8 Juli 202513min
Stablecoins and Streaming Money
On this Long Read Sunday, NLW explores two transformative essays about how stablecoins and AI agents are set to reshape money. Paul Brody explains why financial streaming via stablecoins could free up...
6 Juli 202516min
A Mid-Year Bitcoin Check-In
We're halfway through a wild year for Bitcoin and crypto, with treasury companies stacking sats, ETFs finally breaking through, and Robinhood diving deep into tokenization. Amid a noisy debate on mark...
3 Juli 202512min
Robinhood and Kraken Bet Big on Tokenized Stocks
Robinhood just unveiled major plans to offer tokenized stocks—including SpaceX and OpenAI—on their own Ethereum L2 blockchain, potentially reshaping private and public markets. NLW explores how Robinh...
2 Juli 202512min
Trump Eyes Fed Shake-Up as Markets Brace for Cuts
Speculation swirls around who could replace Jerome Powell as Trump hints at naming a new Fed chair early—potentially upending central bank independence. NLW breaks down the leading contenders, market ...
1 Juli 202513min
Is Tokenization the 3rd Leg of this Bull Market?
This Long Read Sunday explores the rise of tokenization in financial markets. NLW reads and analyzes a piece from Galaxy’s Thomas Cowan on how stablecoins, tokenized money market funds, and on-chain s...
1 Juli 202510min
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
In this week’s Friday Five, NLW unpacks a major shift in crypto policy: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been ordered to treat crypto as mortgage-worthy assets—a milestone in crypto’s integration into ...
29 Juni 202522min
Crypto Mortgages Are Here
A sweeping look at crypto's mainstream march. From Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac counting crypto toward mortgage applications to the SEC signaling ETF redemption upgrades and SoFi relaunching crypto serv...
27 Juni 202511min
