The Breakdown

With a set of recent actions, the FDIC has completely reversed its aggressive anti-crypto campaign, nearly two years to the day after Nic Carter first termed it "Operation Chokepoint 2.0." In this epi...

7 Feb 202520min

SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce, long a holdout stalwart for the crypto industry, is now empowered to lead policy via the SEC's new Crypto Task Force. In a recent speech, she laid out the group's speci...

6 Feb 202511min

.....or is that just insane wishful thinking? NLW explores the latest Trump executive action. Once again, mainstream economic wisdom is skeptical, but should we reserve judgement until we see the spec...

5 Feb 202511min

The Trump Tariffs broke absolutely everyone's mind this weekend. Most, frankly, didn't see the logic and even those with a pro-Tariff bent were surprised at the direction and scale of the move. NLW ar...

4 Feb 202521min

A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/28/investing-crypto-tech-robinhood-stock-market/ https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/01/30/put-securities-on-cha...

2 Feb 202517min

Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday 1.31.25 Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With tr...

1 Feb 202529min

NLW rattles off a slate of forward-looking news that shows where Bitcoin and crypto are headed in a new regulatory context. He specifically hones in on Robinhood's push for stock tokenization as a way...

31 Jan 202512min

It might have been the world's most predictable Fed meeting when it came to interest rates, but there was a decided shift in tone from Fed Chair Jerome Powell when it came to the Fed's stance on crypt...

31 Jan 202517min