Could the European Energy Crisis Become a Debt Crisis?

A discussion as Russia keeps the Nord Stream pipeline closed after planned maintenance.

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ABOUT

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.

On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the latest in the European energy crisis, including:

Gazprom keeping the Nord Stream pipeline closed
Russian officials saying the reason for the closure is sanctions
Energy bailout plans crystalizing in Germany and the U.K.

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “Razor Red” by Sam Barsh and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: Itsanan Sampuntarat/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.