The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Cathie Wood on Why Central Banks Will Add Bitcoin to Their Balance Sheets

A discussion with the ARK founder on bitcoin, ESG and, of course, Elon Musk.

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A discussion with the ARK founder on bitcoin, ESG and, of course, Elon Musk.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.

Today’s special edition of “The Breakdown'' is a replay of NLW’s fireside chat with ARK’s Cathie Wood that premiered yesterday as a closing keynote at Consensus 2021. In this conversation, they discuss:

  • How macro going risk-off has impacted bitcoin
  • What was driving Elon’s about-face
  • China and “green” mining
  • Investing in technology innovation
  • Why ARK is investing in Ethereum
  • What role bitcoin plays in a world characterized by deflation rather than inflation

See also: Ark’s Cathie Wood Blames Crypto Crash on ‘ESG Movement’

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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.

Nathaniel Whittemore