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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

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Hasta La Vista, U.S.! Crypto Companies Look Abroad
A Landmark Moment for Crypto in Europe as MiCA Passes
The Case for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation

The Case for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation

Apr 20, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Congress Grills Gensler on Anti-Crypto Stance
Coinbase Says Without Regulatory Clarity It Will Be Forced to Leave the U.S.
The House Finally Introduces a Stablecoin Bill, but Will Crypto Opponents Even Come to the Table?
The Latest New York Times Bitcoin Mining Hit Piece Is a Monument to Intellectual Laziness
Will Withdrawals Drive a New Institutional Ethereum Narrative?
Sergey Nazarov on Why the World Needs a New Model of (Cryptographic) Trust
An AI Primer for Bitcoiners

An AI Primer for Bitcoiners

Apr 13, 2023, 9:08 p.m.
Inflation Drops Most In 2 Years, but Not Everyone Is Buying It
Bitcoin’s Rally to $30K Being Driven by Good Old-Fashioned Spot BTC Buying
Announcing The Breakdown Network and 'Bitcoin Builders'
Everyone Is Talking About De-Dollarization but Is There Anything to It?
Traders Shifting to Tether and BTC Are Voting Against the U.S.
Are Real-World Assets (RWA) the Next Big Crypto Narrative?
Is Crypto Already Soft-Banned in the U.S.?
Is the Banking Crisis Really Over?

Is the Banking Crisis Really Over?

Apr 5, 2023, 8:41 p.m.
Interpol, Elon-DOGE and the Latest Crypto Controversy
What OPEC's Surprise Oil Production Cuts Have to Do With De-Dollarization
The U.S. Government Attack on Crypto Certainly Seems Coordinated
The USA’s Crypto Loss Is Hong Kong and China’s Crypto Gain
Elizabeth Warren Has Declared War on Crypto
The RESTRICT Act Isn’t About Banning TikTok, It's About Expanding Government Powers
The Evidence for Operation Choke Point 2.0, With Nic Carter
The CFTC Sues Binance, but Is It Regulatory Turf War?
Are Deutsche Bank and Charles Schwab Actually in Trouble or Is It Just Market Fears?
Why We’ll Remember This Banking Crisis as a Turning Point for Bitcoin
Safe Haven From Banks? Bitcoin’s New Narrative Comes Into View
The Fed Hikes, Credit Tightens and Commercial Real Estate Looks Like the Next Problem for Banks
The SEC Finally Picks a Fight With Someone Who Can Fight Back
Just How Sound Is the Global Banking System? Featuring Ram Ahluwalia
The FDIC Is Exploring How to Insure All U.S. Bank Deposits
Was UBS Buying Credit Suisse Just ‘Soft Nationalization’?
Bitcoin Was Created for Times Like These
A Real-Time History of the Crypto Banking Crisis, With Austin Campbell
The 5 Key Bitcoin Building Themes, With Wolf Lightning Accelerator CEO Kelly Brewster
Apparently, U.S. Regulated Banks Are Riskier Than Stablecoins
Is Credit Suisse the Next Banking Domino?
The Banking System Broke; Will That Force a Fed Pivot?
Even Barney Frank Thinks Signature Was Shut Down to Send an Anti-Crypto Message
We Pushed Semiconductors Offshore; Are We Doing the Same to Crypto?
The Government Game Plan: Call Ether a Security, Tax the Crap Out of Bitcoin Mining
The 2nd Biggest Bank Failure In American History: Silicon Valley Bank Is No More
The Real Reasons Silvergate Collapsed

The Real Reasons Silvergate Collapsed

Mar 9, 2023, 8:36 p.m.
Fed’s Powell Brings the Dog and Pony Show to DC for the Semiannual Monetary Policy Review
Fireworks in the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Lawsuit as Judge Visibly Rattles SEC Attorney
Are the WSJ Articles on Binance and Tether ‘Trial by Press’?
Crypto’s Center of Gravity Is Shifting Away from the U.S.
The Hole on the FTX Balance Sheet Remains Gaping
With Congress Impotent, Courts Are the Only Option for Fighting SEC Overreach
What the Silvergate Death Spiral Means for the Crypto Industry
The Vise Tightens on SBF as Former FTX Engineering Head Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty
NFT’s Biggest Company Is Coming to Bitcoin Ordinals
Gary Gensler, Bitcoin and the Bad-Faith SEC
Central Bankers Triumphantly Declare Fiat to Have Beaten Crypto
Bank Regulators Say ‘No Operation Choke Point 2.0! Seriously! Believe Us!’
Class-Action Lawsuit Accusing Digital Basketball Cards of Being Securities Allowed to Proceed
5 Takeaways From Coinbase's 'Base' Layer 2 Chain Launch
Is Custodia a ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ to the Fed’s War on Crypto Banking?
Narrative Watch: Hong Kong Nudges Towards Legalizing Crypto Trading for Retail
How to Fight Back Against Rogue Regulators
Why the Newly Proposed Custody Rule Could Represent a De Facto Ban on Crypto
Is the SEC’s Terra Lawsuit Trying to Set Precedent That Stablecoins Are Securities?
Why Bitcoin Rallied 11% on Wednesday

Why Bitcoin Rallied 11% on Wednesday

Feb 16, 2023, 11:27 p.m.
Regulators Only Have Themselves to Blame for Crypto Not Being Better Regulated
Slightly Hot Inflation Print Probably Won’t Change the Fed’s Perspective
The Latest Front in the Crypto Wars Is Binance-Paxos and BUSD
Are Ordinals Sneakily a Boon to Bitcoin Security?
‘A Paternalistic and Lazy Regulator’: What the SEC-Kraken Staking Settlement Means for Crypto
Python Politics Part 2: Operation Choke Point 2.0 Begins
Python Politics Part 1: The US Government's Slow Squeeze on Crypto via the Banking System
Here Comes ‘Britcoin’

Here Comes ‘Britcoin’

Feb 8, 2023, 8:04 p.m.
The Fed’s Hawkish Walk Back

The Fed’s Hawkish Walk Back

Feb 7, 2023, 8:15 p.m.
Would a Genesis/DCG Deal With Creditors End the Crypto Contagion?
Why Crypto Fundraising Could Be in for a Painful Winter
The Tragedy of Lebanon’s Currency Devaluation
Is the Narrative Around ESG and Bitcoin Mining Shifting?
Jerome Powell Finally Believes He Might Actually Get His Soft Landing
A Primer on the Debate Around Ordinal Inscriptions, aka Bitcoin NFTs
Independent Examiner Excoriates Celsius as a Ponzi
Hawks vs. Bulls: The Fed Clashes With Optimistic Investors
Is 2023 the Year the US Gets Serious About Protecting Privacy?
What’s Next for NFTs?

What’s Next for NFTs?

Jan 28, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Commingling Customer Funds? Binance Under Scrutiny for B-Token Wallet
'We Want to Make Sure America Is the Place for Innovation in FinTech'
Here Comes Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining
Up 40% YTD, Bitcoin Is 2023’s Best-Performing Asset
Does Crypto Have a Banking Problem?

Does Crypto Have a Banking Problem?

Jan 23, 2023, 10:03 p.m.
The Future of Crypto Isn’t With Wall Street
What Davos Thinks of Crypto

What Davos Thinks of Crypto

Jan 21, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Genesis Files for Chapter 11

Genesis Files for Chapter 11

Jan 20, 2023, 8:21 p.m.
Would a Genesis Bankruptcy Actually Be Good for Crypto?
Bitz Who Now? Department of Justice Takes Down Russian Exchange Bitzlato
Bitcoin at $21K: Bull Trap or Ooo Baby We're Back?
The Legacy of Aaron Swartz 10 Years Later
The SEC Sues Gemini/Genesis as SBF Starts a Blog
How Big a Deal Was Binance’s Previous $1B BUSD Collateral Gap?
Will Negative Inflation Prompt a Shift in Fed Policy?
DCG Responds as Gemini Accuses Company of Fraud
The Fed’s Interest Rate Message Is Clear: Get to 5% and Keep It There
The SEC and DOJ Are Reportedly Investigating DCG
Where Bitcoin Mining Goes From Here

Where Bitcoin Mining Goes From Here

Jan 8, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Is Political Gridlock Good for Crypto?
The Crypto Reckoning Continues

The Crypto Reckoning Continues

Jan 6, 2023, 10:04 p.m.
The Fed Is Scared of Stock Market Animal Spirits
SBF Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set for October
On Bitcoin’s 14th Birthday, the Gemini-DCG War of Words Heats Up
Bitcoin Is Optimism, With Alex Gladstein
Mike Dudas on Crypto Community Resilience
Muneeb Ali on the Future of Bitcoin Building
Sam Abbassi on Why Proof of Reserves Matters Now
The New Crypto Policy Blueprint, With Kristin Smith
Why Bitcoin Is Thriving, With Alyse Killeen
The Top 10 Things That Happened in Bitcoin 2022
Ryan Selkis on the Crypto Outlook for 2023
Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison Plead Guilty to Fraud as SBF Lands In US
Why Are a Dead Guy's Crypto Coins Moving?
Elon Bans Journalists, Kills Spaces and Asks if He Should Quit
Audit Firms Don’t Want to Work With Crypto Companies, and That’s a Problem
What ChatGPT Might Mean for Web3

What ChatGPT Might Mean for Web3

Dec 18, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
Exchange Fears Roil Crypto Following SBF’s Arrest
Trump NFTs Sell Out in Hours

Trump NFTs Sell Out in Hours

Dec 16, 2022, 9:03 p.m.
Jerome Powell Says ‘More Work to Be Done’ as FOMC Hikes Rates 50 Basis Points
For Once, a Positive Inflation Surprise

For Once, a Positive Inflation Surprise

Dec 14, 2022, 9:11 p.m.
Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
SBF ‘Loaned’ the CEO of The Block $43M
Why Is Bitcoin Dominance So Much Lower Than in Previous Bear Markets?
Congressman Who Called Bitcoin an ‘Unstoppable Force’ to Become House Financial Services Committee Chair
2022’s Most Influential Bitcoiners

2022’s Most Influential Bitcoiners

Dec 9, 2022, 9:26 p.m.
Sherrod Brown Tells SBF, ‘Show Up or Get Subpoenaed’
The White-Collar Recession

The White-Collar Recession

Dec 7, 2022, 9:28 p.m.
Goldman’s Going on a Crypto Company Buying Spree, but Is That Good for Crypto?
SBF Declines a Congressional Invite; Alameda CEO Is Seen in New York City
Bitcoin and Opting Out of the IMF and World Bank
Market Whiplash as Jobs Report Undermines Powell’s Less-Hawkish Speech
Apple’s Monopoly App Store Tax Coming to Crypto?
Will Sam’s Frenetic Media Tour Save Him or Damn Him?
Post-FTX, India and Europe Push Ahead With CBDCs
A Gaggle of Fed Officials Say Interest Rates to Remain Higher for Longer
BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy, Becoming Latest FTX Domino
The Progressive Case for Bitcoin, With Jason Maier
Bitcoin Gas Flare Mining, With Matt Lohstroh
Why Lightning Isn’t Just for Bitcoin Believers, With Graham Krizek
'A Fight Worth Having': A Conversation With Jesse Powell
The Top 5 Times Bitcoin Was Supposed to Die, With Dan McArdle
OK Proof of Reserves, but for Real This Time?
The State of Play in Fed Commentary and the Crypto Contagion
Is DCG in Danger Now, Too?

Is DCG in Danger Now, Too?

Nov 18, 2022, 8:09 p.m.
Guy Who Oversaw Enron Says FTX Is Worse

Guy Who Oversaw Enron Says FTX Is Worse

Nov 17, 2022, 10:22 p.m.
Genesis and Gemini Earn Halt Withdrawals as FTX Contagion Spreads
The State of Post-FTX and Alameda Research Market Contagion
Sam Bankman Fraud: Inside the Collapse of FTX’s Hollow Empire
Why Proof-of-Reserves Now

Why Proof-of-Reserves Now

Nov 13, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
OFAC Backtracks (Somewhat) on Tornado Cash Sanctions
Jonathan Wu on Why Technology Might Be a Better Solution to Privacy Than Public Policy
The Fight for DeFi in Washington, D.C., With Miller Whitehouse-Levine
What the US Midterm Elections’ Lack of a ‘Red Wave’ Means for Crypto
Tyrone Ross on Why the Institutions Are Building During This Bear Market
Why There Is No 'Bitcoin Is Dead' Talk This Cycle
The Industry Coalesces Around Ripple’s Battle Against the SEC
Jason Choi on How Crypto Investing Can Better Align With Decentralization Goals
No Pivot and Higher Terminal Rate Talk at FOMC Send Markets Back Down
Dan Held on Bitcoin and the Battle Against CBDCs
Can Elon Musk’s Twitter Challenge the Internet’s Advertising Model?
Reflections on the Crypto Market Cycle, With David Hoffman
What Bitcoin and the Stock Market’s Correlation Really Means
Xi and the Shift From Economics to Ideology
Why Energy Is the Most (Geo)Political Market, With Tony Greer
Why Bitcoin’s Bear Market Hashrate Surge May Not Be Bullish
Crypto Markets Put the ‘Pump’ in ‘Pumpkin’
Reddit NFTs Show People Like Crypto When They Don’t Know It’s Crypto
Does the Bank of Japan’s Intervention Spell Trouble for the US Treasury Market?
The Debate Around SBF’s Regulatory Ideas
Is Voluntary Regulation the Right Approach to DeFi?
The Institutions Aren’t Just Sticking With Crypto, They’re Expanding Their Offerings
A Head of Lettuce Outlasted British PM Liz Truss
100% Chance of Recession

100% Chance of Recession

Oct 19, 2022, 8:13 p.m.
A CFTC Commissioner Proposes a New Definition of Retail Investor
Are NFTs Still Disruptive in a Zero-Royalty World?
Is Bitcoin Maximalism a Historical Aberration?
Why Chip Manufacturing Is at the Center of Great Power Tension
Are Regulators Spending Too Much Time on Crypto?
Inflation Surprise! Markets Swerve Wildly as Core CPI Rises at Fastest Pace Since 1982
Post-Narrative Institutionalization vs. Regulatory Enforcement
Will Earnings Reports Portend Recession?
Is PayPal Going to Fine You for Your Opinions?
A Legal Argument for Why Staking Doesn’t Make ETH a Security
Ray Dalio and Big-Picture Power Shifts
Hacks and Doxxing Raise Questions About CeFi Masquerading As DeFi
What OPEC+ Oil Cuts Mean for the Global Economy and Geopolitics
Elon’s Twitter Deal Is Back On!

Elon’s Twitter Deal Is Back On!

Oct 5, 2022, 10:59 p.m.
After Rektember, Is Uptober Back?

After Rektember, Is Uptober Back?

Oct 4, 2022, 8:49 p.m.
Is Credit Suisse the Next Lehman Brothers?
What One Crypto VC Is Focusing on During the Bear Market
The Fed Crushes the Idea of a UK-Inspired Pivot
Jerome Powell Confusingly Calls Out DeFi for Lack of Transparency
Is the Problem That Not Enough Is Breaking?
As Bank of England Intervenes, Druckenmiller Sees Crypto Renaissance
The Dollar Is Our Currency and Your Problem
A Surprise Crypto Bill Veto in California
Will the Debt Crush Powell’s Volker Dreams?
The 'New Weird' and the Terror of the In-Between
The CFTC Goes After a DAO

The CFTC Goes After a DAO

Sep 23, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
The Single-Mandate Fed Says There Are Too Many Employed People
'Housing Recession?' How the Beleaguered Real Estate Market Tells the Story of the Broader Economy
Why Today’s News Tells You Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 Crypto Bear Market
Bleak Week as Bitcoin Hits 3-Month Low

Bleak Week as Bitcoin Hits 3-Month Low

Sep 19, 2022, 9:00 p.m.
After the Merge, How Do We Think About Change Within Bitcoin?
Two Regulatory Hearings Show Difference in SEC and CFTC Approaches to Crypto
White House ‘Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets’ Is Neither Comprehensive nor a Framework
Welcome to the Post-Merge Era in Crypto

Welcome to the Post-Merge Era in Crypto

Sep 15, 2022, 7:57 p.m.
Unsatisfying Clarifications on the Tornado Cash Sanctions
Markets Plummet as Inflation Comes In Hot
Investors Are Betting on Inflation Declining. Are They Right?
Crypto Isn’t a Protest Tool; It’s a Survival Tool
Gensler’s Latest Take on Crypto and Securities Rules
So, Is the White House Banning Bitcoin Mining, or Promoting It to Help Climate Change?
Rise of CBDC Skepticism Among US Officials
38 Things We Learned About Crypto and the Economy in the Last Year
Could the European Energy Crisis Become a Debt Crisis?
Does AML Even Work?

Does AML Even Work?

Sep 4, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
‘Piles of Risk’: An Outlook for Autumn
‘Soft Landing’ Is Out, ‘Growth Recession’ Is In
DC vs. Saylor

DC vs. Saylor

Sep 1, 2022, 8:50 p.m.
Paraguay President Vetoes Crypto Bill

Paraguay President Vetoes Crypto Bill

Aug 31, 2022, 8:08 p.m.
Europe’s Energy Crisis

Europe’s Energy Crisis

Aug 30, 2022, 8:23 p.m.
The ‘Higher-for-Longer’ Fed Reality Hits Markets
Ethereum’s Censorship Trial by Fire

Ethereum’s Censorship Trial by Fire

Aug 28, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Corporate Profits the Most Elevated Since 1950
Jackson Hole Closes the Door on the Fed’s Dovish Pivot
Tether Chooses to ‘OFAC Around and Find Out’
Student Debt Relief Shows Why All Politics Is Now an Inflation Debate
Are Gary Gensler's Crypto Battles Crossing Into Mainstream Politics?
The US Appears in No Rush on CBDCs

The US Appears in No Rush on CBDCs

Aug 22, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Are Crypto Safe Harbors an Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Welcome to the ‘We Just Don’t Know’ Economy
A Food Crisis on the Horizon?

A Food Crisis on the Horizon?

Aug 19, 2022, 9:23 p.m.
After Fed Meeting Minutes, Is the ‘Peak Hawkishness’ Narrative Still On?
The Macroeconomic Signals Have Rarely Been This Confusing
The Bear Market Evolution of Crypto Institutions
The Arrest Heard Round the World

The Arrest Heard Round the World

Aug 15, 2022, 8:14 p.m.
Why Economic Wars Are Inflationary

Why Economic Wars Are Inflationary

Aug 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Tornado Cash Sanctions: The Most Significant Crypto Overreach by the US Government Yet?
A Primer on How Oil Has Reflected Macro and Geopolitics
How Much Privacy and Decentralization Really Matter, Feat. Jill Gunter
Have We Passed Peak Inflation?

Have We Passed Peak Inflation?

Aug 10, 2022, 7:32 p.m.
Is the Jobs Report Hiding Economic Weakness?
Are the US Sanctions on Tornado the Beginning of a War on Privacy?
Complexity Theater: Why Luna Was the First Time DeFi Complexity Risk Was Transferred to Regular Investors
The UK Argues Crypto Is a New Type of Property
Crypto's No-Fun Hack Week

Crypto's No-Fun Hack Week

Aug 5, 2022, 7:02 p.m.
Crypto's Institutional Narrative: Less Dead Than It Seems?
US Senators Say BTC and ETH Are Commodities
‘Nancy Pelosi Is Going to Taiwan so She Can Buy the Dip She's About to Create’
Sucker’s Rally or the Worst Is Over?
Crypto Credit Isn’t Dead

Crypto Credit Isn’t Dead

Jul 31, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Volatility Ahead?

Volatility Ahead?

Jul 30, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
The Recession Discussion Is Incredibly Dumb
Why Markets Viewed the Fed's Latest 75 Basis Point Hike as 'Dovish'
What's Behind Growing US-China Tensions?

What's Behind Growing US-China Tensions?

Jul 27, 2022, 10:18 p.m.
The State of Crypto in 3 Themes

The State of Crypto in 3 Themes

Jul 26, 2022, 9:22 p.m.
The SEC’s Escalating Battle Against Crypto
How Bitcoin Can Support the Green Energy Transition
What Crypto Needs to Build Next, Feat. Qiao Wang
Jim Bianco on Inflation, Recession and the Need to Reimagine the Economy for a New Era
The Future of the Bitcoin Energy Debate, Feat. Troy Cross
The Geopolitical Shifts Shaping the Economy, Feat. Demetri Kofinas
For Russia and Ukraine Refugee Charities, Crypto Is a Lifeline
The Ethereum Merge Settles In as Next Crypto Narrative
A Primer on Balaji’s 'Network State'

A Primer on Balaji’s 'Network State'

Jul 17, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Markets Are Betting On a 100bps Rate Hike This Month
A K-Shaped Recession?

A K-Shaped Recession?

Jul 15, 2022, 9:03 p.m.
Giving Up the Ghost? It’s Chapter 11 Time for Celsius
Now at 9.1%, Inflation Just Keeps Going Up
The Battle Around Three Arrows Capital

The Battle Around Three Arrows Capital

Jul 12, 2022, 9:57 p.m.
Elon Pulls Out of Twitter Acquisition

Elon Pulls Out of Twitter Acquisition

Jul 11, 2022, 9:46 p.m.
Can DAOs Do More Than Coordinate Money?

Can DAOs Do More Than Coordinate Money?

Jul 10, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns, Are the UK’s Crypto Hub Dreams Dead?
The Wall Street Journal Calls Out SEC Chairman Gensler Over Crypto
Should the People Making Crypto Policy Not Own Crypto?
The Dollar Wrecking Ball

The Dollar Wrecking Ball

Jul 6, 2022, 9:06 p.m.
Why Argentina Is Paying a Premium for Stablecoins
After Bitcoin Maximalism

After Bitcoin Maximalism

Jul 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
June Was Bitcoin’s Worst Month Ever

June Was Bitcoin’s Worst Month Ever

Jul 2, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Powell: “How Little We Understand About Inflation”
Grayscale’s Legal Battle Against the SEC
A Primer on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Alex Gladstein on Why Human Rights Activists Don’t Care About the Price of Bitcoin
The Battle for Self-Hosted Wallets

The Battle for Self-Hosted Wallets

Jun 27, 2022, 7:03 p.m.