‘Piles of Risk’: An Outlook for Autumn

A review of the key events in crypto last month.

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ABOUT

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

NLW reviews the key events from August with an eye to how they will shape September and the fall, including:

Sanctions
The Merge
Institutionalization
Fundraising
Regulation, legislation and enforcement

“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: sakchai vongsasiripat/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

HOSTS

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.