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Meltem Demirors on Government Digital Currencies and Why ‘The Halvening’ Gets Weird

Why the narrative of 2019 was the emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies and why the halving won’t go as people expect

Why the narrative of 2019 was protest and dissent and why 2020 will see bloodletting in the alt markets.

NLW discusses two ends of the crypto spectrum: the emergence of bitcoin derivatives as a key 2019 trend vs. a new bonding-curve powered fashion DAO

NLW discusses forthcoming changes to US accredited investor laws and looks at a trend of DeFi companies looking to become more decentralized in 2020.

NLW breaks down ten memes and narratives that dominated the crypto conversation in 2019.

NLW discusses the rise in bitcoin only businesses and “blockchain not crypto” in China vs. “digital assets not blockchain” in US financial firms.

Discussing new trials of an LN point-of-sale app; updates in consumer & institutional crypto derivatives, and Venezuelan petros as holiday bonuses.

Discussing the ECB's recent stablecoin comments, the resurfacing of some prominent 2017 token projects and a debate: Is crypto for criminals?

In the debut episode, Nathaniel discusses recent regulatory action, DeFi project on bitcoin, and a new social media protocol initiative from Twitter.