Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSoft Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
August’s jobs report showed just 22,000 payrolls added, unemployment rising to 4.3%, and manufacturing losses continuing—making it the weakest labor …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Stripe’s Tempo Chain and the Return of Enterprise Blockchains
Stripe has unveiled Tempo, a new blockchain built for high-throughput stablecoin payments, developed with Paradigm and backed by partners like Visa, …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
In this week’s Friday Five, the Fed announces a digital assets conference, the SEC and CFTC issue a rare joint crypto statement, and Trump family ven…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Fed’s Big Stablecoin Shift
The Federal Reserve will host a payments innovation conference next month with stablecoins at the center—a major change for an institution that long …
6 months ago
Exchanges Get the Green Light to Offer Crypto
The SEC and CFTC have issued long-awaited joint guidance clarifying that regulated exchanges can list spot crypto assets. This marks a turning point …
6 months ago
Bitcoin Seasonality Means A Messy September Set Up
Bitcoin just wrapped a volatile Labor Day weekend, with prices dropping 14% from August highs before bouncing slightly above $110K. Analysts debate w…
6 months ago
Brazilification Risk and the Fight for Fed Independence
Today’s Breakdown digs into a dramatic week for markets and politics as President Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook, raising alarms about central ba…
6 months ago
Whales Unload Billions As Bitcoin Plunges To Six-Week Low
Bitcoin’s post–Jackson Hole rally was short-lived, with prices plunging below $110,000 after a massive whale liquidation sent shockwaves through the …
6 months ago
A Nothingburger Speech that Moved Markets
At last week’s Jackson Hole gathering, Jerome Powell delivered his final speech as Fed Chair. On the surface it was dry and technical, but markets re…
6 months, 1 week ago
Crypto Narratives Becoming Reality
On this Long Read Sunday, NLW turns to Byron Gilliam’s Breakdown newsletter for a discussion of whether crypto narratives are finally becoming realit…
6 months, 1 week ago