Podcast Episodes

Why A Pro-Bitcoin, Anti-Central Bank Economist Just Won Argentina’s Presidential Primary

Javier Milei shocked the world with an upset win in Argentina's presidential primary this week. NLW provides some background on the context in which …

2 years, 9 months ago

A Flurry of Amicus Briefs in Coinbase vs. SEC

Everyone from blockchain lobbyists to Senators to an esteemed group of academic legal experts have filed amicus briefs in the Coinbase vs. SEC case. …

2 years, 9 months ago

The Bitcoin Genie Isn't Going Back in the Bottle

A reading of a 2019 Nic Carter classic: "The Cat is Out of the Bag: Bitcoin is everyone’s problem now"

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2 years, 9 months ago

The Massive Significance of the PayPal Stablecoin

A reading of

Stablecoins Can Keep the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency - Brian Brooks, Charles Calomiris

PayPal’s Stablecoin Is a Watershed Moment …

2 years, 10 months ago

Why Post Malone Is Against CBDCs

On today's week catch up: Post Malone and Rogan discuss CBDCs; SEC to appeal Ripple and more.

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2 years, 10 months ago

Will Coinbase's Launch of BASE Ignite the Crypto Builders?

Coinbase has launched BASE to much fanfare and excitement. The skeptics ask how much it will be about memecoins and speculation vs real utility, but …

2 years, 10 months ago

Did the Fed Just Institutionalize Operation Choke Point 2.0?

On the same day that bitcoin surged more than 3%, the Federal Reserve released some new guidance for banks it regulates around interacting with crypt…

2 years, 10 months ago

PayPal's Stablecoin is the (Second) Biggest Crypto News Story of the Year

In today's episode, NLW dives deep on PayPal's Announcement, which he argues forms a matched pair with BlackRock's spot BTC ETF application as the ke…

2 years, 10 months ago

Crypto and the Major Questions Doctrine

Coinbase argues that crypto is a "major question" that requires Congress to explicitly authorize the SEC to oversee.

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2 years, 10 months ago

How Stablecoins Could Save the Dollar's Global Reserve Role

On this Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads:

Pass the Stablecoin Bill Now - Austin Campbell

Stablecoins: A Potential Counter to Dedollarization - Yiannis Giok…

2 years, 10 months ago