CoinDesk Podcast Network

Mayor-elect Eric Adams is looking to turn one of the world’s great TradFi centers into a hub for crypto as well. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Despite (or perhaps because of) being one of the world’s great traditional financial hubs, New York has a contentious relationship with crypto. Between the BitLicense and a very active state attorney general, New York and crypto aren’t always simpatic...

The much anticipated document has finally been released, and here’s what the crypto community is saying about it.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets has finally released its much-anticipated report on Stablecoins. In this episode, NLW breaks down: The PWG’s three major concerns surrounding stablecoins The significance of its recommendation that...

Regulation, institutions, ETFs! This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. NLW counts down the top 5 things to happen in crypto over the last month, including a DAO buying a Wu Tang clan album, top 5 U.S. banks creating new crypto offerings, battles around SEC subpoenas and much more. Listen to find out why we will view October 2021 as a significant transitional month in bitcoin and crypto history.  - NY...

In a world where everything is unlimited, what remains scarce? This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of EY Global Blockchain Lead Paul Brody’s latest essay for CoinDesk: “We Are Already Living in a Post-Scarcity World.” - NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with h...

Some economic titans debate one of the most important questions in macro today.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Last weekend, Jack Dorsey set the internet alight when he proclaimed, “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening.” That kicked off a mighty debate involving Cathie Wood, Elon Musk, Jeff Booth and others. At the heart of it is the question of whether inflation or d...

Massive validation of Web 3 builders or a dictatorship in the making? This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Facebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name to Meta. The name change reflects the company’s growing focus on virtual reality, augmented reality and a new version of the internet that people are calling the metaverse. In this episode, NLW looks at the reactions to the news, f...

Is it a playback of 2017 ICO madness or is there something more significant here?  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. NLW today provides 14 different takes on shiba inu coin (SHIB) that reflect the range of perspectives across the crypto community, including: “You could have been a billionaire if…” This plays into regulator’s hands “If it only goes to a dollar…” Are the institutions really coming...

Another U.S. regulator has entered the arena, trying to be the top crypto cop on the beat. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW does an extended brief, covering: The CFTC Chair arguing for more power to regulate crypto Comments from the FDIC chair saying that banks need to be allowed to participate in crypto markets  The latest CBDC efforts from Europe and Nigeria Bakkt hook...

Bloomberg is reporting that a forthcoming U.S. Treasury Department report will give the Securities and Exchange Commission broad powers to regulate the $131 billion part of the crypto industry. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. 2021 has been the year of crypto regulation. In China, that has manifested as a complete banning of bitcoin mining and crypto trading. In the U.S., the verdict is still o...

Do Kwon and Terraform Labs are suing the Securities and Exchange Commission for due process violations resulting from a recent subpoena.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. At Messari’s Mainnet conference in September, rumors flew that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had served a subpoena on a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol founder moments before he was set to speak on stage. T...

Speaking of Bitcoin on the CoinDesk Podcast Network is brought to you by CrystalBlockchain.com. The IMF has outlined yet another set of concerns it holds about crypto. Is crypto really the problem, or is the IMF just afraid of the things it cannot control? Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Jonathan Mohan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos as they dissect the October global financial stability report from the In...

If you think DAOs aren’t going to be a thing, listen to this.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW tells the story of PleasrDAO buying a one-of-a-kind hip hop album, and what it means that the U.S. government is interacting with this new type of collective. He also reads: How to Do Business as a DAO Thread: DAOs as Changing the Fate of the Species - NYDIG, the i...

A look at ETF performance, fundraising and new mainstream and institutional involvement in the asset class. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW covers: The record-setting performance of the first bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund and what happens next as new ETFs come to market  A massive spate of fundraising, particularly for crypto-focuse...

Here’s why the wildly ambitious project is triggering so many people. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today’s episode is nominally about Worldcoin. The project launched this week with ambitions to airdrop a new cryptocurrency on everyone in the world. To do so, it’s using biometric eye scanning to identify people and the entire cryptosphere – bitcoiners, ethereans and beyond – are sort of not...

The well-known hedge funder represents a growing sentiment among the American public. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Last year, Paul Tudor Jones wrote a paper called “The Great Monetary Inflation” that would end up creating narrative motivation for many traditional retail and institutional investors to allocate to bitcoin as an inflationary hedge. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the rising d...

The market reacts to an exciting milestone.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the market’s reaction to a new bitcoin all-time high, including: The success of the first day of the ProShares bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund  Why the ETF didn’t end up being a “buy the rumor, sell the news” event Why the new ATH is all the more impressive give...

Could the Bitcoin ETF be headed for a record premier?  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW catches up on a variety of topics from the past week, including: How the first day of trading the ProShares $BITO bitcoin futures ETF is going (and why it could be headed for record breaking volume). Grayscale formally starting the process to convert GBTC into a bitcoin spot ETF The N...

The ProShares ETF will land on the NYSE tomorrow under ticker $BITO. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW rounds out the story of the bitcoin futures ETF process that has dominated crypto chatter for the last week or more. He looks at the details of the first ETF that will go live, as well as why some on Twitter argue this is really just a product for short-term trader...

A reading of the SEC commissioner’s recent speech at the Texas Blockchain Summit. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s recent speech: “Lawless in Austin.”  - NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of custom...

Speaking of Bitcoin on the CoinDesk Podcast Network is brought to you by CrystalBlockchain.com. Why did a joke cryptocurrency with zero ambition find massive success, yet a calculated military campaign with PLENTY of ambition turned into a massive failure?  With the right leverage, ten men can fight like one hundred, and one coin can spend like a million. - Crystal Blockchain is building a better,...

Both Coinbase and a16z released policy frameworks this week. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at two new policy frameworks released by companies in the crypto and Web 3 space. The first comes from Coinbase and argues there should be a new regulator for digital assets. The second comes from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)...

We’ll know for sure next week, but all signs point to "go" for a bitcoin futures ETF to begin trading. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the buzz and excitement around a bitcoin futures ETF. The historical moment could be an inflection point for new audiences to get into the asset class. At the same time, there are some who suggest that a bitcoin futures ETF won’...

Why financial stability discussions should focus on institutions and transparency, not underlying assets.  This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW takes a deep dive into a recent speech by Sir Jon Cunliffe, the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor, Financial Stability. The speech was called “Is ‘crypto’ a financial stability risk?” NLW explores the four reasons Cunliffe is c...

The percentage of global hash power that comes from the U.S. is now above 35%. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at how the United States has been perhaps the greatest beneficiary of the Great Hashrate Migration away from China following the country’s mining ban in May. This has political implications for how bitcoin is treated in the U.S. At the same time, th...

The JPMorgan head says he thinks BTC is “worthless” even as his company adds new offerings around crypto. This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Ah, Jamie Dimon. One of the longest duration skeptics of bitcoin, and one of the most consistently wrong from a market perspective. Yesterday, the JPMorgan Chase CEO added new material to his anti-bitcoin cannon and Bitcoin Twitter was extremely quick to res...