CoinDesk Podcast Network

Recent comments from the PayPal founder, early Facebook investor and renegade libertarian political donor ignite a discussion about the battle around the world’s reserve currency. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Peter Thiel is nothing if not good at igniting controversy. For the last 24 hours or so, Bitcoin Twitter (and really, FinTwit and TechT...

A new Bloomberg report argues bitcoin is replacing gold more rapidly than expected. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on the Brief: Coinbase’s monster Q1 numbers 150 million evaporate from the global middle class Jamie Dimon’s shareholder letter comments on crypto Our main discussion: Bloomberg’s latest crypto outlook is out. In this episode...

A look at the most illuminating statistics and metrics across bitcoin, crypto and global markets. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. On today’s episode, NLW provides a whistle stop tour of some of the most interesting and illuminating numbers from crypto and traditional markets, including: The pop in Jurassic Park altcoins Archegos fallout US vacci...

Will the seminal event drive new people to the crypto markets or suck liquidity away from crypto assets?  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on the Brief: The 88th anniversary of Executive Order 6102 Former SEC Jay Clayton on bitcoin regulations  GBTC intends to become an ETF Our main discussion: NLW breaks down the potential implications of...

A reading of Brady Dale’s “Don’t Follow the Suits, Follow the Weirdos.” This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads CoinDesk journalist Brady Dale’s “Don’t Follow the Suits, Follow the Weirdos.” NLW argues this topic is even more important in the context of bitcoin institutionalization.  - Nexo.io lets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 1...

From NFTs on “Saturday Night Live” to Goldman Sachs reversing course on bitcoin, it was a week of widening audiences. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On this edition of “The Breakdown” Weekly Recap, NLW looks at a set of mainstream moments including: “SNL” doing a song about NFTs Visa accepting USDC on Ethereum as a native settlement currency PayPal opening crypto checkout to 29 million merc...

This episode is a replay of NLW’s conversation with Cathie Wood from October 2020. In it, they discuss: Why she had conviction in Tesla before the market caught up  Why her fund offered the first bitcoin investment opportunities to Wall Street Why it doesn’t hire traditional Wall Street analysts  Why it gives away all research for free Why it shares the trades made in a completely open-source way...

A TL;DR on how Archegos went from betting $50B or more to having nothing overnight.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. The financial world has been rocked by the Archegos scandal. A family office managing at least $10 billion and betting with $50 billion-$80 billion on leverage that was completely undone, literally overnight.  In this episode, NLW breaks down: Bill Hwang’s origins in Julian Ro...

Less than a year after it proclaimed cryptocurrencies are “not an asset class,” Goldman is launching a set of bitcoin and crypto products. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper. As the old saying goes: “First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you win.”  Ten months ago, Goldman Sachs declared that “cryptocurrencies including bitcoin are not an asset class.” To...

The old canard that you can’t buy coffee with bitcoin is less true than ever as PayPal rolls out crypto checkout for 29 million merchants. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper. Today on the Brief: BTC micro futures coming to CME Michael Jordan is now an NFT investor Bitcoin doesn’t care about Treasury yields Our main discussion: PayPal has begun rolling out its crypto checkout tools to...

Visa officially enables USDC as a native currency and means of settlement.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper. Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” is an extended brief with five different topics: NFTs make it to “SNL” “Green” bitcoin mining Square’s CFO thinks all companies should hold bitcoin in their treasuries Crypto M&A doubles in 2020 Visa announces USDC as settlement currency  U...

A reading of David Hoffman’s recent essay “The Digital Cultural Revolution.” This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads David Hoffman’s essay “The Digital Cultural Revolution” from Bankless. The essay argues that culture, more than economics, will be the most important long-term beneficiary of t...

Recent investments and a TV appearance this week start to show how the legendary investor’s crypto strategy is shaping up. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. On this week’s Weekly Recap, NLW: Highlights the four most important happenings around regulation and central bank digital currencies in the U.S. Updates the macro inflation narrat...

Although the bitcoin price has been wavering since March 13, there are historical, technical and foundational reasons to be optimistic.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW digs into bitcoin and crypto markets. He argues that despite two weeks of sideways-down price action, there are a set of reasons to be o...

The fight to protect privacy in the central bank digital currency era just got more intense.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on the Brief: Fidelity files a bitcoin ETF application Stimmies to China The situation in the Suez Our main discussion: In response to a question from Illinois Democrat Bill Foster during a House hearing...

Tesla is allowing U.S. customers to buy vehicles with bitcoin, and it is not changing the crypto back to fiat. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on the Brief: Robinhood IPO incoming Competing bitcoin price predictions  Yellen and Powell’s latest testimony on economic growth Our main discussion: Elon Musk announced this morning Te...

An action-packed couple days in U.S. crypto regulatory commentary.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Three major moments over the last couple days help provide insight into the future of the U.S. government’s relationship with bitcoin, stablecoins and digital currencies.  The first was Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on...

The Turkish lira plummets as much as 17% after the surprising firing of Turkey’s central bank governor. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, Exodus. Today on the Brief: Nigeria central bank reversing stance on crypto ban?  “The least responsible fiscal policy of the last 40 years” Scaramucci’s firm files fifth bitcoin ETF application Our main dis...

A reading of a touching BitcoinTalk post by the late Hal Finney, from exactly eight years ago. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads a BitcoinTalk forum from exactly eight years ago - Hal Finney’s “Bitcoin and Me.” The piece is about the origins of Bitcoin, and more broadly, life’s treasures....

Two bills with benefits for crypto miners are waiting to be signed by the governor of the Bluegrass State. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. On this week’s Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW looks at: The beginning of the next institutional bitcoin wave NFT bubble signals Central bank policy changes Kentucky’s new pro-crypto legislation - Nexo.i...

Jerome Powell discussed CBDCs at a speech this week, saying they need to co-exist with cash. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. Today on the Brief: China-U.S. talks U.S. spending coming back A virtual casino hiring IRL people  Our main discussion looks at central bank digital currencies and why they’re so appealing for bankers, especially...

Aker’s new Seetee division is out to prove bitcoin can be a force for positive environmental change.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. Today on the Brief Followup on the FOMC meeting $3.1M for an anonymous team Could we finally see a bitcoin ETF?  Our main discussion: Aker ASA’s new Seetee bitcoin division. NLW explores: Why a Norwegian...

Three funds led by Galaxy Digital, FS Investments and NYDIG will give bank customers access to the leading digital asset. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. Today on the Brief: What markets want from the Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting eToro’s $10B SPAC The latest on Coinbase’s IPO Our main discussion: Morgan Stanley set to become the first...

In his latest essay, the Bridgewater chief argues the U.S. could impose capital controls and ban non-sovereign monies.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. Today on The Breakdown, NLW reviews Ray Dalio’s latest essay, looking at: The six reasons why it doesn’t make sense to hold bonds anymore Why holding bonds is especially troubling in the...

A new survey from Mizuho Securities sees bitcoin as the most popular stimulus investment avenue.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper, and this week’s special product launch, NEM. Today on the Brief: Bitcoin’s $60,000 weekend price brings out the angry bears India’s mixed signals on a crypto ban Tesla’s new Master of Coin Our main discussion:  A new $1.9 trillion stimulus package is on...