CoinDesk Podcast Network

The Santiago Capital investor takes a look at what 2020 taught us about his notable economic theory. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Brent Johnson is an investor at Santiago Capital and the creator of the well-known “Dollar Milkshake Theory.” In this conversation with NLW, he discusses what 2020 taught us about the state of the dollar around the world. Find our guest online: @...

The popular economist talks about the K-shaped recovery and why we could be in for more pain in 2021. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Daniel Lacalle is the chief economist for Tressis SV and a well-known economics personality. In this conversation with NLW he discusses the devastation of small businesses in America and around the world and why the recovery could be less even t...

A macro and bond specialist joins NLW to discuss the economics of 2021. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. George Goncalves has been a macro analyst specializing in bonds for more than 20 years. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss the story bonds are telling the market and why central bank digital currencies are likely to have an important part of the macro conversation in 2...

One of the most popular economics and bitcoin YouTube host joins NLW for a conversation about how to make 2021 better. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Mark Moss is the host of a fast-growing and popular YouTube channel covering economics, bitcoin and more. In this conversation, he discusses why gold, bitcoin and sound money have become even more important in the context of cen...

The founder of mobile crypto bank Abra discusses the massive expansion of global central bank balance sheets. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Bill Baryhdt is the CEO of Abra, a mobile crypto banking app. In this discussion with NLW, Bill talks about the year in bitcoin and why the mass expansion of central bank balance sheets was the most important economic story of the year....

The director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets gives her take on the crypto space. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Ria Bhutoria is the director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets. In this conversation she gives listeners a look at how one of the most important institutional players in the space has viewed the evolution of bitcoin over the past year. Find our guest onl...

One of crypto twitter's best-known personalities discusses DeFi, bitcoin and how 2020 was and wasn't like 2017. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Bully Esquire is a Crypto Twitter personality, lawyer, founder of AlphaMarkets and host of the “Bully Esquire” podcast. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss what was good and bad about the DeFi boom of 2020 and more. Find our guest...

No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that's exactly what it did. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Jill Carlson is an investor with Slow Ventures and the co-founder of the Open Money Initiative. In this wide-ranging discussion with NLW she discusses how an economic crisis brought in a new generation of investors a...

Two of bitcoin's most vocal advocates discuss why this year broke open the floodgates on an aging economic system. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are one of bitcoin's most dynamic duos, producing a variety of content, including the Orange Pill podcast. In this discussion with NLW, they talk about why this year was transformational in terms of how...

The founder of Real Vision joins NLW for a discussion of CBDCs, bitcoin and why he remains "irresponsibly long." This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Raoul Pal is the founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision and one of the leading voices in modern macroeconomic discussions. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss bitcoin's monster 2020, how DeFi compares to ICOs, a...

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW starts with the latest essay by Jeffrey Snider, “A Nonsensical Jumble of Misused Words Requires Discussion” and then with Caitlin Long’s followup thread, putting the discussion of rehypothecation in the bitcoin context. Se...

An encore presentation of NLW’s conversation with Preston Pysh recorded on March 12 – the infamous Black Thursday.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. On March 12, as the U.S. government struggled to wrap its head around the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and markets floundered, bitcoin had one of its worst days in history, crashing by thousands of dollars and even hitting below $4,0...

One of the internet’s most fluid thinkers joins to give a brief history of the future. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur, the former CTO of Coinbase, a former General Partner at Andressen Horowitz and more.  In this wide-ranging conversation with NLW, he discusses: How networks are taking a power role once reserved for god...

A recap of 5+ insanely bullish stories that got buried in the bitcoin price action. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. With so much focus on bitcoin’s record-setting price run, a number of huge (and hugely bullish) stories have gotten comparatively short shrift. In this episode, NLW looks at: Ruffer LLP’s $744 million bitcoin buy Hedge Funder Alan Howard and One River’s $1 billio...

Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. After weeks of flirting with all-time highs, bitcoin has broken through the most significant psychological barrier: $20,000.  In today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at why the moment is so significant, arguing: Bitcoin is...

As traditional financial institutions line up to get into bitcoin, a debate on whether it can stay permissionless and censorship resistant. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Ben Hunt is the founder of Second Foundation Partners and lead author of Epsilon Theory. Alex Gladstein is the chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation.  In this conversation, they discuss one o...

MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: First COVID-19 vaccines roll out in the U.S.  Are IPOs the new ICOs? U.S. Treasury and other federal departments hacked  Our main discussion: A massive new category of bitcoin demand?  Last week, when MassMutu...

As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much? This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. This week’s edition of Long Reads Sunday is a reading of “How Much Debt Is Too Much?” by Raghuram Rajan on Project Syndicate. In it, the author explores the shi...

Banks are moving into crypto and crypto companies are trying to become banks, so how does it all play out?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at the brewing battle to be the bitcoin and crypto bank of the future. He looks at three stories reporting banks getting into crypto (BBVA, Standard...

MassMutual becomes the latest announced institutional buyer of bitcoin, and this one could be even more significant in terms of precedent.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. Today on the Brief: FDA panel recommends Pfizer vaccine approval as initial jobless claims soar Antitrust lawsuit calls for Facebook breakup Crypto-friendly CFTC ch...

The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August.  Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce a...

The Messari CEO goes over the highlights of his just-released annual “Crypto Theses” report.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. What were the most important trends? Who were the most important people? Was it the year of Bitcoin Macro, the year of DeFi or both?  Ryan Selkis is the founder and CEO of Messari. Each year he puts together a...

Michael Saylor announced plans to offer convertible bonds with the express intent to buy BTC. The community reacts.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. Today on the Brief: BBVA set to offer crypto trading and custody Wells Fargo discusses bitcoin in recent investor memo Square launches Bitcoin Clean Energy Initiative with $10 million  Ou...

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co. Today on the Brief: COVID-19 vs. Stimulus  Small hedge funds outperform large brethren  Equities now worth 115% of global GDP  Our main discussion: Why the newest trial of China’s cent...

The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week's special product launch, Allnodes. On today’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Niall Ferguson’s latest Op-Ed for Bloomberg: “Bitcoin Is Winning the COVID-19 Monetary Revolution” In it, Ferguson argues that bitcoin’s sovereignty and “bu...