CoinDesk Podcast Network

The billionaire investor made his pro-bitcoin comments on an appearance on CNBC. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief:  Was Monday’s stock rally overdone?  Lebanon to launch digital currency 3 reasons BTC has rallied 60%+ in two months Our main discussion: Stan Druckenmiller, Bitcoin Bull.  A few months ago, Stan Druckenmiller told CNBC that he could imagine infl...

According to the bright minds of FinTwit, the biggest event isn’t the U.S. presidential election but today’s Pfizer vaccine update. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief:  GRIN gets 51% attacked Crypto trading volume down 25.8% in October  How the market is receiving Joe Biden Our main discussion: The stock market soars on promising Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trials....

While MMT may be the de facto policy of rich Western governments, applying it to developing economies could be disastrous.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Today’s Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Andy Mukherjee’s piece: “Why Emerging Markets Are Wary of a Modern Monetary Fix”. The argument is that while Western governments debate just how far we can take the idea of money pr...

Hany Rashwan, CEO of Amun/21Shares, explains how the proverbial bitcoin lightbulb went off when his native Egypt’s currency devalued in 2016.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Hany Rashwan is the CEO of Amun/21Shares, the creator of a variety of publicly traded crypto products with over $100 million assets under management.  In this conversation, he and NLW discuss: How he was...

In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Emil Kalinowski is the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University" collaborations with Jeff Snider.  In this illuminating conversation, he and NLW discuss: How the global monetary o...

Bitcoin Twitter interprets today’s massive price action. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. As the U.S. election picture starts to become more clear, bitcoin has smashed through $15,000 – its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run. Alongside the price action has come a wave of mainstream media coverage.  In this special he-was-supposed-to-be-on-vacation episode, NLW break...

An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Jim Epstein is the executive editor of ReasonTV podcasts, and the producer of the recent documentary “Cypherpunks Write Code.”  In this conversation, he gives NLW a behind the scenes look on the interviews and con...

One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Jacob Goldstein is one of the hosts of NPR’s Planet Money. He is also the author of the new book, “Money: A True Story of a Made Up Thing.”  In this conversation, he and NLW discuss: How China inven...

In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: The digital euro is closer than ever Checking in on European COVID-19 lockdowns Economic events this week that aren’t the election Our main discussion: Whic...

A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.” This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW diverts from our normal opinion and long-form essay to pursue Grayscale’s recent investor reports. In its survey of investors, Grayscale found more interest in bitcoin investing than ever before, with a significant amount of the gro...

The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. On this week’s weekly recap, NLW looks at: Bitcoin’s resilience in the face of a week where many investors went risk off, causing a drop in stocks and gold JPMorgan’s dramatic three-year attitude shift around bitcoi...

Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain? This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. One of the most powerful aspects of bitcoin is its mythology.  In this episode, NLW explores the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper and the choices that went into its release date.  Whether it was something to do with the Refo...

The Department of Commerce’s new report shows 33.1% annualized growth in Q3, but does this really tell us much about the state of the economy?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: FTX launches equities trading  Avanti gets Wyoming bank charter France locks down and ECB intimates new stimulus Our main discussion: GDP growth report  The Department of Co...

Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: Section 230 hearing with social media CEOs in Washington D.C. Bitwise now has more than $100 million AUM Trump website defaced with monero request Our main discussion: Markets go risk-off.  With rising...

The investment banking giant says the blockchain hype cycle has moved past inflated expectations and into the realm of being commercially viable.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: Stocks down; bitcoin up Consumer confidence shaky as baking supplies demand grows 3,400% Bank for International Settlements and Swiss central bank to test CBDC this year...

As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: Turkey’s real inflation rate 3x official number Hot new DeFi protocol Harvest Financial hacked Bitcoin whales hit largest number since 2016 Our ma...

A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. For this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads two selections from CoinDesk’s op-ed section: CBDCs Are Evolution, not Revolution - Benoit Coeure  The US Risks Getting Left Behind on CBDCs - JP Schnapper-Casteras & Misha Guttentag See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

A recap of an exceptionally bullish week for bitcoin and crypto as a whole.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. On this week’s Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at: The initial price action that started the week Debates about whether BTC was thriving at the expense of alts and DeFi The PayPal news News of more public companies putting treasury reserves into BTC Paul Tud...

From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: DOJ crypto enforcement a “disaster” for privacy Ant’s blockchain tools pre-IPO Better news around jobless claims  Our main discussion: fiat failures, 20...

The author of “Goliath” gives his take on the history of American antitrust politics and what it means for the just-announced Google case. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Matt Stoller works with the American Economic Liberties Project and is the author of “Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy” as well as the popular Substack newsletter “BIG....

Huge news broke this morning as PayPal announced that it would be offering buying, selling, and eventually merchant payments for bitcoin and other cryptos across its network.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. In this late breaking Breakdown episode, NLW explores: The specifics of the news Why the scale, precedent and normalization are hugely bullish What some skeptics...

Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: DOJ files biggest antitrust case in two decades against Google  Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB settlement  LINE’s new CBDC platform  Our main discussion: bulls vs. bears as bitcoin passes $12K Someone recently tweeted, “Bitcoin price has never been this high...

The IMF has said it’s time to re-evaluate the global economic order, but what does that really mean?  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. Today on the Brief: Chinese citizens less than impressed with DCEP trial  Is Filecoin the “Titanic” of ICOs? Mnuchin, Pelosi go one more round on stimulus  Our main discussion: A new Bretton Woods moment?  In a recent speech, the Inter...

On Long Reads Sunday, a reading of a John Street Capital piece on the realities of a market characterized by zero-bound interest rates. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads: “Capital Allocation & Risk Asset Ramifications in a 0% Interest Rate World” The piece examines how different asset classes – from stocks to bonds to bitcoin...

On this “Speaking of Bitcoin” episode, join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, and Jonathan Mohan for a look at the past, present and future of global reserve currencies This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic In the beginning (way back in 2009) there was the global reserve currency (U.S. dollars,) national currencies like the Japanese Yen, alter...