CoinDesk Podcast Network

Social unrest on the one hand, “Degen Finance” on the other. Strap in for a very weird bull run.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. On this edition of The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap, NLW looks at the strange melange of realities interacting in the new emerging bull market.  On the one hand, bitcoin has found narrative relevance and technical importance in a world of soci...

What’s truly at stake is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: Jobless claims down and retail sales up The U.S. Federal Reserve is running distributed ledger technology experiments  The end of an era, as BitMEX begins KYC Our main discussion: the big battle brewing between Epic Games...

The prominent podcaster and bitcoin advocate joins The Breakdown to explain why we’re seeing a phase shift in the corporate and institutional relationship with BTC. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. The Investor’s Podcast Network cofounder Preston Pysh last recorded with The Breakdown on Black Thursday in March. As NLW and Pysh discussed the potential of future currenc...

Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: WSJ study finds TikTok was tracking data in a way that broke Android rules The latest Core Inflation statistics  MicroStrategy stocks pops 10% after cash to bitcoin announcement Our main discussion: What’s the Ethereum #SupplyGate really abo...

A former hedge fund manager and financial dissident gives his take on what ails the U.S. economy and why the Federal Reserve should be more, not less, irresponsible.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: A public company has switched $250 million in cash reserves to bitcoin The latest in the vaccine rumor trade with Vladimir Putin’s propaganda play  Ho...

China and the U.S. trade high-profile sanctions, but the real impact is showing up in banks and on the Hong Kong stock market. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: Grayscale launches national digital asset TV ad campaign Rough times for oil as Saudi Aramco sees 73% decline in revenue Kodak crashes as government grant paused amid allegations of impropri...

Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads three pieces: Public Markets Don’t Matter Like They Used To - Matt Levine in Bloomberg A look at how public markets are less and less about accessing new capital and more abou...

From positive price indicators to a new all time high in smallholder addresses, this is the evidence a new bull run might be starting. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. This week’s Breakdown Weekly Recap is all about that vibe you’ve been feeling - that inescapable notion a new crypto bull market is afoot.  NLW looks at the evidence: Rising gold price Recirculation of...

From the price of coffee to the national debt as a percentage of GDP, these 11 numbers provide a picture of a fast changing global economy.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Mainstream financial media loves reporting the stock market like it's the only economic indicator that matters. On this episode, NLW breaks down 11 numbers that together tell a much more complete...

The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: Better news in the jobless claims this week A new bitcoin adoption cycle? Checking on Lebanon Our main conversation is with Dr. George Selgin.  Dr....

One of the realest people in financial media joins for a conversation about where the economy really is and where it’s headed. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: Robinhood doubles quarterly trading revenue Square did $875 billion in bitcoin revenue in Q2 - up 600% YoY ADP report: 167,000 jobs added in July (instead of expected 1.2 million)  Our main...

An early Facebook product designer-turned angel investor discusses how social media has changed and whether it can be changed again for the better. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: President Trump wants a cut of the TikTok deal Previewing this week’s COVID-19 vaccine trade  Dave Portnoy breaks into bitcoin Our main conversation is with Bobby Goodla...

Working with open source software changes the development process, according to this researcher who interviewed hundreds of technologists across projects.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. There are people who understand bitcoin yet aren’t obsessively bullish on it. (I know, it’s weird. Like, how?) Eghbal, a Protocol Labs alum who is familiar with bitcoin, is among th...

A recap show on wealth inequality, stock markets and taking it back featuring Jill Carlson, Michael Krieger, Daniel Lacalle, George Gammon and more. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: The TikTok-Microsoft Deal The Twitter hacker was 17 A changing of the guard for crypto hedge funds Our main discussion: recapping the best interviews of July 2020 Despi...

A reading of Meltem Demirors new essay “Unintended Architecture” asks some key questions about intention setting for the future of Bitcoin.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Bitcoin started as a rebellious, anti-establishment technology. In many parts of the world, and for many people, it remains exactly that.  At the same time, however, there is a wave of traditional...

From the size of a second round of stimulus to COVID-19 litigation to reshoring, last week previewed some key issues for the months to come.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. On this week’s edition of The Breakdown Weekly Recap, NLW argues the big story of the week was actually a set of smaller stories that preview the faultlines and economic debates likely to absorb...

Chaturbate executive Shirely Lara is a sex industry veteran who sees bitcoin as a crucial part of her business. The bitcoin-friendly porn executive talks with CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen about bitcoin, sex and feminism. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Chaturbate COO Shirley Lara, one of the most experienced platform executives in the adult content industry, has been...

The editor of the Morning Navigator newsletter discusses a variety of macro topics and how to trade against a very strange market. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. Today on the Brief: The DXY hits a 52-week low Consumers seeking alternatives to cash  Bank of England rebuilds settlement system to work with CBDCs Our main conversation is with trader and analyst Tony Greer. In th...

A veteran bond strategist gives his take on why the bond market has a better read than equities on short-term and long-term macro trends.  This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. Today on the Brief: More bad news from jobless claims and the GDP The big tech hearing was a whole bunch of nothing; watch TikTok instead Robinhood dives into Kodak (but so do illegal insider traders) Our ma...

Today on the Brief: Big tech goes to Washington The debate on the next COVID-19 relief act heats up More on institutional investors’ move into gold  This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. “Imagine a world without counterparty risk.” That was Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov’s answer when asked to describe the true disruption of decentralized finance to a traditional finance audie...

As bitcoin retraces slightly after reaching a new 2020 high about $11,000, NLW explores what’s driving the rally and how likely it is to continue. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. It was a beautiful Monday.  Bitcoin crashed through $10,000 and got all the way up to a new yearly high of about $11,000 before retracing slightly.  As with any dramatic price action, people were qui...

A primer on, and critical look at, one of Wall Street’s hottest trends: special purpose acquisition companies.  This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. Special purpose acquisition companies have been around since the 1990s, but have seen a significant uptick in popularity in recent years. Companies like Virgin Galactic, Draft Kings and Nikola have changed SPAC’s reputation from a too...

To KYC or not to KYC? In this episode, CoinDesk’s Anna Baydakova talks to Hodl Hodl and Bisq, two non-custodial, no-KYC bitcoin exchanges. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. One year ago, the Financial Action Task Force, the global anti-money laundering watchdog, ruled that crypto transactions data should be controllable, and ever since the question has been not if you KYC your...

This Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Adam Tooze’ recent review of four books on the growing conflict between the U.S. and China. This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com. This week on Long Reads Sunday, our selection is “Whose Century?” by Adam Tooze in the London Review of Books.  Nominally a review of four recent scholarly works on the conflict between the U.S. and China, Tooze mai...

Beyond Crypto, OnlyFans Star Savannah Solo Talks About Money  Sex workers are starting their own businesses and working online, thanks to social media, according to this adult content creator.  In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and OnlyFans performer Savannah Solo talk about fintech and the sex industry. From distribution platforms to Twitter and bitcoin, she helps break down what sex...