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NLW and Scott Melker discuss macro, CZ's sentence, Roger Ver's arrest and more.
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Powell says no rate cuts for the time being, but definitely no rate hikes either. Even as markets (and media) are starting to push a stagflation narrative, the FOMC and Chair Jerome Powell say they don't see the evidence.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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NLW explores the latest crypto arrest -- this time of early Bitcoin advocate (and later Bitcoin big blocker villain) Roger Ver. Additionally, Coinbase has added support for Lightning.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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NLW discusses the lead up to the hearing as well as the community's response to the sentence.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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Is the US government coordinated crackdown back? This time it seems focused on self-custody.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/19/bitcoin-will-power-the-next-defi-summer/
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NLW and Scott Melker count down the most important stories in crypto this week, including Operation Chokepoint 2.0 (2.0), CZ jail, and more.
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The US continues its assault on crypto mixers. NLW explores the community reactions -- the good, bad and ugly.
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NLW covers the SEC lawyers who are taking the fall for the larger Debt Box case, which led to the SEC being censured.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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For some, the fee war represented how much bitcoin is changing. For others, it was an indication of why we shouldn't be overly concerned about the long term security budget.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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A reading and discussion inspired by
https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoins-most-promising-least-dramatic-halving and
https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoins-halving-major-spectacle-satoshi
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NLW counts down everything from geopolitics to stablecoin legislation to the halving.
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Senators Lummis and Gillibrand are back with new crypto legislation, this time focused on stablecoins. Bullish, bearish or something in between?
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As malaise sets in, this narrative is taking hold. NLW isn't so sure.
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NLW does a whistlestop tour of global AI regulation and market updates.
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Consensus 2024 is happening May 29-31 in Austin, Texas. This year marks the tenth annual Consensus, making it the largest and longest-running event dedicated to all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass at https://go.coindesk.com/3PWW96A.
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Crypto and tradfi markets were already getting hammered heading into the weekend, when new geopolitical instability and conflict made things even shakier.
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A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/11/the-secs-suit-against-unswap-is-an-opening-attack-against-defi/
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Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday, April 12. They discuss Bitcoin price predictions, Elizabeth Warren's latest attacks and more
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Congress is back in session and apparently crypto is high on the agenda. At the same time, the crypto industry seems to have better things to talk about now.
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A look at what was happening in Bitcoin at the time of each of the previous halvings, and a discussion of what makes this time different.
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Episode mix-up: This is the latest AI Breakdown episode, not what the title shows.
Pretty sure this is a double-post of yesterday's episode.
please have her back with decent audio
Nathaniel thank you. great guests, great insights. went down the rabbit-hole a couple years ago. one of your few over 60 listeners. bob