The IMF is pushing El Salvador to drop BTC as legal tender.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
When Nayib Bukele announced that El Salvador would be making bitcoin legal tender, the international monetary establishment acted with some amount of skepticism. When he announced the nation would be issuing bitcoin bonds, that skepticism turned t ... Show More
Jan 2022
El Salvador's Battle With the IMF Is Bigger Than Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
When Nayib Bukele announced that El Salvador would be making bitcoin legal tender, the international monetary establishment acted with some amount of skepticism. When he announced the nation would be issuing bitcoin bonds, ... Show More
14m 45s
Apr 2022
El Salvador’s bet on bitcoin
By making bitcoin a national currency, El Salvador tried to transform its economy. Rest of World’s Leo Schwartz explains why the bet hasn’t yet paid off.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, an ... Show More
26m 5s
Jan 2022
A $4.2T Asset Manager Just Said Governments Will Buy Bitcoin
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the latest from governments and crypto, including:
India’s prime minister calling for global cooperation to “fight” crypto
Pakistan’s security agency blocking crypto sites
The U.K., Singapore and Spain introducing new rules around crypto adve ... Show More
17m 9s
Feb 2022
Why One Stablecoin Is Being Backed by Bitcoin
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at:
The latest from Russia, including skepticism about the effectiveness of the first round of sanctions
Updates on Canada’s use of the Emergencies Act to freeze protest-associate ... Show More
17m 40s
Jan 2022
Is Russia Trying to Ban Bitcoin?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. NLW covers stories that show the full breadth of the crypto industry in 2022. In the first, he looks at a new report from the Russian central bank advocating a near-total ban on bitcoin and crypto in the country, along with n ... Show More
14m 5s
Feb 2022
Why KPMG's Bitcoin Buy May Be a Bigger Deal Long Term Than Tesla's
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com.
KPMG Canada announced Monday it added BTC and ETH to its balance sheet, as well as buying carbon credits to offset its new environmental impact. On today’s episode, NLW explores how the market and crypto community ... Show More
16m 27s
Mar 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink Says Ukraine Conflict Could Accelerate Digital Currencies
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at recent comments from the leader of the world’s largest asset manager on Ukraine and digital currencies, as well as other important updates from the crypto industry ... Show More
14m 50s