Can Russia leverage energy exports to undermine sanctions?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the latest news regarding Russia’s economy. Vladimir Putin is trying to leverage energy exports to prop up the ruble. But can he really make Europe and the rest of the world pay with ruble ... Show More
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Blockspace Podcast: BitGo’s $2 Billion IPO, OpenAI’s Data Center Cost Dispute, ZBD Raises $40 million, and Farcaster Founder Steps Down
BitGo went public, the first crypto IPO of 2026! Plus, analysis on inflows into digital asset products, Bitcoin gaming app ZBD raising $40 million, and longtime Ethereum social media app Farcaster announced its founder is stepping down. Subscribe to all things Blockspace: Podcast ... Show More
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#936 Abubakar Nur Khalil On Bringing Bitcoin Development To Africa
Abubakar Nur Khalil is the CEO & CTO at Recursive Capital
In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin development, adoption of Bitcoin in African nations, and funding infrastructure to help get Bitcoin into the hands of the people who need it the most around the world. I also talk t ... Show More
32m 23s
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E85: SBF's crypto bailout, Zendesk sells for ~$10B, buyout targets, US diplomacy, AlphaFold & more
0:00 Bestie intros 4:09 Assessing SBF bailing out major crypto players & the state of the market 18:24 Classifying crypto assets, high-yield crypto lending 34:17 Zendesk sells for $10B, accounting for stock-based comp, evergreen standard in tech 1:01:24 Buyout targets, public mar ... Show More
1h 35m
Mar 2022
#848 Can Bitcoin Stay Above $40k? - BTC On-Chain Analytics
In today's episode, I break down Bitcoin On-Chain Analytics. I'm usually joined by WiIl Clemente on Saturdays to discuss his research through articulating his weekly newsletter. Unfortunately, Will was unable to join us this week. Instead, I go through the Blockware Newsletter to ... Show More
9m 26s
Jun 2022
E84: Markets update, crypto collapse, Russia/Ukraine endgame, state of the podcast
0:00 Besties discuss the one-month hiatus 7:03 Markets update: Fed decisions, goals, macro factors, root causes 32:19 Earnings estimate skepticism, labor force, job openings 47:17 How startups should think about the next 18-36 months 56:20 Crypto collapse, next shoe(s) to drop 1: ... Show More
1h 41m
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317: Soona Amhaz On The Future of Crypto Outside The US
Soona Amhaz is a Co-Founder of Token Daily and General Partner at Volt Capital.
In this conversation, we discuss open finance applications, the failure of the Lebanese Lira, end user infrastructure, crypto's opportunity in African countries, and inflationary vs deflationary shock ... Show More
1h 1m
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Digital World Ascends to Greater Heights While Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF Drowns
DB-Oct22,2021: Former President Donald Trump’s new social media company is skyrocketing on Wall Street, sparking speculation about whether this is the next meme stock. Meanwhile, current U.S. President Joe Biden backs away from hiking corporate taxes to fund his infrastructure an ... Show More
35m 13s
Jul 2019
Tavi Costa, Global Macro Analyst at Crescat Capital: What Will Happen To Crypto During a Global Recession
Tavi Costa is a Global Macro Analyst at Crescat Capital. In this conversation, Tavi and Anthony Pompliano discuss Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, the current U.S. economic markets, China, precious metals, how central bankers handle recessions, and what Tavi thinks is most likely to oc ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2024
US Unveils Fresh Sanctions on Russia After Navalny’s Death
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Angela Stent, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution, and author of Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest, discusses the US unveiling its biggest one-day sanctions package against Russia sin ... Show More
36m 40s