Jun 25
Ethereum Is Facing A Critical Funding Gap, Says Ex-EF Member | Markets Outlook
Does Ethereum have a funding crisis? On today's Markets Outlook, Protocol Guild Organizer Trent Van Epps tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why the Ethereum Foundation's subtraction philosophy is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, what it will take to fill it, an ... Show More
18m 20s
Jun 19
Why Arthur Hayes Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Is a Dove Despite Hawkish Reputation | Markets Outlook
Arthur Hayes on his HYPE position, AI bubble, and the new Fed Chair. On today's Markets Outlook, BitMEX Co-Founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why all roads still lead to money printing, how long the AI bubble has left, and why he has zero reg ... Show More
10m 54s
Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: What's More Important – BlackRock Trading Crypto or 7.5% Inflation?
Crypto is being driven in different directions by different market forces.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com.
Today Twitter was alight with discussion of the biggest inflation print since 1982. With 7.5% inflation, a hike of 50 basis points is lookin ... Show More
16m 20s
Mar 2022
BREAKDOWN: Did Bitcoin Just Become Legal Tender in Switzerland?
A review of key bitcoin and crypto narratives.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus, FTX US and Cointelli.
On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW checks in on the state of key bitcoin, crypto and economic narratives, from bitcoin’s institutional bid to bitcoin as l ... Show More
17m 42s
May 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Fed vs. VC – What’s Driving Crypto Short-Term and Long-Term Market Outlook
It’s a tale of two markets in crypto.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.
In the short term, crypto is firmly a part of the larger macro cycle driven by the Fed’s fight against inflation. In the long term, however, there is much evidence that the market downt ... Show More
18m 53s
Jul 2021
Bitcoin Reclaims $30K as the Macro Discussion Shifts From Inflation to COVID-19 to Growth
Bitcoin is up just over 7% in the last 24 hours, following its first close below $30,000 since New Year’s Day. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW proposes possible explanations for this reversal, including:
Competing concerns of Inflation and slow post-COVID recovery
Inst ... Show More
12m 47s
Dec 2021
BREAKDOWN: What the Fed’s ‘Hawkish’ Turn Means for Bitcoin
Given that the Fed is now projecting three rate hikes in 2022, why are stocks and BTC up?
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
Yesterday in the wake of the FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve signaled a hawkish turn. Asset purchases will be tapered at twice the speed, and the Fed i ... Show More
16m 31s
Nov 2023
MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Crypto Prices Shrug Off Binance and Kraken News, Signaling a More Mature Market
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores Binance, Kraken, U.S. recessions and more.
Today's episode is sponsored by CME Group and PayPal.
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Today’s Stories:
Kraken Accused by SEC of Operating Un ... Show More
10m 13s
Jan 2022
BREAKDOWN: A Massive $879.6M Bitcoin Mining Machine Buy Kicks Off the Year of US Bitcoin Mining
A roundup of global mining, regulatory and CBDC news.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW rounds up news from the last few weeks of 2021, including updates on the global bitcoin mining landscape as well as central bank digital currency (C ... Show More
17m 54s
With bitcoin dipping modestly while some altcoins trade upward, and a perspective on the Fed’s inflation explanation, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with its latest news roundup.
This episode is sponsored by Kava and BCB Group.
Today's Stories:
Stock Futures Rise as China Eases Covid-19 Lockdowns - WSJ
Speculation Fuels Shiba Inu, Dogecoin to Biggest ... Show More