Twitter has stopped throttling tweets with Substack links in them, but only after Elon Musk denied they were ever blocked. About 270 US Apple Stores have held staff meetings about unionization risks in the past two weeks. A New York Times article about the environmental and economic impact of bitcoin mines has some crypto proponents up in arms. And the 2023 ... Show More
Jun 10
Elon Hype Works For One Business, Not The Other
The CFTC proposed prediction market rules banning bets on war and assassinations. SpaceX drew $250B+ in IPO demand far beyond its $75B target. Microsoft patched a record ~200 security flaws, Tesla has just 59 robotaxis, and Siri AI gets its first hands-on. Sources: the CFTC will ... Show More
20m 1s
Feb 2021
BREAKDOWN: Gradually, Then Suddenly - Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Amazon, Twitter Poised to Join the Bitcoin Party
In the wake of Tesla’s big announcement on Monday, a wave of corporate engagement with crypto emerges.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at a slew of news from corporates getting into the bitcoin and crypto space, including:
Twi ... Show More
14m 24s
Apr 2022
BREAKDOWN: Would a Private Twitter Owned by Elon Musk Be Better for Free Speech?
The Tesla billionaire has made a $40B+ offer to buy the company.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
The Elon Musk-Twitter saga continues! Today, Musk announced an offer to buy 100% of Twitter at $54.20 a share, saying that it was important for free speech ... Show More
23m 14s
Jul 2021
BREAKDOWN: Is U.S. Crypto Regulatory Bluster About to Become Action?
If regulation is unavoidable, now may be a better time to deal with it than later.
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW covers:
Institutional interest revamping
The B Word conference, Elon’s reveal of SpaceX BTC holdings
NFT platform O ... Show More
10m 43s