One of the more surprising campaign issues of the 2024 election cycle, opposition to central bank digital currencies, is moving forward in Congress as two bills head for markup this week in the House Financial Services Committee. Also enforcement actions around new the new regulation regime in Hong Kong and Gemini files a response to DCG's-Genesis bankruptcy ... Show More
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The Crypto-TradFi Convergence | Inflection Point
While The Breakdown is between seasons, we’re sharing a panel from Digital Assets Summit featuring the team behind Inflection Point. The conversation explores how investors should think about crypto valuations, what gives L1s value, and why there’s still no shared framework for p ... Show More
34m 33s
Mar 26
Privacy & Institutional Crypto's [Redacted] Future | The Breakdown
While The Breakdown is between seasons, we’re sharing a panel from Digital Asset Summit hosted by David. The discussion explores how institutions think about on-chain privacy, the tradeoffs involved, and what it takes to bring financial systems onto blockchain infrastructure. – F ... Show More
43m 53s
Mar 24
Investor Relations in the Onchain Era
In this special episode, we introduce Blockworks’ new investor relations platform for onchain businesses. As institutional capital continues to enter crypto markets, expectations around transparency, standardization, and professionalism are rising. But instead of replicating lega ... Show More
21m 59s
Jul 2025
Washington Weekly Podcast: Crypto week, Tariffs, Russia-Ukraine
Shane drops by to highlight the legislative focuses of Congress post One Big Beautiful Bill, including a look into “Crypto Week” which is currently taking place up on Capitol Hill. We also touch on the latest with respect to US trade policy and negotiations with the EU and Mexico ... Show More
12m 57s
Jun 2025
The current reconciliation bill will raise the deficit. Could it pass anyway?
This week, we’ve looked at the budget reconciliation bill and its effects on student debt, taxes, health care and social programs. The bill is currently moving through the Senate. Today, we discuss the reconciliation bill and the national deficit. And we dig into other proposals ... Show More
28m 43s
Jul 2025
How the Big Beautiful Bill’s Passage Will Reshape the Economy
Robert Armstrong, U.S. financial commentator for the Financial Times, fills in for Scott. He and Ed unpack what the GOP tax bill means for the economy now that it’s law. Robert argues we’re playing chicken with the debt and says markets are still operating in “greed mode,” not fe ... Show More
1h 15m
Jun 2025
Energy and the ‘big beautiful bill’ | live from day 2 of the ACORE Finance Forum in New York
<p>As the US races against China to develop the most advanced capabilities in AI, energy is critical. In this second episode from the ACORE finance forum, we speak to experts about how US energy policy, and in particular the reconciliation bill now being debated in Congress, migh ... Show More
1h 14m
Nov 2024
Fasten your seatbelt for a busy week
<p>A busy week ahead with key events including the US presidential election, the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, and China's National People's Congress meeting to name but a few. The latest Iowa poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, despite him winning the s ... Show More
12m 18s