This episode is sponsored by , and .   “Recession” is the latest word to run afoul of our shifting definitions and political newspeak. This week, numbers from Q2 came out showing that the U.S. had seen a declining GDP for the second quarter...

This episode is sponsored by , and . On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at four reasons markets could see heightened volatility between now and November:  Fund managers making YOLO bets to avoid redemptions Inflation surprises...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   Yesterday was “Fed Day” and the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its second 75 basis point interest rate hike in a row. Despite the fastest pace of monetary tightening in a generation, markets rallied...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   U.S. President Joe Biden is slated to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week. In the background lurks growing tensions around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan next...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   On today’s episode, NLW looks at a slate of news from the crypto industry, organized around three big-picture themes: Regulatory – including the latest from the SEC, CFTC and Treasury Department ...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   On today’s episode, NLW catches listeners up on the criminal charges filed against a former Coinbase employee and two of his associates last week around insider trading. The charges come from the Justice...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW looks at two discussions of the positive role Bitcoin can play in greening the grid.    He reads:  - Michael Casey   by Level39   - ...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   Qiao Wang is a creator of and core contributor to Alliance DAO, an accelerator for Web3 companies in decentralized finance (DeFi), infrastructure, distributed autonomous organizations (DAO), non-fungible...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Jim Bianco, the president of Bianco Research. In this wide-ranging discussion, they talk about the bind the Federal Reserve finds itself in, the stickiness of...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   Today, the Bitcoin energy debate is all about how much energy bitcoin mining consumes, and what percentage of that comes from renewable sources. Today’s guest Troy Cross argues that in the future, Bitcoin...

  This episode is sponsored by , and .   NLW kicks off his “Midsummer Macro” series with a deep dive conversation with Demetri Kofinas, host of the “Hidden Forces” podcast. They discuss the Fed, inflation, the secular shift to...

This episode is sponsored by , and .   On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the possible reasons for crypto’s recent rally and discusses the growing role of crypto in Russia and Ukraine related to refugee nonprofits and...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   On today’s episode, NLW covers the crypto industry chatter around the Ethereum Merge. Last week, ETH devs pointed to September as a likely date for the transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake,...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads the “essay” version of Balaji Srinivasan’s new book   - is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto....

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at: The markets new expectations for a 100bps or 1% rate hike at this month’s FOMC meeting 3AC and Celsius news  Mt. Gox FUD Bank protests in China ...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   Is a recession coming? Are we in a recession already? Can we be in a recession with only 3.6% unemployment? On today’s episode, NLW explores the new narrative of recession starting to take hold in...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   On today’s episode, NLW covers Celsius moving into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. This move has been anticipated for some time, but in advance Celsius sought to repay as many of its DeFi loans as...

This episode is sponsored by , , and . Nothing is more important to markets right now than how the Fed responds to inflation. On today’s show, NLW discusses the latest consumer price index numbers for June. He argues that they make it likely that...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the latest in the battle involving toppled former crypto giant hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, including accusations from liquidators the...

This episode is sponsored by , , and .   After months of dithering, Elon Musk announced last Friday he would officially be pulling out of his deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion. He cited as his reason a lack of transparency or clarity...

This episode is sponsored by , and .    On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads and discusses:   “” by Parker McCurley “” by Simon Yu    - is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and...

This episode is sponsored by , and .    After years of what many would consider hostility to the industry, the British government did a major about-face in April when Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the country’s...

  This episode is sponsored by , and .    The crypto industry hasn’t been particularly pleased with the SEC under Gary Gensler. In particular, the continued rejections of bitcoin spot ETFs (even after a futures ETF was approved last...

This episode is sponsored by , and .    The U.S. Office of Government Ethics released rules this week that executive branch staffers who owned crypto would not be allowed to work on any crypto-related regulation. NLW explores the pros and...

This episode is sponsored by , and .    On today’s episode, NLW digs into the idea of the U.S. dollar as a global wrecking ball, and explores why the dollar is the strongest it has been against other currencies in 20 years. As part of...