Podcasts

Apple

Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet’s First ‘World War’

What’s truly at stake in Epic Games' battle with Apple and Google is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences.

People  ·  14 August 2020
Ethereum

#SupplyGate and the Battle to Frame Crypto’s Next Bull Run

Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.

People  ·  12 August 2020
China

The Latest on the Global Economy’s Most Contentious Relationship

China and the U.S. trade high-profile sanctions, but the real impact is showing up in banks and on the Hong Kong stock market.

People  ·  10 August 2020
Markets

How the Purpose of Public Markets Has Changed

Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello.

People  ·  9 August 2020
bull market

The Mounting Evidence of a New Bitcoin Bull Market

From positive price indicators to a new all time high in smallholder addresses, this is the evidence a new bull run might be starting.

People  ·  8 August 2020
Podcasts

11 Numbers That Tell the Story of the Economy Right Now

From the price of coffee to the national debt as a percentage of GDP, these 11 numbers provide a picture of a fast changing global economy.

People  ·  7 August 2020
Central Bank

The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin

The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution.

People  ·  6 August 2020
Podcasts

For What Future Are We Building Bitcoin?

A reading of Meltem Demirors new essay “Unintended Architecture” asks some key questions about intention setting for the future of Bitcoin.

People  ·  2 August 2020
Podcasts

Previewing the Economic Showdowns Coming This Fall

From the size of a second round of stimulus to COVID-19 litigation to reshoring, last week previewed some key economic issues for the months to come.

People  ·  1 August 2020
Bitcoin

How Real Is Bitcoin’s Rally? 8 Interpretations of Bitcoin’s Massive Surge

As bitcoin retraces slightly after reaching a new 2020 high about $11,000, NLW explores what’s driving the rally and how likely it is to continue.

People  ·  28 July 2020
Podcasts

SPACs 101: A Bubble, the Future or Both?

A primer on, and critical look at, one of Wall Street’s hottest trends: special purpose acquisition companies.

People  ·  27 July 2020
China

Is This China’s Century or the US’s? Maybe It’s Both

This Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Adam Tooze's recent review of four books on the growing conflict between the U.S. and China.

People  ·  26 July 2020
Podcasts

As Economic Indicators Get Worse, the US Revs Up the Next Multi-Trillion Stimulus

The Breakdown Weekly Recap covers growing U.S.-China tensions, worsening job numbers and the next casual $1 trillion to $3 trillion in stimulus.

People  ·  25 July 2020
DeFi

A Simple Explanation of DeFi and Yield Farming Using Actual Human Words

A primer on yield farming, liquidity mining, automated market making and all the other terms shaping the brave new world of decentralized finance.

People  ·  22 July 2020
Inflation

What’s Behind the Fed’s New Push to Promote Inflation?

Why the Fed’s strategy on inflation is changing and why the definition used by America’s central bank may be hurting regular people.

People  ·  21 July 2020