The Breakdown

Brazil

Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020

From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?

People  ·  23 October 2020
PayPal

PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?

PayPal will offer its U.S. customers buying and selling of crypto, with support for payments to its merchant network next year.

People  ·  21 October 2020
Bitcoin

How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?

Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?

People  ·  20 October 2020
CBDCs

A New ‘Bretton Woods’ Moment?

The IMF has said it’s time to re-evaluate the global economic order, but what does that really mean?

People  ·  19 October 2020
Podcasts

How Stocks, Bitcoin and Other Investments Fare in a 0% Interest Rate World

On Long Reads Sunday, a reading of a John Street Capital piece on the realities of a market characterized by zero-bound interest rates.

People  ·  18 October 2020
Podcasts

The NSC Labels Blockchain a National Security Issue

On the weekly recap, NLW looks at growth in institutional investment, big interest among the G20 in CBDCs and a new National Security Council report.

People  ·  17 October 2020
Bitcoin

Is Crypto Converging With Public Markets?

Between bitcoin treasury holdings growing and crypto-focused SPACs, private crypto markets and public equities markets are closer than ever.

People  ·  15 October 2020
Bitcoin

A $10B Firm Makes Bitcoin Its Primary Treasury Asset

Stone Ridge Holdings Group announces $50 million in new funding for its digital asset subsidiary as well as significant BTC treasury holdings.

People  ·  14 October 2020
China

The IMF, G20 and BIS Gear Up for the Central Bank Digital Currency Era

New reports on digital currency design principles and regulatory standards show just how quickly the world’s bankers are moving.

People  ·  13 October 2020
CBDCs

How Investors Are Trading the Election

As the U.S. presidential election gets closer, market “predictions” are showing up in stocks from energy to private prisons.

People  ·  12 October 2020
Bitcoin

Is Bitcoin More Correlated to Stocks or Gold?

According to analyst Lyn Alden, bitcoin's correlation to stocks or gold depends on bitcoin’s own cycle.

People  ·  11 October 2020
Regulation

A Regulatory Reckoning for the Crypto Industry?

Between BitMEX action, the U.K.’s derivative ban and the new U.S. Department of Justice enforcement framework, regulations are coming for crypto.

People  ·  10 October 2020
Podcasts

The Market Reacts to Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy

Reactions from Bitcoin Twitter and beyond as Square puts 1% of its treasury assets into bitcoin.

People  ·  8 October 2020
Derivatives

The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives

The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority, which banned crypto derivatives.

People  ·  6 October 2020
Podcasts

Are Central Bank Coins the End of Financial Privacy?

As the European Union gets more serious about a digital euro, most central bank digital currencies intend to remove the anonymity of cash.

People  ·  5 October 2020