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Sep 30, 2021

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the $1.25M settlement Kraken just finalized with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which accused the crypto exchange of offering margin lending products without the proper licensing. Many noted the small size of the settlement...


Sep 29, 2021

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW explores traditional financial system actors behaving badly, including why two Fed presidents are retiring early after revelations that they were actively trading stocks at the height of last year’s market crisis. He also covers:

  • A new WSJ investigation that found 131 federal judges...


Sep 28, 2021

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at two major recent stories. 

Twitter has added bitcoin tipping features. The features take advantage of the Lightning Network powered by Strike and has started rolling out to iOS users. Additionally, the Twitter team says they’re exploring NFT avatar authentication as well as...


Sep 26, 2021

This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” returns to the format’s roots with four threads from Twitter:

  • Chris Dixon on tokens as a new web primitive https://twitter.com/cdixon/status/1440026947036356619
  • Raoul Pal on the coming change to securities laws https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI/status/1440361603459735556
  • Cozomo (aka...


Sep 25, 2021

On this edition of “The Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the heightened state of affairs in the crypto landscape, from celebrity interactions with NFTs to the latest bluster from the SEC. This one goes to 11. 

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