Mar 31, 2023

The movement to ban TikTok in the U.S. is growing. The recently introduced RESTRICT Act in the U.S. Congress is nominally about that, but some are concerned it would significantly expand government powers over the internet. 

Mar 30, 2023

On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Castle Island Ventures’ Nic Carter. Nic was the first to identify the concerted effort to deplatform crypto from the banking system as “Operation Choke Point 2.0.” In their conversation, Nic discusses the original Operation Choke Point, how that operation came to an end, when...

Mar 29, 2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Binance on Monday, alleging seven different charges related to derivatives exchange registration. In this episode, NLW explores the charges and to what extent they reflect not only a case against Binance but an ongoing regulatory turf war between...

Mar 28, 2023

Ever since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, markets have been waiting with bated breath for another shoe to drop. Coming into the weekend, it looked like Deutsche Bank and Charles Schwab were the most wobbly. NLW explores whether there is actually reason to be concerned or whether fintwit (and short sellers) are just...

Mar 26, 2023

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:

“This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money” - Michael J. Casey 

“Bitcoin Is a Clear Winner of the U.S. Banking Crisis” - George Kaloudis