‘Google Is One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases of All Time,’ With Matt Stoller
The author of “Goliath” gives his take on the history of American antitrust politics and what it means for the just-announced Google case. Matt Stoller…
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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. The piece…
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….
RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture
Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power. Today’s Breakdown is a conversation with…
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. Today on the Brief: Initial jobless…
Is Bitcoin More Correlated to Stocks or Gold?
According to analyst Lyn Alden, the answer depends on bitcoin’s own cycle. In it, Lyn argues that bitcoin’s correlation patterns are, in part, reliant on where bitcoin…
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. On this week’s Breakdown…
Cathie Wood: Secrets of the World’s Best Innovation Investor
Cathie Wood bet early on Bitcoin and Tesla, and her ARK Innovation Fund is up 75% in 2020. Forbes called her “the newest superstar investor,”…
How Bitcoin Could Become the Reserve Asset for DeFi, Feat. Qiao Wang
Crypto trader, analyst and operator Qiao Wang looks at bitcoin’s macro resilience and why DeFi is here to stay. Today on the Brief: Stimulus talk…
The UK Bans Crypto Derivatives
The crypto industry reacts to a big move from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority. Our main discussion: The U.K. has banned crypto derivatives. Just…