‘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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PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?
PayPal will offer its U.S. customers the option of buying and selling crypto, with support for payments to its 26 million-strong merchant network coming next […]
How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?
Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears? Our main discussion: bulls vs. bears as bitcoin passes $12K Someone recently […]
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? In a recent speech, the International Monetary […]
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 […]
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. Our main discussion: […]
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.