A Glacier’s uneven melting causes concern. Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough’s surprise nod causes tumult. And a pasta shape’s surprise popularity causes sequels. Massive chunks of ice, awards snubs, and Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful Podcast, constitute today’s show.
Was it related to ordinals, global liquidity conditions or something else entirely?
In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW examines the various explanations for Wednesday's 11% increase in BTC’s price, including:
Market structure
Global liquidity conditions
Stablecoin concerns
Ordinals
Debt ceiling debates
The Asian bid
-
“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: Prasong Maulae/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 at Consensus 2023, happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Come and immerse yourself in all that Web3, crypto, blockchain and the metaverse have to offer. Use code BREAKDOWN to get 15% off your pass.
Ravi and Rikki start by unpacking what’s been a mysterious week of spy balloons, UFOs, and global power tensions. Then we take a look at how quickly deepfake technology has improved, further complicating our online lives. Finally, Rikki sits down for an interview on the nuclear power industry with journalist Jonathan Rauch.
[04:05] Spy Balloon
[19:00] Deepfake
[33:39] Interview with Jonathan Rauch
[49:12] Voicemails
Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570
Prosecutors inch closer to a possible indictment of Donald Trump. Nikki Haley officially becomes the first candidate to challenge him for the Republican nomination. Democrats quietly and not-so-quietly worry about Joe Biden’s age. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow joins to talk about gun safety legislation after the shooting at Michigan State. And the guys take a meandering journey through Elon Musk’s week at Twitter.
For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.
WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo features movers and shakers who work to bring healing, joy and inquiry to their communities throughout Chicago as part of the Chi Sounds Like series. Reset highlights a Vocalo feature on writer and founder of Sixty Inches From Center Tempestt Hazel.
Yesterday, Governor Pritzker announced bold plans for Illinois when it comes to early childhood education. Reset digs into the impact these investments could have, what the programs might look like and how the state will pay for them with State Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, UIC senior lecturer and program coordinator Catherine Main and UChicago economist James Heckman.
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
"The Hash" team discusses the biggest headlines of the day, including the two biggest creditors of Mt. Gox, the crypto exchange that failed due to a hack nine years ago, electing to get their bankruptcy recovery paid out mostly in bitcoin (BTC), according to CoinDesk sources. Plus, the battle between zero-fee non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur and leading competitor OpenSea has intensified as both platforms vie for market share among NFT creators.
This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington with senior producer Michele Musso. Ourexecutive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
-
Are you building the next big thing in Web3? Apply to pitch your project live on stage at the CoinDesk Pitchfest Powered by Google Cloud at Consensus, the industry’s most influential event happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Apply by March 31 for a chance to be among the twelve finalists selected to pitch. Visit consensus.coindesk.com/pitchfest for more information.
Russia throws new conscripts into battle — beginning an offensive in Ukraine. Ukrainians plan their own offensive soon. Can either side avoid a stalemate? And thousands of Russian exiles opposed to the war in Ukraine have taken up residence in Armenia, a former Soviet republic which offers Russians passport-free admission.
After spending a year getting rid of its iBuying business, how should investors regard Zillow Group?
(0:21) Jim Mueller discusses: - How Zillow is (in some ways) at a fresh starting point - The growing skepticism around iBuying as a profitable business - 1 thing to watch when Redfin reports after the closing bell
(9:25) Ricky Mulvey and Sanmeet Deo discuss companies that are flying under Wall Street's radar, in part because of where they're located.
