Author: CoinDesk

In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Emil Kalinowski is the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University" collaborations with Jeff Snider. 

In this illuminating conversation, he and NLW discuss:

• How the global monetary order changed over the last 50 years
• The exact moment the world demonstrated it had too little money
• Why bitcoin and MMT are competing to shape the next generation of monetary thinking 
• Why a big crash is coming, but we’ll be better on the other side 

Find Emil Kalinowski online:

Twitter – twitter.com/EmilKalinowski

YouTube – youtube.com/c/EmilKalinowski/videos

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Bitcoin Twitter interprets today’s massive price action.

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As the U.S. election picture starts to become more clear, bitcoin has smashed through $15,000 – its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run. Alongside the price action has come a wave of mainstream media coverage. 

In this special he-was-supposed-to-be-on-vacation episode, NLW breaks down Twitter’s response and shares interpretations, including:

• “Quietest bull run ever”
• Stimulus on the way
• Halving bull redemption
• Death of the nation-state 
• Start of a reflexive cycle
• It feels real

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An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement.

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Jim Epstein is the executive editor of ReasonTV podcasts, and the producer of the recent documentary “Cypherpunks Write Code.” 

In this conversation, he gives NLW a behind the scenes look on the interviews and conversations that went into the documentary, including how the cypherpunks started, schisms in the movement, and how the movement lives on today. 

Watch “Cypherpunks Write Code”

• Part 1: youtu.be/YWh6Yzr12iQ
• Part 2: youtu.be/n4qonsvSgAg
• Part 3: youtu.be/lv8OFSWZkGs
• Part 4: youtu.be/HDKQulqVCQg

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One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years.

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Jacob Goldstein is one of the hosts of NPR’s Planet Money. He is also the author of the new book, “Money: A True Story of a Made Up Thing.” 

In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:

• How China invented paper money and then forgot about it for centuries
• Why the invention of the lightbulb was a pivotal money history moment 
• How money market funds set the stage for the Great Financial Crisis 
• Where bitcoin fits in the world that comes next: without cash, without banks and with government printing

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Twitter: twitter.com/jacobgoldstein

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In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin? 

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Today on the Brief:

• The digital euro is closer than ever
• Checking in on European COVID-19 lockdowns
• Economic events this week that aren’t the election

Our main discussion: Which U.S. election outcome is better for bitcoin? 

Poll: twitter.com/nlw/status/1320884275110137863

After a surprisingly close Twitter poll with more than 1,600 respondents answering the question “Is Trump or Biden better for bitcoin?”, NLW breaks down the most common themes, including:

• The Senate matters more 
• Anti-encryption history 
• And of course… Honey Badger Don’t Care 

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A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”

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On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW diverts from our normal opinion and long-form essay to pursue Grayscale’s recent investor reports. In its survey of investors, Grayscale found more interest in bitcoin investing than ever before, with a significant amount of the growth in interest being driven by economic and monetary policy following the coronavirus pandemic. 

Grayscale's "Bitcoin Investor Study"

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The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe. 

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On this week’s weekly recap, NLW looks at:

• Bitcoin’s resilience in the face of a week where many investors went risk off, causing a drop in stocks and gold
• JPMorgan’s dramatic three-year attitude shift around bitcoin and crypto 
• Iran stockpiling bitcoin to be able to pay for imports
• A new round of COVID-19 lockdowns and the stimulus that will follow

This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue

Tuesday | JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin: Welcome to the Private Currency Era

Wednesday | The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months

Thursday | Mirage Recovery: What ‘Record’ GDP Growth Tells Us About the Economy

Friday | Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper

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Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain?

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One of the most powerful aspects of bitcoin is its mythology. 

In this episode, NLW explores the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper and the choices that went into its release date. 

Whether it was something to do with the Reformation or an allusion to the longstanding pagan tradition of Samhain, the one thing that’s clear is the choice adds all the more mystique to bitcoin’s incredible origins.

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The Department of Commerce’s new report shows 33.1% annualized growth in Q3, but does this really tell us much about the state of the economy? 

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Today on the Brief:

• FTX launches equities trading 
• Avanti gets Wyoming bank charter
• France locks down and ECB intimates new stimulus

Our main discussion: GDP growth report 

The Department of Commerce released its Q3 GDP numbers. Touted as record growth, this is actually a much more complicated story. In this episode, NLW breaks down what the numbers tell us and what they don’t, and why we should be more focused on understanding long-term consumer behavior shifts than short-term numbers. 

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Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith.

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Today on the Brief:

• Section 230 hearing with social media CEOs in Washington D.C.
• Bitwise now has more than $100 million AUM
• Trump website defaced with monero request

Our main discussion: Markets go risk-off. 

With rising fear of COVID-19 lockdowns, everything from stocks to oil to gold and, yes, even bitcoin is down on the day. The important question is whether this is a short-term volatility phenomenon or part of a larger systemic shift.

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