A reading and discussion inspired by:https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/12/24/2025-will-be-the-year-that-ai-agents-transform-cryptohttps://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/01/09/the-ai-revolution-will-spawn-millions-of-new-tokensSponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With transparency, security, and trust at..

Turns out it was a very heavily macro-influenced week, with some policy and price action thrown in. NLW and Scott Melker break it down. Recorded live Jan 10th, 2025. Sponsored by: Ledn..

Fresh off starting the year at $100,000, Bitcoin (and the rest of crypto) tanked. Some thought it was all about concerns of USG selling their Silk Road stash, but it appears to..

Some disturbing allegations about the FDIC coverup about its role in Operation Chokepoint 2.0 are gripping cryptotwitter. But how much credibility is there behind the claims? Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without..

A significant conflict was brewing at the Fed. Some suspected that Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr would try to fight President Trump to stay in power. That scenario has now..

Updated compliance with a Coinbase FOIA request shows not only how extensive the FDIC's campaign against crypto business was, but also shows how many novel digital asset products from banks were strangled..

NLW catches up on all the stories from the Holiday, including the outperformance of Bitcoin related assets (and digital asset hedge funds) in 2024. Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your..

Part 3 of a three part end of year special exploring where we've been, where we are, and where we're headed in Bitcoin and crypto more broadly. Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the..

Part 2 of a three part end of year special exploring where we've been, where we are, and where we're headed in Bitcoin and crypto more broadly. Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the..

A retrospective on the essays that defined crypto in 2024. The essays: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985877https://time.com/7111315/kamala-harris-crypto-laura-shin-essay/https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/07/17/procrypto.htmlhttps://x.com/Travis_Kling/status/1753455596462878815 https://x.com/Travis_Kling/status/1764696621097378299https://x.com/Travis_Kling/status/1830981118566244633https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-pointEnjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/ Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8 Follow on Twitter: NLW:..

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Tether is spending $775M investing in alternative video platform Rumble. How much is it trying to curry favor with the incoming administration vs. a genuine attempt to diversify?Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the..