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October 28, 2023SBF Testifies; WSJ Errors; Bitcoin Booms - The Top 5 Crypto Stories This Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday October 27, 2023
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31 min
October 28, 2023SBF Takes the Stand
SBF start testifying in his own defense. It .... did not go well.
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17 min
October 26, 2023Will the WSJ Retract Their Bogus Crypto Terror Financing Reporting?
Elliptic came out and said that the stats that the Wall Street Journal had used in their recent reporting around crypto terror financing -- which ended up being the centerpiece of a letter written by Elizabeth Warren and signed by 100+ members of Congress -- had been completely misinterpreted. Will the own up to the error?
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18 min
October 26, 2023Oops! The BlackRock ETF Code IBTC Has Been Around Since August...
BTC markets this week have been sent in both directions around news that BlackRock's Bitcoin Spot ETF had a ticker on the DTCC (and then news that it was gone). It turns out, however, that the symbol had been there since August, and no one had noticed.
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16 min
October 24, 2023Bitcoin Up 100% in 2023, Hits Pre-Luna Crash Prices
Bitcoin made a massive move up on Monday evening, bringing with it the first taste of the very early bull market. NLW explores the drivers and interpretation.
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15 min
October 23, 2023Bitcoin $30k: Uptober is Back on the Menu!
Today NLW explores the recent price push about $30,000 and what it says about the state of the market.
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17 min
October 22, 2023Crypto Winter Is Over (Says Morgan Stanley)
NLW reads a new piece from Morgan Stanley about the seasons of crypto. https://www.morganstanley.com/articles/the-four-seasons-of-cryptocurrency-explained
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12 min
October 21, 2023BTC Rallies, ETF Nudges Closer, and a Fresh Fraud Accusation
The Weekly Recap looks at the most important stories in crypto this week.
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40 min
October 21, 2023The SEC Drops the Ripple Case: How Big A Deal Is This?
NLW explains the latest moves from the SEC. Is their dropping of their case against Ripple Execs as bullish as it seems -- or is it just them gearing up for a different fight? Plus, NYAG sues Gemini, Genesis, DCG, Barry Silbert and Michael Moro.
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14 min
October 19, 2023The Latest Attack from Elizabeth Warren's Anti-Crypto Army
With extreme predictability, Senator Elizabeth Warren is using the horror of war in Israel/Gaza to bully a fairly unrelated crypto KYC bill through. NLW explores Warren's attempt and the crypto community's response.
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15 min

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