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October 07, 2023Crypto's Biggest Ally Could Be the Next Speaker of the House
NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important news stories of the week, including SBF Trial; Tom Emmer's potential to become Speaker of the House; ETH Futures ETF flop and more.
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30 min
October 06, 2023Macro Signals Are All Flashing Warnings
What the hell is going on with bond markets? Why are people buying less food? Is the Fed priced into more rate hikes? NLW explores all of this and more.
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14 min
October 05, 2023SBF Defense: "Blame Caroline! Also He's a Nerd."
NLW covers the first few days of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, including the jury selection, opening statements, and first witnesses.
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18 min
October 04, 2023A Leading Candidate for Next Speaker of the House is One of Crypto's Biggest Allies in D.C.
After the ouster of Kevin McCarthy, speaker pro tempore is crypto ally Patrick McHenry, and one of the consensus leaders to replace McCarthy permanently is current House whip and frequent crypto bill backer Tom Emmer. NLW also explains the latest "L" handed to the SEC around its Ripple case.
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15 min
October 03, 2023The Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Begins - Everything You Need to Know
As SBF's trial kicks off in New York, NLW covers:
The charges
The timeline of events that got us here
The key witnesses
Likely defense arguments
Recent bankruptcy updates
Trial timeline
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23 min
October 02, 2023Bitcoin Pops As Uptober Returns
8 of the last 10 October's were green for Bitcoin. Can we expect the same this time around? NLW looks at some of the bullish catalysts, as well as watching the first day of trading for Ethereum Futures ETFs.
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13 min
October 01, 2023Where Crypto Has Product-Market Fit (And Where It Doesn't)
NLW reads "The Barrier to Mainstream Crypto Adoption Isn’t UX — It’s Product-Market Fit" by Li Jin.

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12 min
September 30, 2023ETH Futures ETFs Get Set to Trade as Government Shut Down Looms
On today's episode, NLW looks at a set of late breaking developments that could see ETH Futures ETF's trading next week, as well as the implications for crypto and the economy of a looming government shutdown.
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13 min
September 29, 2023The 5 Most Important Stories from Crypto This Week
A recap live with Scott Melker from Friday September 29th
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34 min
September 29, 2023Congressional Republicans Lash Out At Gensler
There were some fireworks at the recent House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing. It's clear that Congressional Republicans have run out of patience for SEC Chair Gary Gensler and could begin using subpoena to compel more answers.
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14 min

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