We're halfway through a wild year for Bitcoin and crypto, with treasury companies stacking sats, ETFs finally breaking through, and Robinhood diving deep into tokenization. Amid a noisy debate on market manipulation..
Robinhood just unveiled major plans to offer tokenized stocks—including SpaceX and OpenAI—on their own Ethereum L2 blockchain, potentially reshaping private and public markets. NLW explores how Robinhood's move might democratize finance, threaten..
Speculation swirls around who could replace Jerome Powell as Trump hints at naming a new Fed chair early—potentially upending central bank independence. NLW breaks down the leading contenders, market reactions, Trump’s radical..
This Long Read Sunday explores the rise of tokenization in financial markets. NLW reads and analyzes a piece from Galaxy’s Thomas Cowan on how stablecoins, tokenized money market funds, and on-chain structured..
In this week’s Friday Five, NLW unpacks a major shift in crypto policy: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been ordered to treat crypto as mortgage-worthy assets—a milestone in crypto’s integration into..
A sweeping look at crypto's mainstream march. From Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac counting crypto toward mortgage applications to the SEC signaling ETF redemption upgrades and SoFi relaunching crypto services, today's episode..
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)—the central bank for central banks—has delivered a major critique against stablecoins, arguing they lack critical features for mainstream adoption. NLW explores the BIS's warnings, their preference..
On today's Breakdown, the big story is Texas becoming the first state to actively build a Bitcoin reserve. Governor Greg Abbott has signed legislation allocating an initial $10 million to the reserve,..
The US has officially entered the conflict with Iran, bombing nuclear enrichment sites and raising fears of escalation. NLW explores immediate reactions across markets—from oil price spikes and stock market jitters to..
Crypto markets have a lemon problem. Token issuers know way more than token buyers, creating hidden risks and a lack of trust. Today, NLW explores Blockworks' ambitious solution—the Token Transparency Framework. Inspired..
On this week's Friday Five, NLW and Scott dive into Bitcoin's remarkable stability above $100,000 despite global uncertainty, major bipartisan passage of the Genius stablecoin bill in the Senate, Circle's blockbuster IPO..
The U.S. Senate has passed landmark stablecoin legislation, signaling a new era for digital finance in America. As institutions gear up for massive crypto adoption, JPMorgan announces plans for its own permissioned..