This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeLast week, the December FOMC meeting minutes revealed that not only was the Fed expecting at least 3 rate hikes in 2022, they were actively considering “balance sheet normalization” (read: quantitative tightening). In today’s episode, NLW looks at how the markets are internalizing this new information, and … [Read more...] about The Macro Battle That Will Shape Crypto Markets This Year
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8 Trends That Will Shape Bitcoin Mining in 2022
With competition ramping up next year, some miners will start to feel the margin squeeze, leading to potential for increased mergers and acquisitions. “I think there’s going to come a time, in the not too distant future, where there are companies that have raised money, have machines on order and have not deployed them yet that are in a cash crunch,” said Fred Thiel, CEO of … [Read more...] about 8 Trends That Will Shape Bitcoin Mining in 2022
How the Economics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Shape Their Cultures
Ethereum’s economics are an interesting contrast to bitcoin’s monetary minimalism. It is important to state, especially in today’s needlessly adversarial environment, that Ethereum is not primarily concerned with economics. Rather, Ethereum is first and foremost a distributed world computer with its own native currency. However, it can be imagined as a kind of home for the vast … [Read more...] about How the Economics of Bitcoin and Ethereum Shape Their Cultures
How ‘Fast Money’ Will Shape the Future
As money gets faster, and especially in the kind of loose monetary environment we’re in now, the analyst is increasingly left in the dust. In his place, decisions both by investors and allocators (VCs) will increasingly be based on what you might call “money vibes.” The power of memes and social media discourse in driving investment on Robinhood or in crypto has been widely … [Read more...] about How ‘Fast Money’ Will Shape the Future
How cross-chain liquidity aggregation can shape the future of DeFi
As decentralized exchanges now represent a significant amount of crypto trading volume, it is vivid that these platforms will play a big role in the smart economy of the future.Automated market makers, in particular, changed the game by eliminating the need for order books entirely and replacing them with liquidity pools. This model was a win-win for both traders executing … [Read more...] about How cross-chain liquidity aggregation can shape the future of DeFi