This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
In today’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW goes back to read excerpts from two Nic Carter pieces that seem particularly prescient today, as the U.S. weighs the opportunities and risks of stablecoins.
Policymakers Shouldn’t Fear Digital Money: So Far It’s Maintaining the Dollar’s Status
The Crypto-Dollar Surge and the American Opportunity
See also: ECB Sounds Alarm Over Linkages Between Stablecoins and Conventional Financial Markets
“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso & Adrian Blust, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Dark Crazed Cap” by Isaac Joel. Image credit: Thom Lang/The Image Bank, modified by CoinDesk.