Ben Hunt is the author of the wildly popular and always provocative “Epsilon Theory.” In his recent essay “In Praise of Bitcoin,” he calls on bitcoiners to rise up and recognize that the “bitcoin” being adopted by Wall Street is an abstraction that comes with unacceptable compromises.

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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Wall Street’s Bitcoin Isn’t Your Bitcoin

A reading of Ben Hunt’s latest essay “In Praise of Bitcoin.”

Host

Nathaniel Whittemore

Episodes

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Apr 23, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Hasta La Vista, U.S.! Crypto Companies Look Abroad

Apr 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

A Landmark Moment for Crypto in Europe as MiCA Passes

Apr 22, 2023, 12:36 a.m.

The Case for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation

Apr 20, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Congress Grills Gensler on Anti-Crypto Stance

Apr 19, 2023, 9:39 p.m.

Coinbase Says Without Regulatory Clarity It Will Be Forced to Leave the U.S.

Apr 18, 2023, 9:53 p.m.

The House Finally Introduces a Stablecoin Bill, but Will Crypto Opponents Even Come to the Table?

Apr 17, 2023, 8:38 p.m.

The Latest New York Times Bitcoin Mining Hit Piece Is a Monument to Intellectual Laziness

Apr 16, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

Will Withdrawals Drive a New Institutional Ethereum Narrative?

Apr 15, 2023, 5:03 p.m.

Sergey Nazarov on Why the World Needs a New Model of (Cryptographic) Trust

Apr 14, 2023, 11:41 p.m.

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