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In much of the northern hemisphere, it is summer. But in the world of crypto, winter has arrived. The price of bitcoin, which has been hovering around $20,000, is 70% below its peak of last year. In fact, the entire market capitalisation of the cryptoverse has shrunk by more than two-thirds since November 2021. Is this, as the crypto bulls say, a much needed correction? Or is this the beginning of a domino effect that could see the entire decentralised finance system unravel?
This week, hosts Alice Fulwood, Mike Bird and Soumaya Keynes first look at why this crash is different from the many that have come before in the short life-span of cryptocurrencies. Then, they ask what weaknesses have been exposed in this downturn. Will this downturn finally see the end of the crypto hype and bust cycle?
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Previous episodes
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3922 - Money Talks: Crypto winter is here Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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3921 - Uprising tide: the coming inflation-driven unrest Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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3920 - Babbage: How to go green amid an energy crisis Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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3919 - A force awakens: NATO’s new game plan Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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3918 - The World Ahead: The future of green travel Mon, 27 Jun 2022
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3917 - Comings to term: America’s abortion-rights rollback Mon, 27 Jun 2022
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3916 - Editor’s Picks: June 27th 2022 Sun, 26 Jun 2022
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3915 - Checks and Balance: Insurrection retrospection Fri, 24 Jun 2022
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3914 - Shooting from the hip: The Supreme Court expands gun rights Fri, 24 Jun 2022
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3913 - The Economist Asks: How can governments fight inflation? Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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3912 - Pride and prejudice: China’s LGBT crackdown Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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3911 - Money Talks: House arrest Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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3910 - Eastern encroaches: Ukraine’s losses in Donbas Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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3909 - Babbage: The short-sightedness epidemic Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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3908 - Estranged bedfellows: Israel’s government collapses Tue, 21 Jun 2022
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3907 - The World Ahead: The future of education Mon, 20 Jun 2022
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3906 - Stuck in the middle with few: Macron’s parliamentary pasting Mon, 20 Jun 2022
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3905 - Editor’s Picks: June 20th 2022 Sun, 19 Jun 2022
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3904 - Checks and Balance: Breaking nukes Fri, 17 Jun 2022
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3903 - Menace to democracy: The January 6th hearings Fri, 17 Jun 2022
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3902 - The Economist Asks: Will America finally pass gun-control legislation? Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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3901 - Powell to the people: The Fed raises rates Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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3900 - Money Talks: Supply chain reactions Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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3899 - Planes have changed: Britain’s controversial asylum policy Wed, 15 Jun 2022
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3898 - Babbage: Is ketamine the next antidepressant? Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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3897 - No magic bullet: A Congressional agreement on guns Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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3896 - The World Ahead: The future of health care Mon, 13 Jun 2022
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3895 - Nyet effects: Russia’s resilient economy Mon, 13 Jun 2022
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3894 - Editor’s Picks: June 13th 2022 Sun, 12 Jun 2022
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3893 - Checks and Balance: California Reality Fri, 10 Jun 2022
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3892 - Revolting: The January 6th committee’s public hearings Fri, 10 Jun 2022
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3891 - The Economist Asks: How do our culinary choices shape the world? Thu, 09 Jun 2022
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3890 - Second time’s the charm? Somalia’s new president Thu, 09 Jun 2022
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3889 - Money Talks: The fight for financial supremacy in Asia Wed, 08 Jun 2022
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3888 - The wrath of Khan: Pakistan’s turbulent spring Wed, 08 Jun 2022
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3887 - Babbage: Artificial intelligence enters its industrial age Tue, 07 Jun 2022
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3886 - After the party, the hangover: Boris survives, barely Tue, 07 Jun 2022
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3885 - The World Ahead: The future of food Mon, 06 Jun 2022
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3884 - A farewell to arms control? Ukraine and nuclear weapons Mon, 06 Jun 2022
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3883 - Editor’s Picks: June 6th 2022 Mon, 06 Jun 2022
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3882 - Checks and Balance: Pivotal partnerships Fri, 03 Jun 2022
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3881 - Hide, park: Russian money in London Fri, 03 Jun 2022
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3880 - The Economist Asks: How is the Russian crisis changing Germany? Thu, 02 Jun 2022
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3879 - Press clipping: Ethiopia’s media crackdown Thu, 02 Jun 2022
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3878 - Money Talks: The Alexander technique (update) Wed, 01 Jun 2022
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3877 - The diet is cast: a coming food catastrophe Wed, 01 Jun 2022
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3876 - Babbage: Corals vs climate change Tue, 31 May 2022
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3875 - Bear traps: Russia’s push in eastern Ukraine Tue, 31 May 2022
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3874 - Editor’s Picks: May 30th 2022 Mon, 30 May 2022
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3873 - Base motives? China in the Pacific Mon, 30 May 2022