Episode 145

Terra UST stablecoin unpegged with Bennett Tomlin + $COIN, $SQ, $ZM, $TWLO, $SHOP & $PTON | E1456

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00:00 Jason and Molly tee up today’s topics

02:54 Jason and Molly talk a little bit about bitcoin and the stock market tanking

09:00 Bennett Tomlin joins to discuss what’s going on with stable coins: LUNA, Tether, etc.

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15:17 Can you buy 60 cents of LUNA to get a dollar worth of Terra? Are algorithmic stable coins destined to collapse?

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23:19 Discussing LFG Reserve balance over time

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32:11 Different types of stable coins, & how much damage will the past few weeks do to the idea of algorithmic stablecoins?

44:44 Jason and Molly on the bitcoin crash and major tech stock wipeouts

50:10 Coinbase

53:20 Shopify

57:00 Twilio

1:00:40 Zoom

1:03:11 Square (Block Inc)

1:05:48 Breaking News: Elon Musk says “I guess I would” reverse Trump Twitter ban

1:22:53 Peloton stock down 93% from pandemic high

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