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The Breakdown

A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.
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The Breakdown
2021-08-12

The Bull Market Is Back on the Menu! (Did It Ever Leave?)

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW covers bull market indicators, including: Investment firms …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-11

Compromise Provision Tanked by Octogenarian Near-Retiree, but Crypto Shows DC It's Here to Stay

The compromise amendment to the crypto provision in the infrastructure bill was shot down in the Sen…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-10

Bitcoin Rallies Defiantly as Senate Infrastructure Battle Hits a Snag

Contention over the crypto provision in the infrastructure bill continues. Today on “The Breakdown,”…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-08

What Happens if the Dollar Loses Reserve Currency Status?

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads David Z. Morris’ “The End of Exorbitant Privilege: Inf…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-07

'Crypto IS Macro Now': Raoul Pal on Bitcoin, DeFi and the Transformation of Power

On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Raoul Pal. Raoul is the founder and CEO of Global Macro Investo…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-07

White House Unveiled as Puppet Master as New Amendment Threatens Crypto Industry

The infrastructure bill-related surprise in the U.S. Congress came in the form of a competing amendm…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-06

With EIP 1559, Has ETH Become Ultra Sound Money?

On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” host NLW discusses: Proposed amendments to the infrastructur…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-05

What’s Really Behind SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s Crypto Speech

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s speech at the Aspen Security Conference has Crypto Twitter in a frenzy. …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-04

The Senate Meets the Cyber-Hornets: The Nascent Crypto Lobby Is Actually Effective

The infrastructure bill’s crypto provision had the industry scrambling to lobby for change. On this …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-03

A Partial Victory in the Infrastructure Bill Battle

First, the Brief: Bank of America’s research highlights the pros of El Salvador's bitcoin law Feder…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-01

Gaming as a Tool of Economic Empowerment

The broader crypto sector encompasses more than just policies and price action: Decentralized techno…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-31

Crypto Allies Rally and Race to Fix the Infrastructure Bill

On this episode of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW covers the past week’s biggest financial, reg…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-31

BlockFi’s Lead Investor Bows Out Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Today on the Brief: Robinhood's underperforming IPO and settlement battles  MicroStrategy’s continu…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-30

The Senate Shoves a Dangerous, Last-Minute $28B Crypto Provision Into the Infrastructure Bill

First, on the Brief: U.S. growth last quarter performing under economists’ expectations Robinhood's…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-29

How Decentralized Is DeFi?

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW addresses the recent wave of increased regulatory scrutiny, …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-28

US Senate Banking Committee Asks ‘What Are Cryptocurrencies Good For?’

Today on the Brief: Exchanges leaving China Binance looking to replace CZ with a regulatory-focus…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-27

Are Amazon Rumors Behind Bitcoin’s Biggest Surge in Months?

Crypto’s green weekend was the biggest surge in recent months. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” N…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-25

Using History As A Weapon: The Latest Political Attack on Stablecoins

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s recent essay “Why Central Bankers Invoke…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-24

Is U.S. Crypto Regulatory Bluster About to Become Action?

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW covers: Institutional interest revamping The B Word conf…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-24

Bitcoin’s Big Institutional Week: JPMorgan Brings Crypto to All Wealth Management Clients & More

This week, institutional involvement was revived after the past few months’ inactivity. NLW covers n…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-23

Everything You Need to Know About Elon, Jack and Cathie’s Bitcoin Chat

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” host NLW dissects a highly-anticipated discussion between Cathie…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-22

Bitcoin Reclaims $30K as the Macro Discussion Shifts From Inflation to COVID-19 to Growth

Bitcoin is up just over 7% in the last 24 hours, following its first close below $30,000 since New Y…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-21

So THIS Is ‘And Then They Fight You’

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.”    In this ep…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-20

Will DAOs Break the Power of Venture Capitalists?

In addition to the deep dive into distributed autonomous organizations, or DAOs, and their future in…