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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
2021-07-18

Why Governments Should Invest in Bitcoin Infrastructure

This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of “Bitcoin: An Orange New Deal” by Andrew Bailey and B…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-17

Paraguay's Leaked Crypto Law: Depressing Dud or Too Early to Tell?

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW covers: The latest in Binance’s global regulatory troubl…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-17

Square Sets Out to Bring DeFi to Bitcoin

Square has announced a new initiative, titled “TBD,” that CEO Jack Dorsey describes as “focused on b…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-16

BlackRock CEO Seeing No Demand for Crypto

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW addresses recent shifts in institutional and regulatory disc…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-15

Federal Reserve Vice Chair: ‘We Do Not Need to Fear Stablecoins’

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW analyzes a stablecoin-focused speech from Randal Quarles, vi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-14

While Others Warn of Market Bubble, Bitcoin Bull Bill Miller Doesn't Think So

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW analyzes value investor turned bitcoin bull Bill Miller’s co…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-13

Bitcoin Leads to Hyperinflation? Meet the Strangest FUD Yet

In this episode, NLW focuses on: Inflation measures, impacts and who’s to blame News out of Paragua…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-11

The Progressive Case for Bitcoin

On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads an excerpt from Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s questions…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-10

Can a New Wave of Crypto IPOs Rekindle Wall Street Excitement?

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at how Wall Street momentum in crypto r…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-10

As Biden Targets Big Tech, a Reminder That Decentralized Technologies Are Anti-Monopolist

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW analyzes President Joe Biden’s “Factsheet: Executive Order o…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-09

Are GBTC Unwinds Bullish or Bearish for Bitcoin?

NLW explores the debate surrounding the GBTC unlock’s bearish or bullish nature on this episode of “…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-08

De-Globalization vs. De-Nationification: Which Trend Wins?

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW explores what he calls “the shifting tectonic plates of the global soc…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-07

Will Bitcoin or Russia Be Blamed for the Latest Ransomware Attacks?

On this extended-brief style episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW discusses recent news, FUD and policy i…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-06

The State of Institutional Adoption of DeFi, Feat. Circle’s Jeremy Allaire

This conversation was originally released as a sponsored content webinar from Circle and CoinDesk. N…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-04

Declaring Independence and Freedom From Bitcoin FUD

On this holiday edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Jeff Dorman’s “Debunking 10 Digital Asset …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-03

Are We On the Verge of a New Regulatory Era in Crypto?

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Why this week’s congressional hear…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-03

Network Undergoes Biggest Difficulty Adjustment Ever; BMC Says 67.6% of North American Bitcoin Minin…

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the latest in the highly dynamic, fast-evolving world of bitc…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-02

George Soros and Steve Cohen Go In on Bitcoin; Here’s Why That Might Not Be a Good Thing

In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW discusses a fresh wave of investors and their potential disr…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-07-01

A "Crypto Frenzy"? Today's Congressional Hearing Puts Bitcoin and DeFi in the Hot Seat

An interview with a congressman followed by a congressional hearing on crypto signal policymakers ar…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-30

How the Macro Landscape Is Shaping Bitcoin Markets

Highlights from today’s Breakdown: The latest legal challenges around the Bitcoin white paper  A ba…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-29

The Real Story of the UK Binance Ban

Today on the Brief: Indian investment in crypto soars The first Mexican bank to accept bitcoin?  Te…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-27

The Great Western Hashrate Migration Is Real

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk “Go West, Bitco…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-26

Even in an Off Week, Bitcoin Had Quietly Massive Institutional Adoption News

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Two more massive fundraises  A set…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-26

Elon Shitposting While El Salvador's President Addressed the Nation About Bitcoin Is Peak 2021

Last night was one for the history books. As Elon Musk was making weird, stupid jokes about bitcoine…