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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
2021-06-25

John McAfee and the End of Crypto’s Gonzo Era

The passing of an icon in crypto necessitates reflection. John McAfee was at times reviled, and at t…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-24

Bear Market? Not According to These Monster Funding Rounds

Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the contrast between growing bear market sentiment versus a s…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-23

Lyn Alden on Bitcoin, Inflation and the Potential Coming Energy Shock

Lyn Alden, investment researcher and strategist with a keen eye on both crypto and traditional marke…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-22

The De-Chinafication of Bitcoin

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW takes a look at the most recent crypto news before taking a …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-20

Does a Law From the Civil War Make Stablecoins Illegal?

On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads “How the Civil War Shapes the Future of Stablecoins” by …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-19

What Are the Prospects for a Bitcoin Standard in Africa?

This week on “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap” NLW covers: More institutional bitcoin news, including …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-19

The Shorter Cycle Theory With Larry Cermak

The idea of a multiyear supercycle is fading as shorter cycles take their place. In this episode, NL…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-18

From a $1T Asset to a $100T Network: Everything We Learned About the Bitcoin Mining Council From Mic…

On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW first follows up on yesterday’s episode about the FOMC me…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-17

Will the Fed Shift Policy Due to Increasing Inflation?

On today’s episode, NLW looks at the Federal Open Markets Committee briefing coming up this afternoo…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-16

Will a US Digital Dollar Protect Privacy?

The question of digital currencies is a question of power. On today’s episode, NLW explores that pow…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-15

'Bat-Shit Crazy’ Paul Tudor Jones on the Fed, Inflation and Why He Recommends 5% in Bitcoin

Just when it seemed like the “Economic Empowerment” narrative coming out of El Salvador was poised t…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-13

Is Bitcoin a Trojan Horse for Freedom?

This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” presents a reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s p…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-12

Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Why the El Salvador news didn’t (i…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-12

An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the Community That Inspired El Salvador to Adopt the Bitcoin Standa…

On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Mike Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach. Bitcoin Beach is a co…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-11

The Empire Strikes Back: Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin

In a week so filled with the optimism coming out of El Salvador, of course there had to be another s…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-10

El Salvador Made Bitcoin Legal Tender As President Bukele Casually Chatted on Twitter Spaces

Last night, El Salvador voted to pass the bill making Bitcoin legal tender. As representatives debat…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-09

Biden’s Top Antitrust Adviser Is a Bitcoin Millionaire

On today’s episode, NLW looks at a grab bag of recent news: El Salvador’s bitcoin announcement make…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-08

El Salvador to Become the First Bitcoin Country: Just How Big a Deal Is This?

On Saturday, the Bitcoin 2021 organizers teased that one of the biggest announcements in bitcoin’s h…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-06

What a New Era of Big Government Could Mean for Bitcoin

A reading of David Z. Morris’ piece for CoinDesk “Has COVID-19 Made Biden’s Big Spending the New Nor…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-05

Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Over?

Today on “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap” NLW looks at a growing number of predictions of a new “crypt…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-05

Who Matters More to Bitcoin: Whales or Plebs?

Today on the Brief: May’s middling jobs report A ransomware update Square building a bitcoin hardwa…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-04

Chinese State Media Indicates China Is NOT Banning Crypto Trading

Today’s episode looks at crypto in geopolitical context, focusing on: A follow-up on the ransomware…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-03

Ransomware Is The Next Big Bitcoin FUD

Today on the Brief: China’s next digital yuan trial More Bitcoin ETF delays Standard Chartered to o…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-06-02

More Crypto Regulation Is Likely Coming, but Bans Are Not

Today’s episode includes a quick update on Marathon’s bitcoin mining about-face. Our main discussion…