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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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2022-01-06

We’ve Come a Long Way Since ‘What the Hell’s an NFT?’

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW look…
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2022-01-05

A Massive $879.6M Bitcoin Mining Machine Buy Kicks Off the Year of US Bitcoin Mining

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. On today’s episode, NLW rounds up news from the…
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2022-01-04

13 Years On, The Significance of ‘Chancellor on the Brink of Second Bailout for Banks’

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. Thirteen years ago today, Satoshi released the …
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2022-01-02

12 Big-Picture Power Shifts to Watch in 2022

This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. On “The Breakdown’s” first episode of the new y…
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2021-12-31

Jason Yanowitz and Michael Ippolito on the Most Important Stories of 2021

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On the final episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravag…
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2021-12-30

Tom Shaughnessy on the Big Metaverse Bet

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,…
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2021-12-29

Katherine Wu on What Gets Built Next in Crypto

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,…
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2021-12-28

Travis Kling on Why Elon’s BTC Buy Was the Biggest Story of the Year

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.  On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza…
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2021-12-27

The Programmable Future of Bitcoin, Feat. Muneeb Ali

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,…
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2021-12-26

The Emergence of DAOs With Santiago Santos

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,…
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2021-12-24

Deeze on Why 2021 Was the Year of NFTs

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.  On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza…
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2021-12-23

Nexo’s Antoni Trenchev on the Stories That Shaped Crypto in 2021

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” NLW is j…
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2021-12-22

The Year of Institutional Bitcoin, Feat. Galaxy’s Alex Thorn

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,…
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2021-12-22

Lyn Alden on Bitcoin, El Salvador and the Unprecedented Macro Moment

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” we’re jo…
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2021-12-20

The Hashrate Migration and Bitcoin’s Resilience, With Compass CEO Whit Gibbs

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Welcome to “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza.” First …
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2021-12-19

Year of the Doge

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. For the final “Long Reads Sunday” of the year, NLW reads Michae…
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2021-12-18

The Biggest Stories in Crypto and Macro in 2021

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW previews the forthcomin…
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2021-12-18

The Statistics That Defined Bitcoin and Crypto in 2021

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today’s episode digs through two excellent end-of-year reports …
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2021-12-17

What the Fed’s ‘Hawkish’ Turn Means for Bitcoin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Yesterday in the wake of the FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve …
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2021-12-16

The Senate’s Arguments Against Stablecoins

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the recent U.S. Senate…
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2021-12-15

Just How Bearish Are the Bitcoin and Crypto Communities?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at a few explanations for t…
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2021-12-14

11 Years Ago Today, Satoshi Disappeared

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Eleven years ago, on Dec. 13, 2010, Satoshi Nakamoto posted on …
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2021-12-13

Can DAOs Be a 10X Improvement for Fundraising?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   On this week’s “Long Read’s Sunday,” NLW looks at DAOs and th…
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2021-12-11

The 10 (Other) Most Crypto Influential

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. CoinDesk has just completed its list of 2021’s 50 Most Influen…