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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
2020-07-01

‘It Sure Doesn’t Feel Like the Greatest Economy of All Time,’ Feat. George Gammon

What would you do if you were approaching your 40s, burned out and realizing the type of financial s…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-30

How the Fed Fans the Flame - The Best of The Breakdown June 2020

June 2020 will go down in the history books as an extremely chaotic and confusing period.  In this “…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-29

A Primer on the Eurodollar and Shadowbanking System [Long Reads Sunday]

The latest Long Read is "Crypto Dollars and the Evolution of Eurodollar Banking" by Avi Felman and M…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-27

Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks) - The Breakdown Weekly Recap

As states shutter economic activity because of preventable COVID-19 outbreaks, it’s deja vu all over…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-27

How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester

Today on the Brief: A consumer spending rebound A new crypto regulatory regime in Europe A bitcoin …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-26

Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?

Today’s edition of The Breakdown is an extended version of the Brief, this time covering five topics…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-25

Bull vs. Bear: Who Has the Economy Right?

The economy is nothing if not confounding right now.  Across every domain, from real estate to oil t…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-24

Oil 101: How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart

Today on the Brief: PayPal and Venmo reportedly adding crypto buying and selling Trump executive or…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-23

Macro Investors Sound Off! Featuring Ari Paul, Spencer Bogart and David Nage

Today on the Brief: New Federal Reserve research suggests reaction to Facebook’s Libra basket appro…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-22

Fight the Fed or Love the BRRR? [Long Reads Sunday]

A reading of two pieces How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Money Printer by Jill Carlson |…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-20

A Dozen+ Statistics Proving Millennials Are F%#$&D: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

The big narrative in financial media for the last few weeks has been the insurgent Robinhood rally, …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-20

Why Monetary Debasement Is Here to Stay, Feat. Dr. Vikram Mansharamani

Today on the Brief: FTX lists two Compound tokens Reddit partners with Ethereum Foundation on Layer…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-19

6 Things Jobless Claims Tell Us About the State of the Real Economy

Today on the Brief:  Powell says private companies shouldn’t be involved in Central Bank Digital Cu…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-18

The Satoshi-fication of Social Media: Why The Future Is Pseudoanonymous, Feat. The Crypto Dog

On the Brief: Big tech vs. the American political right and left Why TikTok users are pretending to…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-17

The Fed's Folly: From Moral Hazard to Business as Usual, Feat. Jesse Felder

Today on The Brief: An unexpectedly good retail sales report drives market confidence  Are we in fo…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-15

Sorry, Bloomberg: Here Are 6 Reasons Why 2020 Is a Great Year for Bitcoin

Today on the Brief: Stocks down on coronavirus fears Demand destruction The looming retirement cris…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-15

BONUS: Rubbish Rallies and Investor Amnesia by the Finance History Guy Jamie Catherwood

After a week where bankrupt Hertz pumped 890%, the question is: what is the historical precedent?  L…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-13

The Chad Index Versus Doomer Internet Money: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

The stock market has long been disconnected from the underlying economy, but much of what happened t…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-13

Avoiding the Narrative Trap: Bitcoin Is More Than an Inflation Hedge

Today on the Brief: Why bitcoin sold off A bank-the-unbanked narrative for the digital dollar It’s …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-12

Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality

Today on the Brief: Three Arrows holds more than 6% of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust New platform for cen…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-11

Bitcoin, Property Rights, and Why the Old West Says You Should Own Your Socials, feat. Nic Carter

Today on the Brief: A record week for peer-to-peer exchanges in the developing world A digital doll…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-10

What the Stock Market’s ‘Robinhood Rally’ Means for Bitcoin

Today on the Brief: Saudi Arabia injects $13 billion in bank liquidity via blockchain. China’s stat…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-09

Why War Reporting Is the Right Mental Model for Today’s Media, Feat. Jake Hanrahan

On today’s episode of The Breakdown, we introduce the Breakdown Brief - a look at three key topics i…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-06-06

The Revolution Will Be Retweeted: The Breakdown Weekly Recap

The Breakdown Weekly Recap looks at the key themes that shaped the week. On this week’s episode, NLW…