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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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2021-10-23

Why the Bitcoin and Crypto Communities Are So Skeptical of Worldcoin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today’s episode is nominally about Worldcoin. The project launc…
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2021-10-22

Paul Tudor Jones: ‘Inflation … [Is] the Single Biggest Threat to Financial Markets and Society in Ge…

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Last year, Paul Tudor Jones wrote a paper called “The Great Mon…
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2021-10-21

LFG! Bitcoin Clears $66K and Hits New All-Time High

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the market’…
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2021-10-20

Massive Trading Volume for ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF as NYAG Targets Crypto Lenders

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW catches up on a variety of topics from …
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2021-10-19

It's Here: Bitcoin Futures ETF to Begin Trading

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW rounds out the story of the bitco…
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2021-10-17

Hester Peirce Reclaims the “Wild West” for the Crypto Industry

On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s recent speech: “Lawless…
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2021-10-16

How the Crypto Industry Thinks It Should Be Regulated

On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at two new policies frameworks released by companies …
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2021-10-16

Bitcoin Is Actually, Finally About to Have an ETF

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the buzz and excitement around…
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2021-10-15

No, Bank of England, Crypto is Not the Same as Subprime Mortgage Debt

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW takes a deep dive into a recent s…
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2021-10-14

The US Is Officially the Global Leader in Bitcoin Mining

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at how the United States ha…
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2021-10-13

Who Cares What Jamie Dimon Thinks of Bitcoin?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Ah, Jamie Dimon. One of the longest duration skeptics of bitcoi…
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2021-10-12

Is Biden Prepping an Executive Order on Crypto?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW looks at recent reports the Biden admin…
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2021-10-10

Here for the Bitcoin Revolution or Just the Sick Macro Gains?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads “Revolution, …
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2021-10-09

Supply Chain Says No Christmas Presents or Trees This Year

On this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at supply chain disruptions, including: …
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2021-10-09

Second-Largest US Bank Says Crypto Is Too Big to Ignore

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW covers some of the topics he’s missed t…
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2021-10-08

Something Big Is Brewing With Bitcoin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the growing excitement around …
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2021-10-07

Gensler's SEC Has No Plans to Ban Crypto

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” another major regulatory figure has c…
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2021-10-06

Stablecoins in the Hot Seat as SEC Investigates Circle

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW homes in on recent reports surrounding …
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2021-10-05

What the ‘Pandora Papers’ Mean for Bitcoin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW breaks down the latest in a string of e…
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2021-10-03

What’s the Real Point of ‘Crypto’ Anyway?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   On this week’s edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads four…
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2021-10-02

This Overlooked Crypto Tax Provision Would Be a Disaster

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks …
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2021-10-02

Powell Says No Crypto Ban as ‘Uptober’ Kicks Off

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   On today’s episode, NLW discusses the market mood shift as Se…
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2021-10-01

Why This Autumn Could Be Bitcoin Season

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   Description On today’s episode, NLW looks at why bitcoin coul…
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2021-09-30

​​Is Kraken's Settlement With the CFTC Actually Bullish?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the $1.25M settlement Kr…