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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
2021-09-04

Dungeons and Degens: Why Everyone Is Talking About Loot

On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at Loot (for Adventurers), the newest NFT sensation. …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-09-04

The Breakdown’s Official Bitcoin and Crypto Fall Preview

On this special episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at what we learned over the summer and what the …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-09-03

A $1.5T Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin

Today on the Brief: Binance dinged by Singapore authorities while discussing Binance.us going publi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-09-02

Bitcoin Payments Coming to Twitter?

On today’s episode, NLW takes a historical look at Silicon Valley’s relationship with Bitcoin. NLW e…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-09-01

DAOs, NFTs and Crypto Derivatives Win Attention as Billionaire Paulson Calls Crypto ‘Worthless’

On today’s episode, NLW breaks down a slew of stories that reflect different aspects of the crypto i…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-31

Jack Dorsey Is Building a Decentralized Exchange for Bitcoin

Today on the Brief: NFTs have a monster month Centre's global network of stablecoins The Cuban gove…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-29

The Weaponization of the Banking System

On this edition of Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Nic Carter’s latest for CoinDesk “OnlyFans Shows How…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-28

The Race for Stablecoin Transparency

On this week’s Weekly Recap, NLW breaks down the recent history of stablecoins and contextualizes re…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-28

What Jerome Powell Said at Jackson Hole

The Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is sort of like TED for Central Bankers…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-27

The World Economy's 'Transitory' Supply Chain Issues Don't Seem so Transitory After All

First, on the Brief: Bitcoin hash power coming back online A new millionaire testing out crypto An …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-26

Why the Crypto Industry Doesn't Trust the Treasury

First, on the Brief: OnlyFans’ reversal of its decision to ban sexuually explicit content Budweiser…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-25

Citi to Trade Bitcoin Futures?

On this episode of “The Breakdown”: Surveys and reports detailing expected institutional adoption C…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-24

Visa Buys a Punk as Bitcoin Returns to $50K

Late Sunday evening, bitcoin pushed above $50,000 for the first time in three months. Overall BTC is…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-22

Why Time Is the Ultimate Scarce Asset

This week, “Long Reads Sunday” returns to its Twitter roots with a reading of two threads from crypt…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-21

Why Is the Fed so Scared of Stablecoins?

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: News that Brian Brooks left Binanc…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-21

What's Really Going on With OnlyFans and Payment Censorship

The tyranny of payment processors as moral barometers strikes again. On Thursday, Axios revealed tha…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-20

DeFi Grows in Institutional and Regulatory Importance

First, on the Brief: Banks and bitcoin  Coinbase’s cash reserves Brian Quintenz’s CFTC departure  …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-19

Is Twitter Getting Serious About Decentralized Social Media?

On this episode of “The Breakdown:” Corporate dips into decentralized media, starting with Twitter …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-18

Innovation vs. ‘The Big Short’: Cathie Wood and Michael Burry's Battle Frames the Potential Futures …

Investors Cathie Wood and Michael Burry are predicting opposing outcomes for the recent high inflati…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-17

WTF Happened in 1971? (And in Afghanistan?)

On this episode of “The Breakdown,” host NLW takes a step back from the nitty-gritty of markets and …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-15

Why Bitcoin Matters for Nigeria and Iraq

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: “How Crypto Can Help Nigeria’s Economy” by Olumide A…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-14

Is the US Government at War With Itself Over Crypto Regulatory Authority?

On this week’s “Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at some reported emerging tension around which U.…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-14

These North American Bitcoin Firms Mined 59% More Bitcoin in July

On this episode of “The Breakdown:” Bitcoin mining bump Coinbase’s massive Q2 earnings and more ins…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-08-13

Turning Point: The Crypto Industry's Battle Against the Infrastructure Bill, Feat. Jake Chervinsky

Jake Chervinsky is the general counsel for Compound Labs and DeFi lead at the Blockchain Association…