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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
2021-05-31

Revisiting Paul Tudor Jones’ ‘Great Monetary Inflation’ Thesis

A year ago this month, legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones released a paper about the “Gre…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-30

Networks vs. Governments: Could Crypto-Powered Digital Communities Challenge the Power of Cities and…

What exists between a Facebook group and a formal organization? Right now, not much. But in the futu…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-29

Is the ‘Bitcoin Supercycle’ Theory Dead?

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at what this cycle has taught us in ter…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-28

Cathie Wood on Cathie Wood on Why Central Banks Will Add Bitcoin to their Balance Sheets

Today’s special edition of “The Breakdown'' is a replay of NLW’s fireside chat with ARK’s Cathie Woo…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-28

‘Crypto Is Here to Stay’: Activist Investor Carl Icahn Looks Toward a Crypto Position in the Billion…

Today on the Brief: PayPal to allow crypto withdrawals Regulatory rumblings from the SEC and FinCEN…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-27

What's Really Behind China's Bitcoin Mining Ban?

Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers: More information about the Bitcoin Mining Council, and why its …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-26

Bitcoin Mining Council: A “Green” Advance for BTC or a Trojan Horse for Centralization?

Yesterday, Michael Saylor and Elon Musk surprised the Bitcoin community when they announced a new “g…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-25

Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Has Officially Bought Bitcoin

Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” is split into two parts. In part one, NLW recaps the latest out o…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-23

The Unexplored Risks of a US Digital Dollar

For this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads: “What If Somebody Hacks the Money Pipeline Next?” By…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-22

Why the Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein Says Governments Can't Stop Crypto

On this week’s “Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW explores U.S. regulatory FUD. He specifically looks at …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-22

Why Bitcoiners Are Rooting for This Latest China Mining Ban to Finally, Actually Be Real

This week has been China story after China story in the world of crypto. Increasingly, NLW argues, b…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-21

The Real Story of the Crypto Crash Isn't about Elon or China

In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the market structure dimension of the crypto crash,…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-20

The Bloodbath-ening: Is This the End of the Crypto Bull Market?

In one of the bloodiest days in recent crypto history, NLW looks at the reasons behind the wild mark…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-19

No, China Didn’t Just Ban Crypto

On today’s episode, NLW provides an extended brief style episode, covering: Crypto’s allies on Capi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-18

Bitcoin Is the ‘No Heroes’ Asset

If you thought last week’s Elon intrigue was over, think again. This weekend saw an absolute showdow…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-17

Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset

This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Alex Gladstein’s latest piece, “Check Your Financial…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-16

Vitalik vs. Dog Money: Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses: Why the Elon Musk issue is really…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-15

Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into Binance Could Be Good for Bitcoin

Today on the Brief: More chaos from Elon Musk Hedge funds moving into DeFi? Tether reserve attestat…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-14

Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal

Crypto Twitter exploded last night when Elon Musk announced Tesla was backtracking and would no long…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-13

46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 13 Years

Today on the Brief: SEC throws cold water on bitcoin ETF dreams MoneyGram brings bitcoin for cash t…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-12

Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency? Investing Legend Stanley Druckenmiller Thinks …

Last year, hedge fund gurus like Paul Tudor Jones set off the wave of institutional bitcoin buying b…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-11

If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to Start Calling It Inflation

Today on the Brief: Elon Musk saves an SNL flop with a dogecoin satellite  Growing interest in Ethe…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-10

CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Sune Sorenson’s “China Is Opting Out of US-Run Financi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-08

‘My 401(k) is now my 401(k9)': Doge, SNL and Why This Was Quietly a Massive Week for Bitcoin

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Why ETH should have had most of th…