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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
2021-05-08

The Balkanization of Bitcoin: The Next Attack on BTC Is About Mining Provenance

Today on the Brief: Square puts up monster Q1 bitcoin numbers First crypto comments from new SEC Ch…
 
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2021-05-07

Are Banks Getting Nervous About Competition From DeFi?

Today on the Brief: MercadoLibre has added bitcoin to its balance sheet Galaxy Digital buys BitGo  …
 
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2021-05-05

The Biggest Bitcoin News of the Year? NYDIG CEO Explains How Latest Partnership Could Bring Bitcoin …

NLW is joined today by Robby Gutmann, CEO of NYDIG. NYDIG is quickly emerging as one of the leading …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-05

Is Dogecoin at $0.58 a Triumph or an FU to the Crypto Industry?

NLW asked his Twitter followers about what the success of dogecoin meant to the crypto industry. He …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-04

Why Bitcoin Is Making Some Legendary Investors Emotional

Today on The Breakdown, NLW looks at: Charlie Munger’s and Bill Maher’s weekend comments about bitc…
 
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2021-05-03

Wall Street’s Bitcoin Isn’t Your Bitcoin

Ben Hunt is the author of the wildly popular and always provocative “Epsilon Theory.” In his recent …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-02

Welcome Back, Flippening Narrative

On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW explores: Why JPM and Tesla drove the bitcoi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-05-01

Crypto's War of the Roses: The 7 Factions of the 2021 Bull Market

On today’s episode, NLW gives a comprehensive view of the battleground for attention and resources t…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-30

What an Increasingly Booming Economy Means for Bitcoin

For the past year, bitcoin’s narrative has been deeply tied to the larger macro narrative of looming…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-29

Visa's CEO on Crypto: "This Is a Space We Are Leaning Into in a Very, Very Big Way"

Today on the Brief: Elon pumps Doge again Detailing Biden’s $1.8T American Families Plan  Turkey, I…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-28

Tesla's Bitcoin Selling Shows How BTC Is More Than Digital Gold

Yesterday Bitcoin Twitter reacted in horror upon discovering that Tesla had sold 10% of its bitcoin.…
 
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2021-04-27

JPMorgan's Bitcoin Journey: From 'Worse Than Tulips' to 'Not My Cup of Tea' to New Product

Today on the Brief: Sports and crypto come together WTF is going on in Turkey? Wyoming DAO law  Ou…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-26

Bitcoin and the New Non-Governmental Monetary Reality

For this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nik Bhatia’s latest piece: “Asset Managers, Owning Bi…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-25

2017 PTSD and the Dip That Ate Alt Season

On this edition of “The Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the twin dips that shaped the week. He argues th…
 
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2021-04-24

What Biden's Tax Hike Has to Do With Money Printing and Inflation

Today on the Brief: Coinbase Pro to list USDT A new Bitcoin Mayor in Tennessee ETH and BTC ETF upda…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-23

This Earth Day, Let's Reclaim the Bitcoin Energy Debate

Today on the Brief: Crypto M&A heats up Is ETH deflationary now? Cathie Wood is the Michael Saylor …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-22

ICO 2.0: How Will Big Bitcoin-Buying Institutions React to Inevitable Crypto Market Froth?

The years 2017 and 2018 were some of the frothiest, wildest times in crypto market history. Their fa…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-21

Governments Banning Bitcoin? Not So Fast as Former Regulators Brooks and Giancarlo Join Crypto Compa…

As this cycle heats up, “governments will ban bitcoin” is one of the top areas of fear, uncertainty …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-20

No, Bitcoin's Flash Crash Wasn't Caused by Turkey or Money Laundering or China or Any Other FUD

In 20 minutes on Saturday night, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 12%. Crypto Twitter raced to expl…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-19

A Point-by-Point Rebuttal of the Most Recent Bitcoin Environmental FUD

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s “On Bitcoin, the Gray Lady Embraces Clima…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-18

Here Are All the Institutions That Bought Bitcoin While You Weren't Paying Attention

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at three key themes: The continued institutionaliz…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-17

Dogecoin: The Emperor of All Shitcoins and the Master of Memes

Dogecoin is on a tear. And it’s causing many mainstream media outlets to call “bubble.” On this epis…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-16

Why the Biden Administration Is Increasingly Concerned with China’s Digital Currency

On today’s “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at an underreported story from earlier this week. There are in…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-04-15

The Definitive Guide to Coinbase Going Public

On the day of Coinbase’s historic direct listing on NASDAQ, NLW answers your most important question…