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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
2020-03-12

Ben Hunt on the Clash of Narratives in the Age of Coronavirus

The week of February 12, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was reaching new all time highs. Meanwhile…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-11

Crypto Fundraising and the Nothing-Is-Safe Haven

Whatever you thought of the uncorrelated or safe haven narratives a few weeks ago, it’s hard to deny…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-10

What the Market Crash Means for Bitcoin, Feat. Delphi's Kevin Kelly

Bitcoin’s price has cratered, but it’s nothing compared to the broader market havoc. From the Corona…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-07

The Breakdown Weekly Recap | March 7 2020

The full week's episodes in one convenient package The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-07

Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni on How Coronavirus Could Impact Privacy

As the Coronavirus took hold in China, officials in the Hubei province tracked potential patients by…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-06

Why Bitcoin Mining Might Be the New Business Model for US Power Plants

It was another good day for global crypto, as South Korea votes to formally integrate the industry i…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-05

Libra Plus? A New Global Digital Currency Strategy For Facebook

Yesterday, The Information reported that Facebook’s Calibra wallet would be abandoning the backed-by…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-04

What Us Election Outcome Is Best for Bitcoin? 

Today is Super Tuesday - the biggest day of the US primary election season. Increasingly, prediction…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-03-03

The View From China: Crypto, Crisis and Digital Currencies Feat. Matthew Graham

When everyone wrote their 2020 crypto prediction pieces, China featured prominently in everything fr…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-29

The Breakdown Weekly Recap | Feb 29 2020

The full week's episode run in one long-run, long-chill, long-sleep episode: Monday | Caitlin Long …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-28

Understanding This Week’s Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker

After weeks of not reacting to Coronavirus, the markets took a profound turn for the worse this week…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-27

A 101 Guide To Ethereum’s ProgPoW Controversy

Last Friday on Ethereum’s core developer call, the devs agreed to push forward a controversial anti-…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-26

Is Bitcoin A Safe Haven or ‘Schmuck Insurance’?

Bitcoin is having a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. Many are using the dump - which from a…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-25

6 Explanations for Crypto’s Coronavirus Focus

The spread of Coronavirus has dominated the news cycle across industries, but the discussion has bee…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-24

Caitlin Long on Coronavirus, Crypto Custody and Building a Bank

An incredible amount of work has gone into convincing institutional investors that bitcoin and crypt…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-22

The Breakdown Weekly Recap | Feb 22 2020

The full week's episode run in one long-run, long-chill, long-sleep episode: Monday | Off Tuesday |…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-21

Diagnosing the Dip: Why Today's Leading Exchanges Are Powerful, but Not Inevitable

After settling in to the $10,000 price level, BTC suddenly and rapidly dipped more than 5% in an hou…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-20

Why We Should Stop Thinking of ‘Crypto’ as a Single Industry

The ‘crypto’ industry is having a hard time fitting everything that’s happening inside that one mono…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-19

Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov on What DeFi Can Learn From Early Exchange Hacks

The DeFi world continues to dissect the recent attacks on bZx. To most, the amount lost in the attac…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-18

Is It Exploitation Season for DeFi?

Part of what makes DeFi interesting to people is how it takes advantage of open source protocols to …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-15

The Breakdown Weekly Recap | Feb 15 2020

The full week's shows as one long episode, featuring guests including Travis Kling (Ikigai), Muneeb …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-14

The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth feat. Travis Kling

There’s no denying that 2020 is off to a roaring start. From prices to volume to social media, senti…
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-13

The US Government Sends Mixed Signals on Digital Currency Privacy

To look at the US Government, it is the best of times and the worst of times for personal financial …
 
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The Breakdown
2020-02-13

Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring: Puppets, Pundits, Partnerships

After Monday’s quick retrace, bitcoin and the rest of the market went green again. In this episode, …