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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
2021-11-16

This DAO Is Trying to Buy the Constitution for $20M

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On Thursday, Nov. 18th, Sotheby’s is auctioning off one of just…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-14

Crypto Is for the Dissidents and Disenfranchised

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads two pieces: …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-13

Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW follows up…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-13

The Politics of Bitcoin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.   On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at how bitco…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-12

Why Yesterday Was One of the Most Illuminating Days in Bitcoin’s History

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Yesterday was quite the day. A 6.2% inflation print led to a ne…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-11

Inflation Nation: US Sees Highest Price Increase in 31 Years

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. New statistics show a 6.2% rise in the consumer price index (CP…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-10

Apple CEO Tim Cook Reveals Crypto Holdings as BTC and ETH Hit New All-Time Highs

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Last night both BTC and ETH hit new all-time highs. In today’s …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-09

What Elon Musk's $21B Tesla Sale Gambit Says About Markets

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at why the fracas around El…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-07

The End of the Super Bubble vs. WAGMI

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this week’s ”Long Reads Sunday,” NLW looks at two very diffe…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-07

What to Do About the Looming Disaster for Crypto in 6050I

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW covers: S…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-06

Central Banks Sending Worrisome Signals About the Economy

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW gets macro with a discussion of a flatt…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-05

Why Some US Congressmen Are Asking Gensler About a Bitcoin Spot ETF

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW follows up on the burgeoning bitcoin-ma…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-04

New York City Gets Itself a Bitcoin Mayor

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Despite (or perhaps because of) being one of the world’s great …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-03

What You Need to Know About Biden's Stablecoin Report

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets has finally …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-11-02

Top 5 Things That Happened in Crypto in October

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. NLW counts down the top 5 things to happen in crypto over the l…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-31

Where Bitcoin Fits in a Post-Scarcity World

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of EY Global Block…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-30

Inflation or Deflation? Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood, Elon Musk, Jeff Booth Debate!

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Last weekend, Jack Dorsey set the internet alight when he procl…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-30

Everything You Need to Know About Facebook’s ‘Meta’ Metaverse Play

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Facebook announced yesterday it is changing its corporate name …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-29

14 Takes on Shiba Inu Coin

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. NLW today provides 14 different takes on shiba inu coin (SHIB) …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-28

CFTC Acting Chair: ‘Nearly 60%’ of Cryptos Are Commodities

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s episode, NLW does an extended brief, covering: The …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-27

Has the SEC Won the Battle to Regulate Stablecoins?

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. 2021 has been the year of crypto regulation. In China, that has…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-26

Why One Crypto Company Is Suing the SEC

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. At Messari’s Mainnet conference in September, rumors flew that …
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-24

The US Government Sold a Wu-Tang Album to a DAO for $4M

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On today’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW tells the story of PleasrDA…
 
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The Breakdown
2021-10-23

Bitcoin Wraps the First Week of the ETF Era

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW covers: …