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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 part of Blockworks. Subscribe to The Breakdown newsletter: https://the-breakdown.carrd.co/

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74:04

0xResearch: Crypto Meets TradFi: The New Convergence

The Breakdown ·

2025/04/17

In this episode, our Blockworks Research analysts cover shifting macro conditions, the growth of tokenized gold, Solana’s rising institutional interest, and the evolving overlap between crypto and traditional finance. They also examine airdrop mechanics, critique Berachain’s approach, and debate what trends will define the next two years.Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate accurate,

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37:57

Lightspeed: Launching Crypto's Largest Tokenized Fund...

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2025/04/16

This week we're joined by Michael Sonnenshein to discuss the future of tokenization. We deep dive into the launch of BUIDL: crypto's largest tokenized fund, institutional demand to build on Solana, Ripple's $1.25b acquisition & more.Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate accurate, CPA-endorsed tax reports fully compliant with IRS rules. Seamlessly integrate with 3000+ wallets, exchanges,

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54:00

Supply Shock: The BPI's Plan To Make America A...

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2025/04/16

In this episode, Grant McCarty of the Bitcoin Policy Institute joins the show to discuss his early political engagements and origins of BPI, challenges and opportunities around implementing crypto legislation, and the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. We also delve into advancing Bitcoin as a debt instrument, the evolving political landscape, and more. Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate

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71:09

EMPIRE: The Biggest Market Crash Since 2020, What...

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2025/04/14

An Interview with Felix Jauvin & Quinn Thompson from the Forward Guidance podcast to discuss where markets go next from here. After the market sold off in reaction to the Trump tariffs, they deep dive into the bull vs bear case in 2025, Trump's end game, building the perfect portfolio, Coinbase vs Robinhood, is Bitcoin really a safe haven asset & more. Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate

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11:08

Can Bitcoin Fix What Tariffs Can't?

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2025/04/13

A reading and discussion inspired by: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/why-trumps-tariffs-cant-fix-the-broken-fiat-system Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate accurate, CPA-endorsed tax reports fully compliant with IRS rules. Seamlessly integrate with 3000+ wallets, exchanges, and on-chain platforms. Import reports directly into TurboTax or H&R Block, or securely share them with your

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28:54

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

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2025/04/13

NLW and Scott Melker count down the top five stories in crypto. While tariffs continue to dominate the discussion, there was also a significant amount of news around collaborations between crypto-native and tradfi institutions. Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate accurate, CPA-endorsed tax reports fully compliant with IRS rules. Seamlessly integrate with 3000+ wallets, exchanges, and

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11:41

How Much Does the 90-Day Tariff Pause Actually Change?

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2025/04/11

After bond markets started absolutely puking, President Trump reconsidered his tariffs and announced a 90-day pause. The at least partial reprieve (the trade war with China is still very much on) send stocks soaring -- but how significant is the policy shift actually? Will it be enough to calm rattled nerves or is it just another indicator of how little consistency and assuredness markets are operating with. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly

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14:32

Everything in Crypto That ISN'T the Tariffs

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2025/04/10

Despite tariffs dominating the news (and the markets), there have been a number of important stories in crypto, including a wave of institutional tradfi-crypto collabs, a big $1B+ acquisition, and Tether considering launching a US-based stablecoin. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody

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15:25

Are We Headed to the Mar-a-Lago Accords?

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2025/04/09

The Trump Admin has made clear that they end game for tariffs is a total restructuring of the global economic order. As countries start to come to the negotiating table, are we headed for a Bretton Woods 2.0? A Mar-a-Lago accord? Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the

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13:08

The Worst 3 Days in Stocks Since Oct 1987

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2025/04/08

Tariff turmoil is in full swing. The Trump White House spent the weekend staying on message and ensuring that their were no cracks in the facade. NLW covers the market's reaction, and whether big poppa Jay Powell can fix it. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the

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10:46

A Blueprint for Crypto In America

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2025/04/06

A reading and discussion of Representatives French Hill and Glenn GT Thompson Blueprint fro Digital Assets in America https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/04/04/a-blueprint-for-digital-assets-in-america Sponsored by: Crypto Tax Calculator Accurate Crypto Taxes. No Guesswork. Say goodbye to tax season headaches with Crypto Tax Calculator: Generate accurate, CPA-endorsed tax reports fully compliant with IRS rules. Seamlessly integrate with 3000+ wallets, exchanges, and on-chain platforms. Import

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25:20

Bitcoin Holds Up Better Than Stocks in the Tariff...

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2025/04/05

Scott Melker and NLW count down the 5 most important stories in crypto this week.Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now on Ledger.com. Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast:

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17:38

Trump's Tariff Trouble

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2025/04/04

The Trump tariffs are finally here, and more extensive than just about anyone expected. The market is puking, most pundits seem aghast, but is there more to the story?Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now

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12:16

Big Day For Crypto Biz As Circle Prepares for IPO

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2025/04/03

After years of trying, Circle is finally going public. NLW explores the conversation around the latest information released by the company, and what it says about the state of the markets. Is this a last hurrah for the crypto natives before the big banks come in?Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best

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12:49

Trump's Crypto Engagement is Making it Hard for...

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2025/04/02

It was supposed to be an effortless gloryland, where all our hopes and dreams for crypto would come true. But many in Washington D.C. are finding the Trump's support for crypto -- and very, very direct engagement in it -- creating a new set of problems even as it solves the old ones. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your

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13:13

What to Make of Galaxy Digital's $200m Fine

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2025/04/01

The New York Attorney General has settled with Galaxy Digital around their promotion of Luna. The company will pay a large fine and face a set of additional restrictions. Opinion on the deal is divided. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and

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14:37

Hester Peirce Charts a New Course for the SEC

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2025/03/30

In comments this week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce articulated the new path for the agency, including how it was going to deal with numerous jurisdictional issues. This shows just how forward focused the crypto industry finally gets to be. Source: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/peirce-remarks-dc-blockchain-summit-032625 Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20%

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29:44

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

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2025/03/29

NLW and Scott Melker count down the most important stories in crypto this week. How big a deal is GME buying BTC? Is it just memes? And how does that rank in comparison to the significance of the OCC and FDIC removing reputational risk as a consideration for banks? Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the

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12:17

Are We Finally Going to Get Securities Clarity?

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2025/03/28

Representatives Emmer and Soto have reintroduced their Securities Clarity Act; French Hill says the crypto market structure bill is coming and much more. Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now

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13:46

The Prophecy is Fulfilled: Gamestop to Buy BTC

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2025/03/27

Your 2021 self just did a happy dance. Gamestop and Bitcoin have converged as the company plans to spend it's big cash pile at least in part on a BTC treasury reserve. Could anything be more perfect?Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world’s crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and

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