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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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15:48

How AI Agents Might Finally Make Micropayments Make...

The Breakdown ·

2025/02/23

An exploration of how Nick Szabo's exploration of micropayments from 25+ years ago holds up, and why while most of it holds true, AI agents could be the X-factor. Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/szabos-micropayments-and-mental-transaction-costs-25-years-later- 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

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12:12

The Latest Updates from Washington D.C.'s "Golden Age...

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2025/02/21

After a few days enmeshed in memecoin scandal, NLW checks in on the latest stories out of D.C. Individually none of the stories is a showstopper, but together they show just how quickly the regulatory landscape for crypto is being transformed. 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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12:55

The $LIBRA Scandal Just Gets Worse

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2025/02/20

NLW brings you the latest updates in the LIBRA scandal, including some seriously gross text messages and the latest geopolitical machinations. Does this mean that memecoins are dead? That's the exploration.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™

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12:55

The $LIBRA Scandal Just Gets Worse

The Breakdown ·

2025/02/20

NLW brings you the latest updates in the LIBRA scandal, including some seriously gross text messages and the latest geopolitical machinations. Does this mean that memecoins are dead? That's the exploration. 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™

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17:54

The Memecoin That Might Take Down a President

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2025/02/19

The absolutely wild story of $LIBRA and Argentina's Javier Milei. Even in a world of rugs and scams, this one is brazen. 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

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11:59

US Politicians Explain What Should Come Next in Crypto

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2025/02/17

A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/02/10/why-we-need-a-bipartisan-stablecoin-bill https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/02/13/why-congress-needs-to-act-on-digital-assets 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™

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25:43

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

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2025/02/15

Congressional hearings. Stablecoin legislation. The wild sentiment dichotomy between institutions and retail. Major outperformance for Coinbase and Robinhood. And 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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13:21

The Radical Sentiment Dichotomy Between Degens &...

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2025/02/14

To go on Crypto Twitter, you'd think that we were back in the doldrums of 2023. And yet according to the people closest to the institutions, everything is raging. So what gives? What explains the divergence of attitude? Could it be as simple as some Binance forced selling? 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

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15:28

Bitcoin vs. Altcoins vs. Gold

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2025/02/13

Three different assets. Three VERY different buyer profiles and sentiment stories. Is it the return of sound money or financial nihilism driving the investor train right now? NLW explores. 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

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12:28

Why Crypto Sentiment is So Bad Right Now

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2025/02/11

Despite $95,000+ sentiment is absolutely in the garbage. NLW explores the reasons, from memecoin misery to macro. 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

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8:15

Will Debanking Actually End Now?

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2025/02/09

A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/02/05/it-s-time-to-end-the-bureaucrat-s-secret-weapon-debanking 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

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11:31

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

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2025/02/08

A changing of the policy guard takes over Washington as crypto digs in for a much friendlier regulatory environment.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

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20:01

The History of Operation Chokepoint 2.0

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2025/02/07

With a set of recent actions, the FDIC has completely reversed its aggressive anti-crypto campaign, nearly two years to the day after Nic Carter first termed it "Operation Chokepoint 2.0." In this episode, a recently voice losing NLW turns to OpenAI's Deep Research and Google's NotebookLM to do a history of the campaign against crypto. Read the original research paper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F_zV0uyI5MRa5TNN3fh8X7EQPKDoD_zOT6JUZi1ryQY/edit?usp=sharing Sponsored by: Ledger Ledger,

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11:57

New SEC Crypto Task Force Announces New Era of Crypto...

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2025/02/06

SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce, long a holdout stalwart for the crypto industry, is now empowered to lead policy via the SEC's new Crypto Task Force. In a recent speech, she laid out the group's specific priorities. 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

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11:50

Is the US Sovereign Wealth Fund a Sneaky Proxy for a...

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2025/02/05

.....or is that just insane wishful thinking? NLW explores the latest Trump executive action. Once again, mainstream economic wisdom is skeptical, but should we reserve judgement until we see the specific proposal? 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

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21:16

Why the Trump Tariffs Aren't Actually Economic Policy

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2025/02/04

The Trump Tariffs broke absolutely everyone's mind this weekend. Most, frankly, didn't see the logic and even those with a pro-Tariff bent were surprised at the direction and scale of the move. NLW argues that the one thing that's for sure is that these weren't primarily economic moves; they were all about geostrategic realignment. 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

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17:44

The American Argument for Tokenizing Everything

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2025/02/02

A reading and discussion inspired by:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/28/investing-crypto-tech-robinhood-stock-market/ https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/01/30/put-securities-on-chain Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With transparency, security, and trust at our core, we help you access your BTC’s wealth while HODLing. Discover what your Bitcoin can do at

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29:47

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

The Breakdown ·

2025/02/01

Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday 1.31.25 Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With transparency, security, and trust at our core, we help you access your BTC’s wealth while HODLing. Discover what your Bitcoin can do at ledn.io/borrowing. Ledger Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors The Breakdown podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the

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17:07

Powell: Banks Can Serve Crypto Industry

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2025/01/31

It might have been the world's most predictable Fed meeting when it came to interest rates, but there was a decided shift in tone from Fed Chair Jerome Powell when it came to the Fed's stance on crypto and the banks. Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With transparency, security, and trust at our core, we help you access your BTC’s wealth while HODLing. Discover what your Bitcoin can do at

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12:45

Stock Tokenization and the Fight Against Accredited...

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2025/01/31

NLW rattles off a slate of forward-looking news that shows where Bitcoin and crypto are headed in a new regulatory context. He specifically hones in on Robinhood's push for stock tokenization as a way to democratize access to financial investment opportunities. Sponsored by: Ledn Need liquidity without selling your Bitcoin? For 6+ years, Ledn has been the trusted choice for Bitcoin-backed lending. With transparency, security, and trust at our core, we help you access your BTC’s wealth while

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