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00:12:50

BREAKDOWN: Does a Law From the Civil War Make...

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2021/06/20

A reading from a financial history expert.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads “How the Civil War Shapes the Future of Stablecoins” by Franklin Noll, and discusses the recent debates around stablecoins and CBDCs.-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 6.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and exchange instantly between 100+ market pairs with the tap of a button.Get started at nexo.io.-Bitstampis the world’s longest-running

00:13:26

BREAKDOWN: What Are the Prospects for a Bitcoin...

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2021/06/19

Plus more bitcoin institutional news and a FUD recap on this edition of the "Weekly Recap."This episode is sponsored byNexo.io andBitstamp.This week on "The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap" NLW covers:More institutional bitcoin news, including a new Morgan Stanley fund from NYDIG and FS Investments and a Goldman Sachs trading partnership with Galaxy DigitalA resurgence of “crypto is for criminals” FUD plus new China miner shutdowns in SichuanThe latest debates around El Salvador’s bitcoin

00:35:11

BREAKDOWN: The Shorter Cycle Theory With Larry Cermak

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2021/06/18

"It's either shorter-term bear markets, or it's just going to zero. And I really don't believe it's going to go to zero."This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.The idea of a multiyear supercycle is fading as shorter cycles take their place. In this episode, NLW and guest Larry Cermak, director of research at The Block, discuss the transformation of the supercycle timeline as the crypto space evolves. The discussion includes:An analysis of the macro-narrative and the current

00:17:11

BREAKDOWN: From a $1T Asset to a $100T Network –...

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2021/06/17

With more than 7,000 listeners, Michael Saylor and many North American miners added color to the initiative.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io andBitstamp.On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW first follows up on yesterday’s episode about the FOMC meeting and a potential future shift in Fed policy. As many expected, the Fed kept its short-term policy the same, but revised forward its estimates for when it will begin rate hikes to 2023.The main discussion focuses on the latest from the

00:14:47

BREAKDOWN: Will the Fed Shift Policy Due to...

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2021/06/16

More sense of the changes coming ahead of today’s FOMC briefing.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io andBitstamp.On today’s episode, NLW looks at the Federal Open Markets Committee briefing coming up this afternoon and discusses what it might signal in terms of future monetary policy. The discussion includes:How the Great Financial Crisis inspired “the largest monetary policy experiment in history”2013’s “Taper Tantrum”The return to GFC era policies during COVID-19The insurgency of meme

00:18:27

BREAKDOWN: Will a US Digital Dollar Protect Privacy?

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2021/06/15

A digital dollar hearing today in Congress could provide insight into the future of USD.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.The question of digital currencies is a question of power. On today’s episode, NLW explores that power in multiple dimensions: between states, between states and companies and within states with regard to their citizens.NLW looks at recent regulatory announcements, including:The SEC leaving crypto off its regulatory priorities listA House hearing on the

00:12:08

BREAKDOWN: 'Bat-S**t Crazy’ Paul Tudor Jones on the...

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2021/06/14

The originator of the “Great Monetary Inflation” thesis that helped jumpstart this bull run weighs in on bitcoin and macro.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.Just when it seemed like the “Economic Empowerment” narrative coming out of El Salvador was poised to overtake the inflation/digital gold narrative, one of that viewpoint’s strongest advocates was back on CNBC today. Hedge fund legend Paul Tudor Jones discussed why he doesn’t think inflation is transitory, why he recommends

00:16:56

BREAKDOWN: Is Bitcoin a Trojan Horse for Freedom?

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2021/06/13

A reading of Alex Gladstein’s recent essay.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” presents a reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s piece “Bitcoin Is a Trojan Horse for Freedom.” NLW contextualizes the piece with this week’s landmark legislation out of El Salvador and the concerns some international observers have about that country’s president. -Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 6.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and

00:17:15

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment

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2021/06/12

Driven by El Salvador, a new narrative for global bitcoin adoption is emerging.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at:Why the El Salvador news didn’t (immediately) impact bitcoin’s priceHow narratives set the tone for new entrants to the bitcoin marketHow the digital gold/inflation narrative relates to the economic empowerment narrativeThe bitcoin game theory for small nations to invest in bitcoinHow this could impact ESG

00:43:58

BREAKDOWN: An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the...

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2021/06/11

Featuring Bitcoin Beach’s Mike Peterson.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Mike Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach. Bitcoin Beach is a community project in El Salvador that has spent the last two years helping individuals and companies integrate bitcoin into their daily lives and long-term habits. President Nayib Bukele cited Bitcoin Beach in inspiring El Salvador’s bitcoin legal tender law.In this interview, NLW and Mike discuss:How he came to reside

00:13:41

BREAKDOWN: The Empire Strikes Back – Inflation Hits...

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2021/06/10

China shuts down mining and starts censoring crypto exchange terms while U.S. senators and CFTC commissioners attack crypto.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.In a week so filled with the optimism coming out of El Salvador, of course there had to be another side of the story.On today’s episode, NLW looks at three examples of the existing power structure fighting back against the rise of crypto:China shutting down mining in two provinces and apparent censorship of exchange-related terms on

00:19:02

BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Officially Made Bitcoin Legal...

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2021/06/09

Recapping a historic evening.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.Last night, El Salvador voted to pass the bill making Bitcoin legal tender. As representatives debated the bill, the President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele and his brother and campaign manager Karim Bukele surprise-joined a Twitter Space hosted by Nic Carter, where the president would spend about an hour answering questions.In today’s episode, NLW breaks down:The substance of the billSpecific elements of the plan from the

00:11:41

BREAKDOWN: Biden’s Top Antitrust Adviser Is a Bitcoin...

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2021/06/08

Why being anti-Big Tech monopoly and pro-bitcoin are clearly compatible ideologies.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.On today’s episode, NLW looks at a grab bag of recent news:El Salvador’s bitcoin announcement makes waves as politicians from six more Central and South American countries change their profiles to laser eyesDonald Trump resurfaces to rip bitcoin againNo, the FBI didn’t break bitcoinWhy Tim Wu’s bitcoin holdings are intellectually consistent with his antitrust

00:25:25

BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Poised to Become the First...

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2021/06/07

A discussion of the implication of El Salvador’s announcement for Salvadorans, bitcoin and the world at large.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.On Saturday, the Bitcoin 2021 organizers teased that one of the biggest announcements in bitcoin’s history was coming.That announcement ended up being from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, who shared that he was advancing a bill to make bitcoin legal tender in the country.Since then there has been a huge amount of debate and discussion about

00:12:23

BREAKDOWN: What a New Era of Big Government Could...

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2021/06/06

Does the Biden budget signal a new era of deeper government involvement in American’s lives?This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.A reading of David Z. Morris’ piece for CoinDesk “Has COVID-19 Made Biden’s Big Spending the New Normal?”. -Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 6.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and exchange instantly between 100+ market pairs with the tap of a button.Get started at nexo.io.-Image credit:cmannphoto/iStock/Getty Images PlusSee Privacy Policy at

00:09:18

BREAKDOWN: Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Over?

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2021/06/05

After the third-worst month in bitcoin price history, it’s worth asking.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.Today on “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap” NLW looks at a growing number of predictions of a new “crypto winter” as well as some reviews of how companies and DAOs are preparing for that possibility. He shares poll results from whether Bitcoin Twitter thinks this bull market is over and discusses how the macro landscape may be playing into it. -Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto

00:14:25

BREAKDOWN: Who Matters More to Bitcoin – Whales or...

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2021/06/04

Who is buying? Who is selling? And who is driving the future of the space?This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.Today on the Brief:May’s middling jobs reportA ransomware updateSquare building a bitcoin hardware walletOur main discussion looks at the various constituencies within bitcoin and asks who has what type of power to shape the network. Specifically, NLW homes in on recent price action and the divergent actions of large holders and small holders over the month of May.-Nexo.iolets you

00:10:28

BREAKDOWN: Chinese State Media Indicates China Is NOT...

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2021/06/03

A series of new reports from state-owned media aren’t kind to crypto trading, but they reinforce that it is still allowed.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.Today’s episode looks at crypto in geopolitical context, focusing on:A follow-up on the ransomware surge, with experts suggesting that it’s not about crypto payments but about the “ransomware-as-a-service” distribution modelA look at why a Russian opposition leader is moving his supporters to crypto fundraising exclusivelyA review of a

00:14:22

BREAKDOWN: Ransomware Is the Next Big Bitcoin FUD

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2021/06/02

With a rise in ransomware attacks, many are jumping to blame bitcoin and crypto. Are they right?

00:14:47

BREAKDOWN: More Crypto Regulation Is Likely Coming,...

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2021/06/01

An exploration of the shifting tones of U.S. regulators around crypto.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io.Today’s episode includes a quick update on Marathon’s bitcoin mining about-face. Our main discussion focuses on the changing shape of crypto regulatory discussion in the U.S. While more regulation appears to be on the horizon, that regulation likely reduces the chance of more extreme actions.-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 6.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and

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