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00:14:47

BREAKDOWN: Crypto Allies Rally and Race to Fix the...

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2021/07/31

With the infrastructure bill moving closer to passage, can crypto companies and their allies in government roll back the most dangerous provisions?This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW covers the past week’s biggest financial, regulatory and markets news, including:The three simultaneous crypto hearings across CongressBinance‘s moves to position itself favorably for oncoming regulationProposed legislation with sweeping implications to

00:12:23

BREAKDOWN: BlockFi’s Lead Investor Bows Out Amid...

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2021/07/30

Investors are becoming wary as Vermont becomes the fourth state to scrutinize BlockFi.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.Today on the Brief:Robinhood's underperforming IPO and settlement battlesMicroStrategy’s continued faith in bitcoinProposed sweeping crypto legislationRobinhood’s underperforming initial public offering came amid settlement after settlement, with the latest coming with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Next on the Brief, MicroStrategy’s second-quarter

00:12:02

BREAKDOWN: The Senate Shoves a Dangerous, Last-Minute...

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2021/07/29

The bipartisan bill contains potential impacts to crypto intermediaries.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.First, on the Brief:U.S. growth last quarter performing under economists’ expectationsRobinhood's subdued IPO debut"Wild amounts" of capital going into cryptoIn the main discussion, NLW addresses the specifics, reactions and potential impacts of a crypto provision within the Biden administration’s big infrastructure bill. A draft copy of the provision aims to raise $28 billion via a

00:14:34

BREAKDOWN: How Decentralized Is DeFi?

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2021/07/28

Uniswap’s removal of a set of assets from its interface has the community asking just how decentralized is the platform.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW addresses the recent wave of increased regulatory scrutiny, one that has prompted the crypto industry to prepare itself for the possibility of legislation. The discussion includes:A distinction of regulatory categoriesExchanges altering leveraged trading rulesUniswap’s token removal decisionThe

00:14:35

BREAKDOWN: US Senate Banking Committee Asks ‘What Are...

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2021/07/27

Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren paint bitcoin’s populism as phony marketing.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.Today on the Brief:Exchanges leaving ChinaBinance looking to replace CZ with a regulatory-focused CEOCrypto venture funding continuesIn today’s main discussion, NLW addresses not one, not two but three crypto hearings today spread across the Senate and House. One with a focus on ransomware, another on central bank digital currencies and the last a wide-ranging outlook at the

00:13:21

BREAKDOWN: Are Amazon Rumors Behind Bitcoin’s Biggest...

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2021/07/26

This weekend’s upward market movements could have come from a variety of driving forces.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.Crypto’s green weekend was the biggest surge in recent months. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW analyzes the various forces behind the success, including:An Amazon job posting and token rumorViral tweets from a teenager and an astrologistMarket structure explanationsThe first piece of news from Amazon was in the form of a “Digital Currency and Blockchain Lead” job

00:12:48

BREAKDOWN: Using History as a Weapon - The Latest...

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2021/07/25

The U.S. faces a choice between integrating proven stablecoins or outlawing them in favor of a monopolized CBDC.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s recent essay “Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins.”-NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for Bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more

00:38:17

SOB: Emergent Complexity and Building Systems We...

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2021/07/24

If you landed in medieval times, could you build a phone? Or something even simpler, a pencil?Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy & Jonathan Mohan for a deep dive into the wildly empowering, complex and terrifyingly automated world we live in. This wide ranging, philosophical discussion touches on such topics as the Suez Canal, Douglas Adams, combat drones, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and more.The world’s complexity exponentially increases by the

00:09:43

BREAKDOWN: Is U.S. Crypto Regulatory Bluster About to...

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2021/07/24

If regulation is unavoidable, now may be a better time to deal with it than later.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW covers:Institutional interest revampingThe B Word conference, Elon’s reveal of SpaceX BTC holdingsNFT platform OpenSea’s funding round successRegulatory bodies pursuing BlockFi-NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for Bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of

00:11:55

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin’s Big Institutional Week -...

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2021/07/23

A stream of institutional news revives the previously stagnant narrative.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.This week, institutional involvement was revived after the past few months’ inactivity. NLW covers new evidence for institutional interest, including:A billionaire you can’t ignoreJPMorgan offering crypto exposureGalaxy Digital’s big bank backersElon Musk’s revelation that SpaceX, the space exploration company that he founded, held bitcoin was joined by billionaire Thomas Peterffy’s

00:18:46

BREAKDOWN: Everything You Need to Know About Elon,...

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2021/07/22

Three crypto personalities provide varying perspectives on bitcoin and the future of the space.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown,” host NLW dissects a highly-anticipated discussion between Cathie Wood, Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk at yesterday’s “The B Word” conference, including:Wood’s predictions of deflation rather than inflationDorsey’s unwavering belief in bitcoin as the internet’s native moneyMusk reveals he, Tesla, and SpaceX all hold bitcoinWood, one

00:12:47

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Reclaims $30K as the Macro...

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2021/07/21

Bitcoin’s rebound following a gloomy week may be an expression of a shifting macro narrative.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.Bitcoin is up just over 7% in the last 24 hours, following its first close below $30,000 since New Year’s Day. On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW proposes possible explanations for this reversal, including:Competing concerns of Inflation and slow post-COVID recoveryInstitutional interest in cryptoA few weeks ago, headlines were centered around markets being

00:16:23

BREAKDOWN: So THIS Is ‘And Then They Fight You’

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2021/07/20

Crypto finds itself in an inevitable set of regulatory battles.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win.”In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW examines crypto’s current “and then they fight you” phase, citing recent regulatory battles:New Jersey’s BlockFi interest accounts cease and desist orderStablecoins in the hot seat in recent meeting of U.S. presidential advisory groupBusting FUD headlines following a

00:17:01

BREAKDOWN: Will DAOs Transform Power in Venture...

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2021/07/19

VCs may lose their position as gatekeepers to startup success.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.In addition to the deep dive into distributed autonomous organizations, or DAOs, and their future in venture capital, today’s “The Brief” covers:Bitcoin futures trading approved for some Bank of America clientsStablecoin discussions entering the upper echelons of U.S. governmentThe bubble continuing to inflate as markets roll over historical indicatorsSushiSwap, the decentralized exchange based

00:13:29

BREAKDOWN: Why Governments Should Invest in Bitcoin...

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2021/07/18

An argument that the Bitcoin network is a public good and governments should invest in public goods.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of “Bitcoin: An Orange New Deal” by Andrew Bailey and Bradley Rettler.-NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for Bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more atNYDIG.com/NLW.-The Breakdown is written,

00:56:53

SOB: How and Why Governments Lie About Inflation

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2021/07/17

An in-depth, historical look at how and why government statistics have changed over time.

00:10:23

BREAKDOWN: Paraguay's Leaked Crypto Law – A...

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2021/07/17

Those expecting another El Salvador are sure to be disappointed.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW covers:The latest in Binance’s global regulatory troublesLeaked crypto legislation from ParaguayCapital Group’s big bet on MicroStrategyThe U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority slated to spend £11M on an anti-crypto campaign for young people-NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for Bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted

00:13:52

BREAKDOWN: Square Sets Out to Bring DeFi to Bitcoin

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2021/07/16

A new initiative from Jack Dorsey will be a full business unit inside the company.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.Today on the Brief:The mixed state of the U.S. government on cryptoChina’s e-CNY will have native smart contractsSaquon Barkley to take endorsement money in BTCOur main discussion:Square has announced a new initiative, titled “TBD,” that CEO Jack Dorsey describes as “focused on building an open developer platform with the sole goal of making it easy to create non-custodial,

00:14:29

BREAKDOWN: BlackRock CEO Seeing No Demand for Crypto

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2021/07/15

Cryptocurrencies were once a hedge play that could no longer be ignored, but now Larry Fink sees “very little investor demand” for crypto.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW addresses recent shifts in institutional and regulatory discussions on crypto, including:How BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sees the state of cryptoShapeShift’s final structural shiftFed Chairman Jay Powell’s stance against stablecoinsA dissenting letter from two SEC

00:19:34

BREAKDOWN: Federal Reserve Vice Chair – ‘We Do Not...

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2021/07/14

While the European Central Bank accelerates its digital euro project, one Fed official throws cold water on U.S. CBDC plans.This episode is sponsored byNYDIG.On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW analyzes a stablecoin-focused speech from Randal Quarles, vice chair of the Federal Reserve, starting with a primer on developing trends related to the topic, including:CBDC discussion, investigation and development across global powersThe ability of stablecoins to make a U.S. CBDC redundantThe

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