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00:55:02

HARD PROBLEMS: Inside Bram Cohen's Proof-of-Work...

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2021/05/16

Bitcoin's 'Nakamoto Consensus' changed the world. For the first time ever, strangers on the internet were empowered by a system that allowed them to individually and jointly track who owned which internet-native items... First money, then early stage (and often illegal) investments, followed by digital cats, multi-million dollar art, viral memes and soon enough, well, everything.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io andBitstamp.If there's one complaint (whether right or wrong) about Satoshi's

00:31:15

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset

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2021/05/16

Stories from Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia show how bitcoin is being used in the real world.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Alex Gladstein’s latest piece, “Check Your Financial Privilege.” It follows the stories of people in three African nations who paint a very different picture from the rampant speculation you hear about in the news. -Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets,

00:12:35

BREAKDOWN: Vitalik vs. Dog Money – Recapping a Crazy...

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2021/05/15

From Elon’s shenanigans to Vitalik’s SHIB rug pull, this was one for the history books.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses:Why the Elon Musk issue is really one of power and audienceWhat the Colonial Pipeline attack reveals about our critical infrastructureThe debate around Vitalik Buterin and the Shiba coins-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and exchange

00:14:31

BREAKDOWN: Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into...

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2021/05/14

In almost any scenario, the industry faces one less category of FUD on the other side of the investigations.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.Today on the Brief:More chaos from Elon MuskHedge funds moving into DeFi?Tether reserve attestationsOur main discussion looks at recent revelations of investigations by the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service around Binance. NLW breaks down:What we know about who is involvedWhy the sound bite seems worse than the real

00:14:34

BREAKDOWN: Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s...

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2021/05/13

Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin due to environmental concerns – or so it says.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io andBitstamp.Crypto Twitter exploded last night when Elon Musk announced Tesla was backtracking and would no longer be accepting bitcoin as payment for cars. The debate came fast and furious about whether this was genuine environmental concern and, if so, how Elon was just discovering it now. On this episode, NLW looks at other interpretations, including:Elon playing 4D chess

00:11:50

BREAKDOWN: 46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation...

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2021/05/12

Do rising inflation and rising levels of bitcoin ownership have anything to do with one another?This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.Today on the Brief:SEC throws cold water on bitcoin ETF dreamsMoneyGram brings bitcoin for cash to 12,000 locations (for a hefty fee)Palantir considering adding bitcoin to balance sheetOur main discussion:Inflation has seen its biggest growth month in a very long time. Is it just transitory or reducible to base effects or is something more going on

00:12:49

BREAKDOWN: Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s...

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2021/05/11

The argument that the dollar is losing prestige worldwide got a major boost from a legendary investor.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandBitstamp.Last year, hedge fund gurus like Paul Tudor Jones set off the wave of institutional bitcoin buying by cementing the narrative of bitcoin as an inflation hedge. Today, one of those investors - Stanley Druckenmiller - is back with even more dire pronouncements about the likely implication of Federal Reserve policies. The dollar, he says, will

00:14:09

BREAKDOWN: If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to...

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2021/05/10

Every day sees new reports of prices going up – from commodities to plastic to fruit. Are we ready to use the “I” word?This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.Today on the Brief:Elon Musk saves an SNL flop with a dogecoin satelliteGrowing interest in EthereumUBS explores offering crypto to wealthy clientsOur main discussion:The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg are both running headlines about increasing consumer prices. For now, most pieces like these remain a healthy combination

00:13:35

BREAKDOWN: CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power

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2021/05/09

A China-focused discussion on this week’s “Long Reads Sunday.”This episode is sponsored byNexo.io,NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Sune Sorenson’s “China Is Opting Out of US-Run Financial System.” He also discusses recent pieces by Niall Ferguson and The Economist that point to a growing conversation about CBDCs that is fundamentally about power and the global system.-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle

00:13:29

BREAKDOWN: 'My 401(k) is now my 401(k9)' – What...

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2021/05/08

While everyone was paying attention to Dog Money, bitcoin was quietly accumulating institutional news.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io,NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at:Why ETH should have had most of the attentionThe camps forming around dogecoin and why it’s likely to dump after “Saturday Night Live”A slew of massive institutional bitcoin news that flew under the radar"Remy: Dogecoin Rap" (Dog Money),

00:18:30

BREAKDOWN: The Balkanization of Bitcoin – The Next...

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2021/05/07

From Iran miner control to “OFAC compliant blocks,” a new attack vector has emerged.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io,NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.Today on the Brief:Square puts up monster Q1 bitcoin numbersFirst crypto comments from new SEC Chair Gary Gensler3 new institutional bitcoin developmentsOur main discussion:As bitcoin becomes more mainstream, the attempts from the powers that be to control it will become more subtle. This week, NLW argues we got a preview of a new approach to

00:17:03

BREAKDOWN: Are Banks Getting Nervous About...

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2021/05/06

A new research paper from ING suggests that, at the very least, they’re paying more attention.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io,NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.Today on the Brief:MercadoLibre has added bitcoin to its balance sheetGalaxy Digital buys BitGoDebates around the new, improved, real economyOur main discussion:While the last year has seen a massive amount of growth in decentralized finance, it has been mostly driven by enfranchised insiders and builders. In this bull market, that is

00:29:25

BREAKDOWN: NYDIG CEO Explains How Latest Partnership...

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2021/05/05

The latest in NYDIG’s year of institutional partnerships has perhaps the broadest potential for financial inclusion in Bitcoin yet.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io, NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.NLW is joined today by Robby Gutmann, CEO of NYDIG. NYDIG is quickly emerging as one of the leading companies helping onboard institutions to bitcoin. This year, it received investment from and announced partners with companies like MassMutual, New York Life, Liberty Mutual, Morgan Stanley and

00:14:22

BREAKDOWN: Is Dogecoin at $0.58 a Triumph or an FU to...

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2021/05/04

As doge soars 45% in a day, the question of how to interpret its success is more pertinent than ever.This episode is sponsored byNexo.io, NEAR.organdGenesis Trading.NLW asked his Twitter followers about what the success of dogecoin meant to the crypto industry. He got an extremely diverse set of takes. Some see it as a triumph of crypto’s uncontrollability. Some see it as a triumph of the underlying bitcoin tech working on a forked chain that hasn’t had much maintenance in years.Others see

00:14:07

BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin Is Making Some Legendary...

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2021/05/03

From Charlie Munger’s “civilization” comments to the Taproot activation, everything you need to know to start your week.This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR.org and Genesis Trading.Today on The Breakdown, NLW looks at:Charlie Munger’s and Bill Maher’s weekend comments about bitcoin and why we’re likely to see a lot more of this type of critique the more the bull market heats upThe beginning of Taproot’s ‘Speedy Trial’The Digital Dollar Foundation beginning private U.S. CBDC

00:24:10

BREAKDOWN: Wall Street’s Bitcoin Isn’t Your Bitcoin

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2021/05/02

A reading of Ben Hunt’s latest essay “In Praise of Bitcoin.”This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandNEAR.org.Ben Hunt is the author of the wildly popular and always provocative “Epsilon Theory.” In his recent essay “In Praise of Bitcoin,” he calls on bitcoiners to rise up and recognize that the “bitcoin” being adopted by Wall Street is an abstraction that comes with unacceptable compromises.-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and

00:10:29

BREAKDOWN: Welcome Back, Flippening Narrative

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2021/05/01

After a good performance from ETH this week, partisans are calling for a flippening yet again.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandNEAR.org.On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW explores:Why JPM and Tesla drove the bitcoin storyWhy Ethereans are hot on the call for a “flippening” againWhy CBDCs are low key one of the most important stories of 2021 -Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your idle assets, and exchange instantly between 75+

00:23:51

BREAKDOWN: Crypto's War of the Roses – The 7 Factions...

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2021/04/30

From BTC to ETH to NFTs to DOGE, it’s a battle for attention out there.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandNEAR.org.On today’s episode, NLW gives a comprehensive view of the battleground for attention and resources that makes up this 2021 bull market, including:BitcoinEthereum and DeFiEthereum alternativesPonzi coinsStablecoins and CBDCsNFTsDogeWhere do the next fights and fault lines lay? Listen and find out.-Nexo.iolets you borrow against your crypto at 5.9% APR, earn up to 12% on your

00:19:44

BREAKDOWN: What an Increasingly Booming Economy Means...

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2021/04/29

What macro role does bitcoin play as GDP and consumer confidence grow?This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandNEAR.org.For the past year, bitcoin’s narrative has been deeply tied to the larger macro narrative of looming inflation. As the economy starts to boom, many continue to point to the spectre of inflation as a bullish force for bitcoin.In today’s episode, NLW explores growing confidence in the markets and what it means for bitcoin. In particular, he looks at what it would mean if

00:14:56

BREAKDOWN: Visa's CEO on Crypto – "This Is a Space We...

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2021/04/28

Visa’s earnings call makes it clear just how invested the company is in the crypto space.This episode is sponsored byNexo.ioandNEAR.org.Today on the Brief:Elon pumps Doge againDetailing Biden’s $1.8T American Families PlanTurkey, Iran, SECOur main discussion looks at comments this week from Visa CEO Al Kelly on the company’s relationship with crypto, analyzing the five areas of opportunity Visa has identified:Helping customers buy BTC and cryptoEnabling digital cash outs to fiatEnabling

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