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00:24:54

BREAKDOWN: Central Banks Gone Wild! Feat. Bill Barhydt

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2020/12/26

The founder of mobile crypto bank Abra discusses the massive expansion of global central bank balance sheets.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Bill Baryhdt is the CEO of Abra, a mobile crypto banking app. In this discussion with NLW, Bill talks about the year in bitcoin and why the mass expansion of central bank balance sheets was the most important economic story of the year.Find our guest online: @billbarhydtSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

00:25:31

BREAKDOWN: The View on Bitcoin From Inside Fidelity...

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2020/12/25

The director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets gives her take on the crypto space.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Ria Bhutoria is the director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets. In this conversation she gives listeners a look at how one of the most important institutional players in the space has viewed the evolution of bitcoin over the past year.Find our guest online: @riabhutoriaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

00:22:06

BREAKDOWN: ‘Bitcoin and Ethereum Have Gone Completely...

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2020/12/24

One of crypto twitter's best-known personalities discusses DeFi, bitcoin and how 2020 was and wasn't like 2017.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Bully Esquire is a Crypto Twitter personality, lawyer, founder of AlphaMarkets and host of the “Bully Esquire” podcast. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss what was good and bad about the DeFi boom of 2020 and more.Find our guest online: @bullyesqSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

00:25:40

BREAKDOWN: How 2020 Unlocked a New Generation of...

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2020/12/23

No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that's exactly what it did.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Jill Carlson is an investor with Slow Ventures and the co-founder of the Open Money Initiative. In this wide-ranging discussion with NLW she discusses how an economic crisis brought in a new generation of investors and why political moderation will be all the rage in 2021.Find our guest online:@jillruthcarlsonSee

00:26:51

BREAKDOWN: Hacking Humanity With Bitcoin, feat. Max...

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2020/12/22

Two of bitcoin's most vocal advocates discuss why this year broke open the floodgates on an aging economic system.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are one of bitcoin's most dynamic duos, producing a variety of content, including the Orange Pill podcast. In this discussion with NLW, they talk about why this year was transformational in terms of how people view the aging economic system, and why 2021 is poised to mint even more new bitcoiners.Find

00:25:04

BREAKDOWN: Raoul Pal on the Coming Transformation of...

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2020/12/21

The founder of Real Vision joins NLW for a discussion of CBDCs, bitcoin and why he remains "irresponsibly long."This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Raoul Pal is the founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision and one of the leading voices in modern macroeconomic discussions. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss bitcoin's monster 2020, how DeFi compares to ICOs, and why we should be paying more attention to central bank digital currencies.Find our guest online:

00:21:27

BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin and Rehypothecation Don’t Mix

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2020/12/20

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW starts with the latest essay by Jeffrey Snider, “A Nonsensical Jumble of Misused Words Requires Discussion” and then with Caitlin Long’s followup thread, putting the discussion of rehypothecation in the bitcoin context.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

01:05:47

BREAKDOWN: Preston Pysh on Why Currencies Fail [Encore]

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2020/12/19

An encore presentation of NLW’s conversation with Preston Pysh recorded on March 12 – the infamous Black Thursday.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.On March 12, as the U.S. government struggled to wrap its head around the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and markets floundered, bitcoin had one of its worst days in history, crashing by thousands of dollars and even hitting below $4,000 on some exchanges.That evening, NLW and podcaster Preston Pysh recorded a conversation about

01:15:06

BREAKDOWN: Balaji Srinivasan on Communist Capital vs....

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2020/12/18

One of the internet’s most fluid thinkers, Balaji Srinivasan joins to give a brief history of the future.

00:11:02

BREAKDOWN: The CIO of $230B AUM Guggenheim Just...

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2020/12/17

A recap of 5+ insanely bullish stories that got buried in the bitcoin price action.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.With so much focus on bitcoin’s record-setting price run, a number of huge (and hugely bullish) stories have gotten comparatively short shrift. In this episode, NLW looks at:Ruffer LLP’s $744 million bitcoin buyHedge Funder Alan Howard and One River’s $1 billion digital assets betNorthern Trust getting into crypto custodyGuggenheim Partners’ CIO calling for

00:13:02

BREAKDOWN: Why $20,000 Bitcoin Matters

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2020/12/16

Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.After weeks of flirting with all-time highs, bitcoin has broken through the most significant psychological barrier: $20,000.In today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at why the moment is so significant, arguing:Bitcoin is an incentive design system where price drives more benefits than financial gainThe validation of retail

01:21:03

BREAKDOWN: Will Wall Street Ruin Bitcoin? Featuring...

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2020/12/15

As traditional financial institutions line up to get into bitcoin, a debate on whether it can stay permissionless and censorship resistant.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Ben Hunt is the founder of Second Foundation Partners and lead author of Epsilon Theory. Alex Gladstein is the chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation.In this conversation, they discuss one of the most important burgeoning topics of the year: In a world where bitcoin goes mainstream with

00:14:51

BREAKDOWN: JPMorgan Discusses $600B in Potential New...

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2020/12/14

MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com andNexo.io.Today on the Brief:First COVID-19 vaccines roll out in the U.S.Are IPOs the new ICOs?U.S. Treasury and other federal departments hackedOur main discussion: A massive new category of bitcoin demand?Last week, when MassMutual announced its $100 million buy, NLW explored whether it would be the beginning of a trend for other

00:11:11

BREAKDOWN: How Much Debt Can a Country Handle?

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2020/12/13

As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much?This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.This week’s edition of Long Reads Sunday is a reading of “How Much Debt Is Too Much?” by Raghuram Rajan on Project Syndicate.In it, the author explores the shifting conventional wisdom on national debt and worries that countries may reach their limit far

00:10:32

BREAKDOWN: The Bitcoin Banking Battle Heats Up

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2020/12/12

Banks are moving into crypto and crypto companies are trying to become banks, so how does it all play out?This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at the brewing battle to be the bitcoin and crypto bank of the future. He looks at three stories reporting banks getting into crypto (BBVA, Standard Chartered and DBS) as well as crypto companies applying to become banks. Finally, he examines why this

00:14:53

BREAKDOWN: Why a Massive 169-Year-Old Insurance...

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2020/12/11

MassMutual becomes the latest announced institutional buyer of bitcoin, and this one could be even more significant in terms of precedent.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.Today on the Brief:FDA panel recommends Pfizer vaccine approval as initial jobless claims soarAntitrust lawsuit calls for Facebook breakupCrypto-friendly CFTC chairman to resign at the beginning of the yearOur main discussion: Why MassMutual bought $100 million in

00:20:32

BREAKDOWN: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on a...

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2020/12/10

The SEC commissioner explains why the SEC’s approach has been “too slow and too ambiguous” and why she’s optimistic for 2021.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.Hester Peirce is a commissioner at the Securities Exchange Commission, sworn in for her second term in August.Sometimes referred to as “Crypto Mom,” Peirce has been a fierce advocate for the industry in a regulatory context that hasn’t always been on her side.In this

01:02:27

BREAKDOWN: The Most Important Trends and People...

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2020/12/09

The Messari CEO goes over the highlights of his just-released annual “Crypto Theses” report.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.What were the most important trends? Who were the most important people? Was it the year of Bitcoin Macro, the year of DeFi or both?Ryan Selkis is the founder and CEO of Messari. Each year he puts together a massive “Crypto Theses” report that looks at the year that was and the year to come.On this episode, he

00:17:49

BREAKDOWN: A De Facto Bitcoin ETF? MicroStrategy Is...

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2020/12/08

Michael Saylor announced plans to offer convertible bonds with the express intent to buy BTC. The community reacts.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioand this week’s special product launchLVL.co.Today on the Brief:BBVA set to offer crypto trading and custodyWells Fargo discusses bitcoin in recent investor memoSquare launches Bitcoin Clean Energy Initiative with $10 millionOur main discussion: Michael Saylor is back at it.The CEO of MicroStrategy and Giga Chad himself announced

00:13:42

BREAKDOWN: China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is...

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2020/12/07

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week’s special product launch LVL.co.Today on the Brief:COVID-19 vs. StimulusSmall hedge funds outperform large brethrenEquities now worth 115% of global GDPOur main discussion: Why the newest trial of China’s central bank digital currency is its most important trial yet.In this episode, NLW discusses:The

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