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00:14:01

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin at $318,000 Next December? One...

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2020/11/16

Breaking down a recent report that has Bitcoin Twitter salivating and skeptical at the same time.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today on the Brief:Moderna trial success drives markets upNew all-time high in negative-yielding debtJay Clayton to leave SECOur main discussion: BTC $318,000 in December 2021?That’s the prediction of one Citibank exec in a report called “Bitcoin: 21st Century Gold” sent last week to institutional clients. In this episode, NLW breaks down the

00:09:35

BREAKDOWN: Dollar Decline and the Paralysis of...

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2020/11/15

A reading of Kenneth Rogoff’s latest piece on the strange reality of the dollar’s global status.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.On this week’s edition of Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads former IMF chief and current Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff’s latest Op-Ed, “The Calm Before the Exchange Rate Storm” in Project Syndicate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

00:11:42

BREAKDOWN: Dalio Says Governments Will Kill Bitcoin....

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2020/11/14

In an otherwise extremely bullish week, famed investor Ray Dalio reiterated his skepticism of bitcoin and digital assets.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Ray Dalio FUD:On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW looks at bitcoin’s surge past $16,000. Additionally, he explores some recent FUD from Ray Dalio, which NLW argues seems strangely locked in years-old narratives.This week on The Breakdown:Monday |The Biggest Macro Event Since MarchTuesday |Legendary Investor Stan

00:11:45

BREAKDOWN: PayPal Rolls Out Crypto for All US Customers

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2020/11/13

Crypto Twitter reacts to the announcement and answers the question: Just how big a deal is this?This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today on the Brief:Christine Lagarde’s digital euro hunchDeutsche Bank CBDC noteCOVID-19 resurgentOur main discussion:PayPal is rolling out crypto to all its users and increasing transaction limits from $10,000 to $20,000. In this episode, NLW breaks down the community response to the news, including an interesting discussion of whether the

01:08:13

BREAKDOWN: Meet the $10B Asset Manager With a 10,000...

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2020/11/12

One of the (quietly) largest players in the institutional bitcoin space discusses the changing investor landscape in his first-ever podcast interview.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Robby Gutmann is the co-founder of Stone Ridge Holdings Group, a $10 billion alternative asset manager and co-founder and CEO of NYDIG, the group’s bitcoin subsidiary.In this first-ever podcast conversation, Gutmann discusses:Buying his first bitcoin from Craigslist in 2010The personal and

00:52:17

BREAKDOWN: Discovering Bitcoin Through the #EndSARS...

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2020/11/11

When the Nigerian government shut down protestors’ bank accounts, bitcoin and crypto became a way around.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Yele Bademosi is CEO at Bundle social payments app and the founder of investment firm Microtraction. Akin Sawyerr is involved across the industry and leads operations at BarnBridge.Over the course of October 2020, the world’s attention became firmly fixed on a growing movement in Nigeria. With the hashtag #EndSARS, the movement was, on the

00:14:57

BREAKDOWN: Legendary Investor Stan Druckenmiller...

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2020/11/10

The billionaire investor made his pro-bitcoin comments on an appearance on CNBC.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today on the Brief:Was Monday’s stock rally overdone?Lebanon to launch digital currency3 reasons BTC has rallied 60%+ in two monthsOur main discussion: Stan Druckenmiller, Bitcoin Bull.A few months ago, Stan Druckenmiller told CNBC that he could imagine inflation of 5%–10%. Yesterday, he returned to the network to discuss why bitcoin had captured his attention as

00:14:24

BREAKDOWN: The Biggest Macro Event Since March

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2020/11/09

According to the bright minds of FinTwit, the biggest event isn’t the U.S. presidential election but today’s Pfizer vaccine update.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today on the Brief:GRIN gets 51% attackedCrypto trading volume down 25.8% in OctoberHow the market is receiving Joe BidenOur main discussion: The stock market soars on promising Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trials.The S&P 500 and DJIA hit new all-time highs after Pfizer announced its experimental vaccine had

00:07:56

BREAKDOWN: Why Emerging Markets Are Wary of Modern...

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2020/11/08

While MMT may be the de facto policy of rich Western governments, applying it to developing economies could be disastrous.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today’s Long Reads Sunday is a reading of Andy Mukherjee’s piece: “Why Emerging Markets Are Wary of a Modern Monetary Fix”.The argument is that while Western governments debate just how far we can take the idea of money printing without paying a dubious price, for emerging-market governments there simply isn’t the same

00:29:20

BREAKDOWN: How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptian...

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2020/11/07

Hany Rashwan, CEO of Amun/21Shares, explains how the proverbial bitcoin lightbulb went off when his native Egypt’s currency devalued in 2016.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Hany Rashwan is the CEO of Amun/21Shares, the creator of a variety of publicly traded crypto products with over $100 million assets under management.In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:How he was introduced to bitcoin by Tim Draper in 2012How the Egyptian revolution and challenges that followed

00:38:40

BREAKDOWN: How the World Stopped Producing Enough...

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2020/11/06

In a year when the popular narrative says money printing went crazy, the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University” says the problem is actually too little money.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Emil Kalinowski is the host of “Making Sense/Eurodollar University" collaborations with Jeff Snider.In this illuminating conversation, he and NLW discuss:How the global monetary order changed over the last 50 yearsThe exact moment the world demonstrated it had too little moneyWhy

00:09:59

BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Hits $15,000 – Here Comes the FOMO

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2020/11/05

Bitcoin Twitter interprets today’s massive price action.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.As the U.S. election picture starts to become more clear, bitcoin has smashed through $15,000 – its highest price since 2017’s record-breaking run. Alongside the price action has come a wave of mainstream media coverage.In this special he-was-supposed-to-be-on-vacation episode, NLW breaks down Twitter’s response and shares interpretations, including:“Quietest bull run ever”Stimulus on

00:45:04

BREAKDOWN: ‘Economics Will No Longer Be the...

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2020/11/04

An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Jim Epstein is the executive editor of ReasonTV podcasts, and the producer of the recent documentary “Cypherpunks Write Code.”In this conversation, he gives NLW a behind the scenes look on the interviews and conversations that went into the documentary, including how the cypherpunks started, schisms in the

00:39:07

BREAKDOWN: A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money,...

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2020/11/03

One of the hosts of NPR’s legendary “Planet Money” takes us on a whirlwind tour of some of the key moments of money history in the last 1,000 years.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Jacob Goldstein is one of the hosts of NPR’s Planet Money. He is also the author of the new book, “Money: A True Story of a Made Up Thing.”In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:How China invented paper money and then forgot about it for centuriesWhy the invention of the lightbulb was a pivotal

00:14:21

BREAKDOWN: Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?

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2020/11/02

In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin?This episode is sponsored byCrypto.comandNexo.io.Today on the Brief:The digital euro is closer than everChecking in on European COVID-19 lockdownsEconomic events this week that aren’t the electionOur main discussion: Which U.S. election outcome is better for bitcoin?Poll: twitter.com/nlw/status/1320884275110137863After a

00:16:19

BREAKDOWN: By the Numbers – More Bitcoin Bulls Than...

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2020/11/01

A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com andNexo.io.On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW diverts from our normal opinion and long-form essay to pursue Grayscale’s recent investor reports. In its survey of investors, Grayscale found more interest in bitcoin investing than ever before, with a significant amount of the growth in interest being driven by economic and monetary policy following the coronavirus

00:10:42

BREAKDOWN: The World Is Never Getting Off Government...

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2020/10/31

The Breakdown weekly recap looks at bitcoin buying by Iran, JPM Coin and the latest round of lockdowns coming to Europe.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioandElliptic.On this week’s weekly recap, NLW looks at:Bitcoin’s resilience in the face of a week where many investors went risk off, causing a drop in stocks and goldJPMorgan’s dramatic three-year attitude shift around bitcoin and cryptoIran stockpiling bitcoin to be able to pay for importsA new round of COVID-19 lockdowns and

00:14:20

BREAKDOWN: Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the...

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2020/10/30

Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain? This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioandElliptic.One of the most powerful aspects of bitcoin is its mythology.In this episode, NLW explores the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper and the choices that went into its release date.Whether it was something to do with the Reformation or an allusion to the longstanding pagan tradition of Samhain, the one thing that’s clear is the

00:13:19

BREAKDOWN: Mirage Recovery – What ‘Record’ GDP Growth...

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2020/10/29

The Department of Commerce’s new report shows 33.1% annualized growth in Q3, but does this really tell us much about the state of the economy?This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioandElliptic.Today on the Brief:FTX launches equities tradingAvanti gets Wyoming bank charterFrance locks down and ECB intimates new stimulusOur main discussion: GDP growth reportThe Department of Commerce released its Q3 GDP numbers. Touted as record growth, this is actually a much more complicated story

00:11:25

BREAKDOWN: The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets...

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2020/10/28

Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith.This episode is sponsored byCrypto.com,Nexo.ioandElliptic.Today on the Brief:Section 230 hearing with social media CEOs in Washington D.C.Bitwise now has more than $100 million AUMTrump website defaced with monero requestOur main discussion: Markets go risk-off.With rising fear of COVID-19 lockdowns, everything from stocks to oil to gold and, yes, even bitcoin is down on the

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