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BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment
Driven by El Salvador, a new narrative for global bitcoin adoption is emerging.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at:
Why the El Salv…
00:17:15 |
Sat 12 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the Community That Inspired El Salvador to Adopt the Bitcoin Standard
Featuring Bitcoin Beach’s Mike Peterson.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Mike Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach. Bitcoin Beach is a community project in …
00:43:58 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Empire Strikes Back – Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin
China shuts down mining and starts censoring crypto exchange terms while U.S. senators and CFTC commissioners attack crypto.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
In a week so filled with the optimis…
00:13:41 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Officially Made Bitcoin Legal Tender as President Bukele Casually Chatted on Twitter Spaces
Recapping a historic evening.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Last night, El Salvador voted to pass the bill making Bitcoin legal tender. As representatives debated the bill, the President of …
00:19:02 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Biden’s Top Antitrust Adviser Is a Bitcoin Millionaire
Why being anti-Big Tech monopoly and pro-bitcoin are clearly compatible ideologies.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at a grab bag of recent news:
El Salvador’s b…
00:11:41 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Poised to Become the First Bitcoin Country: Just How Big a Deal Is This?
A discussion of the implication of El Salvador’s announcement for Salvadorans, bitcoin and the world at large.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On Saturday, the Bitcoin 2021 organizers teased t…
00:25:25 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: What a New Era of Big Government Could Mean for Bitcoin
Does the Biden budget signal a new era of deeper government involvement in American’s lives?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
A reading of David Z. Morris’ piece for CoinDesk “Has COVID-19 Made…
00:12:23 |
Sun 06 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Is the Bitcoin Bull Market Over?
After the third-worst month in bitcoin price history, it’s worth asking.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today on “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap” NLW looks at a growing number of predictions of …
00:09:18 |
Sat 05 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Who Matters More to Bitcoin – Whales or Plebs?
Who is buying? Who is selling? And who is driving the future of the space?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
May’s middling jobs report
A ransomware update
Square building…
00:14:25 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Chinese State Media Indicates China Is NOT Banning Crypto Trading
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 by Nexo.io.
Today’s episode looks at crypto in geo…
00:10:28 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Ransomware Is the Next Big Bitcoin FUD
With a rise in ransomware attacks, many are jumping to blame bitcoin and crypto. Are they right?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
China’s next digital yuan trial
More Bitco…
00:14:22 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: More Crypto Regulation Is Likely Coming, but Bans Are Not
An exploration of the shifting tones of U.S. regulators around crypto.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
Today’s episode includes a quick update on Marathon’s bitcoin mining about-face. Our main …
00:14:47 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
BREAKDOWN: Revisiting Paul Tudor Jones’ ‘Great Monetary Inflation’ Thesis
A replay of NLW’s original episode on the topic from May 2020.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
A year ago this month, legendary hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones released a paper about the “G…
00:27:11 |
Mon 31 May 2021
HARD PROBLEMS: Ransomware, Sandboxes and Security
American Hacker Jeffrey "Sneak" Paul joins Bram for a deep-dive into the hard problems behind the growing rash of ransomware attacks, what it means and what we can do about it.
This episode is sponso…
01:07:29 |
Sun 30 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Networks vs. Governments – Could Crypto-Powered Digital Communities Challenge the Power of Cities and States?
A reading of Balaji Srinivasan’s essay “The Network Union.”
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
What exists between a Facebook group and a formal organization? Right now, not much. But…
00:16:18 |
Sun 30 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Is the ‘Bitcoin Supercycle’ Theory Dead?
Given the past few weeks’ price actions, has the popular theory been disproven?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at wha…
00:11:31 |
Sat 29 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Cathie Wood on Where Bitcoin Fits in a World With Deflation Rather than Inflation
A discussion with the ARK founder on bitcoin, ESG and, of course, Elon Musk.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Today’s special edition of “The Breakdown'' is a replay of NLW’s fires…
00:36:16 |
Fri 28 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: ‘Crypto Is Here to Stay’ – Activist Investor Carl Icahn Eyes a Crypto Position in the Billions
A look at the macro discussion on inflation and why it’s pushing people like Icahn to crypto.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Today on the Brief:
PayPal to allow crypto withdrawal…
00:15:12 |
Thu 27 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: What's Really Behind China's Bitcoin Mining Ban?
An update on the Bitcoin Mining Council and the China Mining Ban.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Today on The Breakdown, NLW covers:
More information about the Bitcoin Mining Cou…
00:13:42 |
Wed 26 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Mining Council – A "Green" Advance for BTC or a Trojan Horse for Centralization?
The community had extremely mixed reactions to Michael Saylor and Elon Musk’s new initiative.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Yesterday, Michael Saylor and Elon Musk surprised the…
00:20:23 |
Tue 25 May 2021
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