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BREAKDOWN: Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Has Officially Bought Bitcoin
A big shift from one of finance’s biggest names, plus a recap on the latest China-Bitcoin intrigue.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” is split into…
00:16:01 |
Mon 24 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Unexplored Risks of a US Digital Dollar
A reading of two recent essays on central bank digital currencies.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
For this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:
“What If Somebody Hacks the Money Pipeline Nex…
00:16:06 |
Sun 23 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Why the Carlyle Group’s David Rubenstein Says Governments Can't Stop Crypto
One of Capitol Hill’s most connected insiders says crypto is here to stay.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On this week’s “Breakdown Weekly Recap,” NLW explores U.S. regulatory FUD. He specific…
00:11:40 |
Sat 22 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoiners Are Rooting for This Latest China Mining Ban to Finally, Actually Be Real
Could new pressure from the CCP remove coal-powered hash power from the bitcoin mix?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
This week has been China story after China story in the world of crypto. In…
00:10:47 |
Fri 21 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Real Story of the Crypto Crash Has Very Little to Do With Elon or China
It wasn’t narrative but market structure that drove yesterday’s big move down.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
In this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the market structure dimension o…
00:14:21 |
Thu 20 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Bloodbath-ening – Is This the End of the Crypto Bull Market?
In a sea of red, investors ask whether this is just a bull market pullback or represents a more fundamental bearish turn.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
In one of the bloodiest days in recent …
00:15:05 |
Wed 19 May 2021
OPINIONATED: QuadrigaCX – An Exit Scam or Just a Crypto Tragedy
This week, “Opinionated” co-hosts Ben Schiller, Anna Baydakova and Danny Nelson are talking to Aaron Lammer, author of a podcast series about the now-defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
This…
00:38:17 |
Wed 19 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: No, China Didn’t Just Ban Crypto
Despite inflammatory headlines, today’s note from the People’s Bank of China was a reaffirmation of central bank policy from 2017.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
On today’s episode, NLW provid…
00:10:27 |
Tue 18 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is the ‘No Heroes’ Asset
Bitcoin Twitter’s latest skirmish with Elon Musk has as much to say about the nature of power in a social media landscape as it does about bitcoin.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.
If you though…
00:18:14 |
Mon 17 May 2021
HARD PROBLEMS: Inside Bram Cohen's Proof-of-Work Reinvention
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 int…
00:55:02 |
Sun 16 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is Much More Than a Speculative Asset
Stories from Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia show how bitcoin is being used in the real world.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Alex Glad…
00:31:15 |
Sun 16 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Vitalik vs. Dog Money – Recapping a Crazy Week in Crypto History
From Elon’s shenanigans to Vitalik’s SHIB rug pull, this was one for the history books.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discu…
00:12:35 |
Sat 15 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Why the DOJ, IRS Investigation Into Binance Could Be Good for Bitcoin
In almost any scenario, the industry faces one less category of FUD on the other side of the investigations.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Today on the Brief:
More chaos from El…
00:14:31 |
Fri 14 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal
Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin due to environmental concerns – or so it says.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Crypto Twitter exploded last night when Elon Musk announced Tesla…
00:14:34 |
Thu 13 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: 46M Americans Now Own Bitcoin as Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 13 Years
Do rising inflation and rising levels of bitcoin ownership have anything to do with one another?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.ioand Bitstamp.
Today on the Brief:
SEC throws cold water on bitcoi…
00:11:50 |
Wed 12 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: Crypto to Replace Dollar as World’s Reserve Currency? Investing Legend Stanley Druckenmiller Thinks So
The argument that the dollar is losing prestige worldwide got a major boost from a legendary investor.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.
Last year, hedge fund gurus like Paul Tudor …
00:12:49 |
Tue 11 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: If Prices Keep Going Up, We Might Have to Start Calling It Inflation
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 M…
00:14:09 |
Mon 10 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: CBDCs Aren't About Money, They're About Power
A China-focused discussion on this week’s “Long Reads Sunday.”
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR.org and Genesis Trading.
On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Sune Sorenson’s “China…
00:13:35 |
Sun 09 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: 'My 401(k) is now my 401(k9)' – What Happens to Doge After Elon Hosts ‘SNL’?
While everyone was paying attention to Dog Money, bitcoin was quietly accumulating institutional news.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR.org and Genesis Trading.
On this edition of “The Brea…
00:13:29 |
Sat 08 May 2021
BREAKDOWN: The Balkanization of Bitcoin – The Next Attack on BTC Is About Mining Provenance
From Iran miner control to “OFAC compliant blocks,” a new attack vector has emerged.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR.org and Genesis Trading.
Today on the Brief:
Square puts up monster Q1…
00:18:30 |
Fri 07 May 2021
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