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BREAKDOWN: The Raw, Savage Capitalism of Open-Source Protocols
Recapping the biggest stories of the week, including Joe Biden’s China plan, a market holding pattern and, of course, the strange competitive saga of SUSHI.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, B…
00:12:29 |
Sat 12 Sep 2020
RESEARCH: A Day in the Life of an Ethereum 2.0 Validator
With Ethereum 2.0's much anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ben Edgington and Vijay Michalik on what would-be validators need to kno…
00:30:45 |
Sat 12 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: ‘As Toppy as It Gets’ – Metals, Bitcoin and Fiat’s Race to the Bottom, Feat. Tavi Costa
The Crescat Capital portfolio manager gives his take on the flashing macro warning signals and why it is an explosive moment for gold, silver and (potentially) bitcoin.
This episode is sponsored by …
00:45:42 |
Fri 11 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: How Monetary Policy Undermined American Resilience
A legacy of artificially low interest rates is not just the death of savings, but a forced buying into the perpetual growth machine of financial asset prices.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com,…
00:15:22 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: 'Absolute Raging Mania' – Famed Investor Druckenmiller Thinks 10% Inflation Is Possible
The Hedge Fund legend says in a new interview the Federal Reserve’s policies have created a massive asset bubble while making both inflation and deflation more likely.
This episode is sponsored by Cr…
00:19:56 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin Investors Aren’t Worried About This Price Pullback
Critiques of correlation between bitcoin and equities miss the fact that bitcoin adoption within traditional markets has been driven by a fiat collapse concern.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.co…
00:16:11 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: Sorry, Governments, We’re Entering the Era of Private Money
Whether the U.S. government likes it or not, the world is demanding crypto-dollars and the private market is ready to supply them.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
On t…
00:12:39 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: A Practical Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse
A reading on revolutions from the late great David Graeber.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Earlier this week, news broke that David Graeber, author of influential wor…
00:23:22 |
Sun 06 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: Is Tesla a Stock for Suckers?
The markets kicked off the week with a 5-1 Tesla stock split rally and ended with major questions about tech company valuations.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
On this…
00:10:24 |
Sat 05 Sep 2020
RESEARCH: 3 Things You Should Know Before Staking on Ethereum 2.0
It wasn’t long ago the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade went live on an official test network. Developers have been catching mission-critical bugs in the code ever since.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com…
00:32:00 |
Sat 05 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: 8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020
From the U.S. presidential elections of 1896 to the dot-com bubble to housing markets in 2006, these historical moments help us make sense of a truly WTF year.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com…
00:18:16 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: DeFi Degens Are Crypto’s Suicide Squad
A look at the subculture and ethos driving the white-hot DeFi space, which has grown from $2 billion to $9 billion in total value locked in just two months.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, B…
00:17:38 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: Let Them Eat Equities! The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost, Feat. Luke Gromen
One of the best-known macro analysts breaks down last week’s Jerome Powell speech and whether it truly represents a new policy era for the Federal Reserve.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bi…
00:52:30 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: Financial Postmodernism and the Great Inflation Debate
This Best of The Breakdown August 2020 edition features commentary from Hugh Hendry, Preston Pysh and Adam Tooze.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
August has come to a c…
00:24:41 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
BREAKDOWN: US Stock Market Cap to GDP Reaches 190%, Eclipsing Dot-Com Bubble High
The booming stock market is driven by perception of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to high prices and growing individual trading, but how sustainable is it?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com,…
00:10:58 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
BREAKDOWN: The Case for $500,000 Bitcoin
The Winklevoss brothers make an argument that, in the long run, bitcoin is the only good safe haven.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
This week’s episode of Long Reads …
00:24:51 |
Sun 30 Aug 2020
BREAKDOWN: The End of an Era? Why Bitcoin and MMT Won the Week
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tried to make it seem like the end of an era, but didn’t inspire confidence in the central bank’s ability to lead in the era that comes next.
This episode is sponsored by Cryp…
00:09:56 |
Sat 29 Aug 2020
BREAKDOWN: The Anxiety Index... 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy
From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
Skepticism ar…
00:16:12 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
BREAKDOWN: Everything You Need to Know About Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole Speech
The Federal Reserve Chair announced a slate of new policy approaches, but are they inspired or impotent?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome P…
00:19:13 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
BREAKDOWN: The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo.
This epi…
00:37:51 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
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