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November 07, 2020BREAKDOWN: How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptian Pound Inspired a $100M Bitcoin ETP
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 by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 2012
How the Egyptian revolution and challenges that followed influenced his thinking
How a 48% overnight devaluation of the Egyptian pound created the “aha” moment around bitcoin
How bitcoin could become the global reserve currency

Find our guest online:
Twitter: twitter.com/hany
Website: 21shares.com
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31 min
November 06, 2020BREAKDOWN: How the World Stopped Producing Enough Money, Feat. Emil Kalinowski
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 by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 years
The exact moment the world demonstrated it had too little money
Why bitcoin and MMT are competing to shape the next generation of monetary thinking
Why a big crash is coming, but we’ll be better on the other side

Find Emil Kalinowski online:
Twitter – twitter.com/EmilKalinowski
YouTube – youtube.com/c/EmilKalinowski/videos
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-fc2oBgFM6hNywSse_V-YEYzI7D01EXB
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40 min
November 05, 2020BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Hits $15,000 – Here Comes the FOMO
Bitcoin Twitter interprets today’s massive price action.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 the way
Halving bull redemption
Death of the nation-state
Start of a reflexive cycle
It feels real
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11 min
November 04, 2020BREAKDOWN: ‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’ – A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein
An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 movement, and how the movement lives on today.
Watch “Cypherpunks Write Code”
Part 1: youtu.be/YWh6Yzr12iQ
Part 2: youtu.be/n4qonsvSgAg
Part 3: youtu.be/lv8OFSWZkGs
Part 4: youtu.be/HDKQulqVCQg

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twitter.com/jimepstein
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47 min
November 03, 2020BREAKDOWN: A (Not Quite) Complete History of Money, Feat. Planet Money’s Jacob Goldstein
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 by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 centuries
Why the invention of the lightbulb was a pivotal money history moment
How money market funds set the stage for the Great Financial Crisis
Where bitcoin fits in the world that comes next: without cash, without banks and with government printing

Find our guest online:
Twitter: twitter.com/jacobgoldstein
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41 min
November 02, 2020BREAKDOWN: Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?
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 by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
The digital euro is closer than ever
Checking in on European COVID-19 lockdowns
Economic events this week that aren’t the election
Our main discussion: Which U.S. election outcome is better for bitcoin?
Poll: twitter.com/nlw/status/1320884275110137863
After a surprisingly close Twitter poll with more than 1,600 respondents answering the question “Is Trump or Biden better for bitcoin?”, NLW breaks down the most common themes, including:
The Senate matters more
Anti-encryption history
And of course… Honey Badger Don’t Care
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16 min
November 01, 2020 BREAKDOWN: By the Numbers – More Bitcoin Bulls Than Ever Before
A Long Reads Sunday reading of Grayscale’s recent “Bitcoin Investor Survey.”
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.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 pandemic.
Grayscale's "Bitcoin Investor Study"
scribd.com/document/481729535/Grayscale-2020-Bitcoin-Investor-Study
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18 min
October 31, 2020BREAKDOWN: The World Is Never Getting Off Government Stimulus
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 by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
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 gold
JPMorgan’s dramatic three-year attitude shift around bitcoin and crypto
Iran stockpiling bitcoin to be able to pay for imports
A new round of COVID-19 lockdowns and the stimulus that will follow

This week on The Breakdown:
Monday | Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue
Tuesday | JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin: Welcome to the Private Currency Era
Wednesday | The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months
Thursday | Mirage Recovery: What ‘Record’ GDP Growth Tells Us About the Economy
Friday | Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper
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12 min
October 30, 2020 BREAKDOWN: Why Satoshi Chose Halloween to Release the Bitcoin White Paper
Was it an allusion to the Reformation or something to do with the ancient pagan tradition of Samhain?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
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 choice adds all the more mystique to bitcoin’s incredible origins.
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16 min
October 29, 2020BREAKDOWN: Mirage Recovery – What ‘Record’ GDP Growth Tells Us About the Economy
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 by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
FTX launches equities trading
Avanti gets Wyoming bank charter
France locks down and ECB intimates new stimulus

Our main discussion: GDP growth report
The Department of Commerce released its Q3 GDP numbers. Touted as record growth, this is actually a much more complicated story. In this episode, NLW breaks down what the numbers tell us and what they don’t, and why we should be more focused on understanding long-term consumer behavior shifts than short-term numbers.

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15 min