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October 28, 2020BREAKDOWN: The ‘Everything Crash’ Is Coming? Markets Go Risk-Off as European Stocks See Worst Day in 5 Months
Stocks, oil, even gold are down on fears of resumed COVID-19 lockdowns, but bitcoin hodlers are keeping the faith.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
Section 230 hearing with social media CEOs in Washington D.C.
Bitwise now has more than $100 million AUM
Trump website defaced with monero request

Our 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 day. The important question is whether this is a short-term volatility phenomenon or part of a larger systemic shift.
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13 min
October 27, 2020BREAKDOWN: JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin – Welcome to the Private Currency Era
The investment banking giant says the blockchain hype cycle has moved past inflated expectations and into the realm of being commercially viable.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
Stocks down; bitcoin up
Consumer confidence shaky as baking supplies demand grows 3,400%
Bank for International Settlements and Swiss central bank to test CBDC this year
Our main discussion: JPM Coin.
Initially announced in February 2019, JPMorgan’s JPM Coin is being launched for commercial use. In this episode, NLW looks at:
The history of private currencies in the U.S.
Why Libra was a starting gun for both governments and other private corporations
How JPMorgan intends to make money from JPM Coin
Why other investment banks might follow
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15 min
October 26, 2020BREAKDOWN: Hedge Funds Failures, Bankruptcies and Pandemic Fatigue
As cases rise and the U.S. settles in for a fresh wave of COVID-19, the economic fallout from round one is still being felt, from hedge funds to bankruptcies and beyond.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
Turkey’s real inflation rate 3x official number
Hot new DeFi protocol Harvest Financial hacked
Bitcoin whales hit largest number since 2016

Our main conversation is about the rise of a new wave of COVID-19 and the economic fallout we’re still trying to address. NLW discusses why we’re starting this next wave more emotionally drained, politically divided and economically fragile than we were in March.
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17 min
October 25, 2020 BREAKDOWN: Should We Care if the US Is Falling Behind on CBDCs?
A reading of two recent op-eds on central bank digital currencies.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
For this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads two selections from CoinDesk’s op-ed section:
CBDCs Are Evolution, not Revolution - Benoit Coeure
The US Risks Getting Left Behind on CBDCs - JP Schnapper-Casteras & Misha Guttentag
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18 min
October 24, 2020BREAKDOWN: Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Paul Tudor Jones – A Bet on Bitcoin Is a Bet on Human Ingenuity
A recap of an exceptionally bullish week for bitcoin and crypto as a whole.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
On this week’s Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at:
The initial price action that started the week
Debates about whether BTC was thriving at the expense of alts and DeFi
The PayPal news
News of more public companies putting treasury reserves into BTC
Paul Tudor Jones’ optimistic take on the human ingenuity driving bitcoin’s success

This week on The Breakdown:
Monday | A New ‘Bretton Woods’ Moment?
Tuesday | How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?
Wednesday | PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?
Thursday | ‘Google Is One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases of All Time,’ With Matt Stoller
Friday | Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
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16 min
October 23, 2020BREAKDOWN: Why Fiats Are Failing in 2020
From Brazil to Argentina to Turkey, bitcoin priced in local currencies is reaching all time highs. But is this a story of bitcoin succeeding, fiat failing or both?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
DOJ crypto enforcement a “disaster” for privacy
Ant’s blockchain tools pre-IPO
Better news around jobless claims

Our main discussion: fiat failures, 2020 edition.
In this episode, NLW looks at a raft of geographies in which bitcoin has recently reached all-time highs, priced in the local currency. The story, he says, is about fiats floundering more than mispriced local bitcoin.
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Special focus on economic happenings in Brazil, Argentina and Turkey.
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16 min
October 22, 2020BREAKDOWN: ‘Google Is One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases of All Time,’ With Matt Stoller
The author of “Goliath” gives his take on the history of American antitrust politics and what it means for the just-announced Google case.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Matt Stoller works with the American Economic Liberties Project and is the author of “Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy” as well as the popular Substack newsletter “BIG.”
In this conversation, he and NLW discuss the history of American antitrust sentiment and politics including:
The origins of antitrust sentiment
How the “Watergate Babies” generation of Democrats turned away from antitrust sentiment
How the 1990s shifted power in favor of corporates and tech
Why the 2008-2009 crisis was a seminal moment in our attitudes towards big finance
The significance of the new antitrust case against Google

Find our guest online:
Twitter: @matthewstoller
Web: mattstoller.com
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47 min
October 21, 2020BREAKDOWN: PayPal Adds Bitcoin: Most Bullish News of the Year?
Huge news broke this morning as PayPal announced that it would be offering buying, selling, and eventually merchant payments for bitcoin and other cryptos across its network.
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
In this late breaking Breakdown episode, NLW explores:
The specifics of the news
Why the scale, precedent and normalization are hugely bullish
What some skeptics are saying
Why it’s significant that PayPal is focused on the coming central bank digital currency era

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17 min
October 20, 2020BREAKDOWN: How Strong Is Bitcoin’s Push Above $12,000?
Who has the most recent bitcoin move right, the bulls or the bears?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
DOJ files biggest antitrust case in two decades against Google
Goldman Sachs’ 1MDB settlement
LINE’s new CBDC platform

Our main discussion: bulls vs. bears as bitcoin passes $12K
Someone recently tweeted, “Bitcoin price has never been this high with such bearish sentiment.”
On this episode, NLW looks at the bullish case (growth in open interest on CME backed by strong macro narrative around stimulus) and bearish case ($12K sell wall and bleeding from alts and DeFi).
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17 min
October 19, 2020BREAKDOWN: A New ‘Bretton Woods’ Moment?
The IMF has said it’s time to re-evaluate the global economic order, but what does that really mean?
This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.
Today on the Brief:
Chinese citizens less than impressed with DCEP trial
Is Filecoin the “Titanic” of ICOs?
Mnuchin, Pelosi go one more round on stimulus

Our main discussion: A new Bretton Woods moment?
In a recent speech, the International Monetary Fund argued that the time to fundamentally re-evaluate the global economic order is here. Goldbugs see the potential to return to the gold standard, bitcoiners anticipate ever-growing stimulus and macro observers are betting on massive disruptions in the wake of central bank digital currencies.
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23 min