The Breakdown

By Nathaniel Whittemore

A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of Blockworks.... more

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November 21, 2024Bitcoin Bull Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary
NLW covers the latest in pro-crypto appointments. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick isn't heading to Treasury, and will instead be Secretary of Commerce. Plus the latest rumors on the Treasury Role and the SEC.

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November 20, 2024The Latest Chapter in the Bakkt Saga Lies with DJT
Bakkt launched in 2018 and was supposed to be the great crypto institutional hope. After a few years of doing not much, it went public via SPAC in 2021. It's share price has subsequently fallen 96%. And yet it's now up huge on news that the company is looking to be acquired by Trump Media Group.

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11min
November 19, 2024Bitcoin is Manifest Destiny
Michael Saylor has previewed the perfect narrative for the push for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve -- Bitcoin as Manifest Destiny. Plus BTC options appear to be moving forward.

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14min
November 17, 2024Crypto Won the Election. Now What?
A reading and discussion inspired by
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/13/the-real-winner-of-the-2024-elections-the-crypto-industry/
and
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/12/time-for-crypto-to-put-the-pedal-to-the-floor/

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12min
November 16, 2024The Five Most Important Stories of Bitcoin's $90K Week
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Nov 16, 2024.

For more of the back story of how Bitcoiner's helped meme the Department of Government Efficiency into existence: https://x.com/WayneVaughan/status/1856518975930167664

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25min
November 15, 2024FBI Raids Polymarket CEO -- Politically Motivated?
In the wake of a surprise raid on Polymarket's CEO, many in the crypto industry -- including Polymarket themselves -- believe that the action was politically motivated. Does it portend last minute actions against the industry from the outgoing administration?

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November 14, 2024The Crypto Industry Lights up for DOGE (The New DOGE, That Is)
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are leading the new Department of Government Efficiency. Yes what started as a meme has matured into a wrecking ball headed for Washington bureaucracy....or to an early failure, depending on who you ask.

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November 13, 2024BTC Hits $90,000 as Animal Spirits Return
Bitcoin surged over the weekend, smashing through a new all time high and just continuing on into the stratosphere. NLW covers the true return of animal spirits.

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14min
November 11, 2024The Present and Future of Crypto-Based Prediction Markets
A reading and discussion inspired by
https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-opinion-markets-drive-collective-wisdom

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November 10, 2024The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
NLW and Scott Melker cover the most important stories in what will be forever seen as an extremely consequential week for the crypto industry.

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