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September 02, 2024Bitcoin as a DeFi Platform
A reading and discussion inspired by https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoin-powerful-defi-potential

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8 min
August 31, 2024Crypto and the Fight for Freedom
NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important stories of the week.

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26 min
August 30, 2024Is This the SEC's Most Brazen Crypto Attack Yet?
What's next, Pokemon and Magic the Gathering as securities? NLW covers the SEC sending a Wells Notice to Open Sea claiming NFTs are securities.

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15 min
August 29, 2024The State Department's Unconscionable Abandonment of an American Citizen
NLW catches up on the latest on Binance exec Tigran Gambaryan's wrongful detention in Nigeria, where he's effectively being held hostage in an attempt to extract ransom from Binance.

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10 min
August 28, 2024What We Learned (If Anything) From Powell's Jackson Hole Speech
NLW breaks down the Fed Chair's big moment at the end of last week. It's clear that the way is paved for the first cut of the cycle in September -- but could a jumbo 50bps cut be in the cards?

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12 min
August 27, 2024Just How Big a Deal is the Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov?
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested over the weekend. NLW breaks down the news, possible interpretations, and the implications for free speech, technology and more.

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17 min
August 24, 2024The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
NLW counts down the five most important stories of the week with Scott Melker. Recorded live on Friday August 23, 2024.

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26 min
August 23, 2024Jobs Revision Clears the Way for Fed Cuts
NLW catches up on the latest little hints of a Harris/Dem pivot on crypto, and also discusses the latest macro developments. TL;DR all systems go for the cutting cycle to begin in September.

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14 min
August 21, 2024The Most Important Stories in Crypto You Probably Missed Recently
NLW covers the latest in Mt. Gox distributions, a DAO voting on an SEC settlement and much more.
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15 min
August 21, 2024What the Gensler Treasury Secretary Rumors Say About Crypto's Current Mindset
Recently, a very loosely sourced article claimed that VP Harris was likely to name Gary Gensler as Treasury Secretary. NLW breaks down the news and what it's spreading suggests about the current psychology of the crypto space.

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12 min

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The Breakdown dives into the deepest topics in crypto, blockchain, and the macro forces shaping markets and power structures. Each episode breaks down complex ideas into clear, grounded analysis — separating signal from noise across crypto, finance, and geopolitics.