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The Breakdown episodes

March 17, 2024Why Crypto Narratives Are Finally Making Sense to TradFi
Bitcoin as digital gold. Ethereum as all that tokenization stuff. The rest of it as degeneracy and gambling. NLW explores how narratives are clicking in the post Bitcoin ETF era.
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10 min
March 15, 2024Judge Confirms: We Are All Satoshi. Except Craig Wright.
Rejoice! A lawsuit from COPA has led a UK judge to declare that Craig Wright is not, and never has been, Satoshi Nakamoto.
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15 min
March 15, 2024ETH Dencun Upgrade Transforms Blockchain Fee Competition
Ethereum's latest update has significantly decreased the cost of L2s -- bringing them all the way down to Solana levels. NLW explores the implications -- plus Microstrategy is is back issuing more debt to buy bitcoin.
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16 min
March 14, 2024Binance Executives Still Being Held Hostage in Nigeria
At this point, it's hard to call the situation anything other than a hostage situation, and the US government doesn't seem particularly fussed about it.
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16 min
March 13, 2024Trump Changes His Tune on Bitcoin
As the world gets used to a new Bitcoin all-time high, all manner of folks are reevaluating their previous stances. On this episode, we discuss one of the highest profile shifts, which comes from former President Donald Trump.
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14 min
March 12, 2024Billionaire Bill Ackman Looks At Bitcoin at $72,000
A new all time high means a whoooole lotta different types of folks are back looking at Bitcoin once again.
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16 min
March 09, 2024Bitcoin's Record Breaking Week: The Five Biggest Stories in Crypto
NLW and Scott Melker count down the most important stories in crypto this week.
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25 min
March 08, 2024Powell Says "No CBDC!"
Jerome Powell could not have been any clearer in his testimony yesterday. Plus Bitcoin hits $70,000 VERY temporarily.
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15 min
March 08, 2024SEC Commissioners Are Fed Up with Gensler and SEC Policies
Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda have written their most scathing and snarky dissent ever, lambasting the SEC for its intentionally obfuscating policies.
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17 min
March 06, 2024A Bullish Dump?
After kissing all time highs, Bitcoin crashed 14%. Normal volatility? Miner selling? NLW explores the reaction to the correction
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14 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.