The Breakdown

The Breakdown

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The Breakdown episodes

  • How Real Are Real World Assets?

    NLW reads two pieces with different takes on Real World Assets - one of crypto's big emerging themes.

    https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/02/02/real-world-asset-tokenization-is-fake-news/

    https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/02/07/forget-etfs-lets-work-on-tokenizing-the-whole-value-chain/

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      • 12 min
      • Bitcoin Enthusiasm Returns: The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

        Recorded live with Scott Melker on Feb 9.

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          • 26 min
          • Could Prometheum's Custody Plans Force the SEC on Ethereum?

            Ugh, yes we're talking about Prometheum and an argument that their Ethereum custody plans could lead the SEC to designate Ethereum a security.

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              • 14 min
              • Bitcoin Breaks Out as ETF Flows Normalize

                Enthusiasm is back on the agenda in Bitcoin land! NLW looks at the recent price action, Bitcoin's decoupling from rates and more.

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                  • 15 min
                  • The SEC Shoves New Market Maker Rule Through

                    NLW summarizes the new market maker rules, their implications for crypto, and the pushback they're getting not only from crypto but hedge funds and other tradfi institutions as well.

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                      • 13 min
                      • Will Anything Useful Be Built This Crypto Cycle?

                        On this episode, NLW looks at a recent thread by Travis Kling on financial nihilism and what people expect out of crypto this cycle. https://twitter.com/Travis_Kling/status/1753455596462878815 That sets a frame for a conversation about Farcaster's recent 1000% growth.

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                          • 15 min
                          • Bitcoin Bull Bukele Cruises to Second Term in El Salvador

                            Plus updates from Jerome Powell, US jobs data, and Chinese stocks.

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                              • 16 min
                              • Why the Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be the Same as Truly Owning Bitcoin

                                A reading of "A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin" by Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger

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                                  • 7 min
                                  • The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto and Macro This Week

                                    Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Feb 2, 2024

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                                      • 24 min
                                      • Tether Made More Money Than Goldman Sachs Last Quarter

                                        Is Tether the best company in the world? CMS Holdings says so after a banger of a Q4. NLW covers the key crypto news.

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                                          • 16 min

                                          About The Breakdown

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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.

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