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Recent Episodes of The Breakdown
Senator Bill Hagerty on the Stakes of the Election for Bitcoin
A reading and discussion inspired by https://bitcoinmagazine.com/politics/the-future-of-bitcoin-in-america-will-be-decided-at-the-ballot-box
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The Worst Day in Stonks Since 2024
NLW goes macro and looks at the fluttering in markets plus a variety of other signals which suggest rougher times on the horizon.
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ETH's Successful First Day ETF Launch
NLW covers day one of trading of the Ethereum Spot ETFs. Plus, no Kamala for The Bitcoin Conference.
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Ethereum ETFs Go Live!
NLW covers the first day of trading of the Ethereum Spot ETFs. Will they live up to expectations? Will they restart the bull market? Plus, Swan shifts plans.
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Does Biden Dropping Out Change Anything for Bitcoin?
President Biden announced via a letter shared to Twitter that he was officially leaving the presidential race. He also announced that he was endorsing his VP Kamala Harris to be the Democrat nominee. On this episode, NLW looks at the implications for crypto space, as well as providing a bit of a preview of the Bitcoin Conference coming up this week.
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Vitalik on Crypto Single Issue Voting
A reading and discussion inspired by https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/07/17/procrypto.html
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Should Bitcoiners Trust Politicians?
NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important stories in crypto this week, with a special emphasis on the question that guided community discussion these week: how much should we trust these new political allies of ours.
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Mt. Gox Distribution Begins and Honeybadger Don't Care
After a decade of FUD, Mt. Gox bankruptcy distributions have finally begun. And yet, Bitcoin doesn't appear to be as scared of the reality of a distribution as the threat of it, at BTC hits a 6-week high.
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Republican VP Nominee on Bitcoin, Crypto and Gensler
NLW covers the crypto opinions (and disclosed BTC holdings) of new Republican VP nominee JD Vance. Plus BlackRock's Larry Fink has become Bitcoin's most effective promoter.
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The SEC Backs Off Another Crypto Enforcement Action
The SEC has dropped it's three year investigation into the Stacks ecosystem. It's a good outcome -- but at an absurd cost that simply shows how moribund and counterproductive the SEC's regulation by enforcement strategy has been.
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