The Breakdown

The Breakdown

Nathaniel Whittemore

13 minutes 11 seconds

The Trump Crypto Era Begins with a Surprise Memecoin
No day 1 executive orders on crypto, but we did get one of the craziest and most massive memecoin launches ever, courtesy of an official Trump memecoin promoted by the then-President Elect. The launch has Crypto Twitter feeling all sorts of ways.

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22 January 2025, 1:58 am
13 minutes 55 seconds

Making the US the Crypto Capital of the World
A reading and discussion inspired by: https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/01/16/how-to-make-the-united-states-the-crypto-capital-of-the-world

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19 January 2025, 4:14 pm
22 minutes 58 seconds

SEC to Hit the Ground Running on Crypto
NLW and Scott Melker discuss the five most important stories in crypto this week.

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18 January 2025, 12:53 pm
15 minutes 42 seconds

Bitcoin's Big $100K Rebound
After a week of macro jitters, Bitcoin has rightsized and seems to have stabilized above $100k. Is it anticipation of a new administration or the clear signal from the CPI numbers? NLW explores.

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17 January 2025, 12:20 pm
13 minutes 48 seconds

The Great Bitcoin Market Upsizing
NLW explores how institutional demand (and institutional builders) are significantly upsizing the Bitcoin and crypto markets, and how that trend will play out further in 2025.

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16 January 2025, 3:27 am
13 minutes 22 seconds

Macro Roils After Surprising Jobs Report (and Bitcoin Follows)
NLW covers the latest moves in Bitcoin's price, exploring what they say about the larger macro environment for risk assets and the likelihood of changes in Fed policy.

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15 January 2025, 2:30 am
13 minutes 57 seconds

E. Warren's CFPB Tries Some Midnight Crypto Rulemaking
It wouldn't be an outgoing administration without some last minute political intrigue. This time it's the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (an agency firmly in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's DOGE) attempting to impose rules on crypto payments.

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14 January 2025, 11:48 am
14 minutes 47 seconds

Is 2025 the Year of Crypto x AI Agents?
A reading and discussion inspired by:
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/12/24/2025-will-be-the-year-that-ai-agents-transform-crypto
https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2025/01/09/the-ai-revolution-will-spawn-millions-of-new-tokens

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12 January 2025, 1:17 pm
26 minutes 51 seconds

The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week
Turns out it was a very heavily macro-influenced week, with some policy and price action thrown in. NLW and Scott Melker break it down. Recorded live Jan 10th, 2025.

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11 January 2025, 11:00 am
15 minutes 4 seconds

Macro Jitters Roil the Crypto Markets
Fresh off starting the year at $100,000, Bitcoin (and the rest of crypto) tanked. Some thought it was all about concerns of USG selling their Silk Road stash, but it appears to be more rooted in broader macro concern of returning inflation. NLW explores.

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10 January 2025, 11:59 am
14 minutes 11 seconds

Is the FDIC Whistleblower Account Real?
Some disturbing allegations about the FDIC coverup about its role in Operation Chokepoint 2.0 are gripping cryptotwitter. But how much credibility is there behind the claims?

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9 January 2025, 1:58 am
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