The genesis block “Easter egg” provided the beginning of an ideology for the nascent network. This…
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BREAKDOWN: A Massive $879.6M Bitcoin Mining Machine Buy Kicks Off the Year of US Bitcoin Mining
A roundup of global mining, regulatory and CBDC news. This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra…
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BREAKDOWN: We’ve Come a Long Way Since ‘What the Hell’s an NFT?’
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,”…
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BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin and Crypto Are Crashing
Spoiler alert: It’s the Fed – same as every other risk asset. This episode is sponsored…
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BREAKDOWN: Internet Shut Down, Bitcoin Mining Offline as Kazakhstan’s Political Crisis Escalates
A brief overview of the protests that have rocked the Central Asian company over the last…
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BREAKDOWN: Welcome to 2022 – The Year of Absolutely Everything
From bitcoin mining disruptions to NFT booms to Fed disruptions, it was quite a week. This…
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BREAKDOWN: Breaking Down the Fight Between Bitcoin and Web 3
An analysis of the the meaning of the Twitter fight between Jack Dorsey and Chris Dixon.…
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SOB: The Endowment Effect and the Impossible Self-Appraisal
This time on Speaking of Bitcoin, correspondent George Frankly shares another surprising look at glitches in…
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BREAKDOWN: The Macro Battle That Will Shape Crypto Markets This Year
A Fed shift from QE to QT and a political battle over austerity and inflation. This…
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BREAKDOWN: A Web 3 Company Just Bought a Stake in a TradFi Giant
Plus a billionaire reveals he holds 50% of his net worth in bitcoin. This episode is…
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