A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of... more
NLW covers the latest in pro-crypto appointments. Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick isn't heading to Treasury, and will instead be... more
Bakkt launched in 2018 and was supposed to be the great crypto institutional hope. After a few years of doing... more
Michael Saylor has previewed the perfect narrative for the push for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve -- Bitcoin as Manifest Destiny.... more
A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/13/the-real-winner-of-the-2024-elections-the-crypto-industry/ and https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2024/11/12/time-for-crypto-to-put-the-pedal-to-the-floor/ Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/ Join... more
Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday Nov 16, 2024. For more of the back story of how Bitcoiner's helped... more
In the wake of a surprise raid on Polymarket's CEO, many in the crypto industry -- including Polymarket themselves --... more
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are leading the new Department of Government Efficiency. Yes what started as a meme has... more
Bitcoin surged over the weekend, smashing through a new all time high and just continuing on into the stratosphere. NLW... more
A reading and discussion inspired by https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-opinion-markets-drive-collective-wisdom Enjoying this content? SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/ Join... more
NLW and Scott Melker cover the most important stories in what will be forever seen as an extremely consequential week... more