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BREAKDOWN: ICO 2.0 – How Will Big Bitcoin-Buying Institutions React to Inevitable Crypto Market Froth? Apr 21, 2021

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A whiff of 2017 is in the air as TikTok investors and pump-and-dump private groups increase.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

The years 2017 and 2018 were some of the frothiest, wildest times in crypto market history. Their fallout also dragged the industry down for years, leaving an unmistakable stench of scam for many.

Thus far in this market cycle, much of those excesses have been avoided. Attention and energy has largely been focused on the rise of institutional bitcoin players, or other areas like decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFT) that, while some of the prices might be shocking, at least are full of good faith actors.

On today’s “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at some of the more concerning recent trends that have the stench of 2017 all over them. Can we avoid another cycle where “alt season” games drag down everything else?

Part of the answer to that may lie in how bitcoin’s new institutional buyers react to the froth.

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BREAKDOWN: Governments Banning Bitcoin? Not So Fast as Former Regulators Brooks and Giancarlo Join Crypto Companies Apr 20, 2021

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Despite the FUD, the prospects for bitcoin and crypto in a broader regulatory context have never looked brighter.

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As this cycle heats up, “governments will ban bitcoin” is one of the top areas of fear, uncertainty and doubt. On this episode, NLW breaks down why that FUD just doesn’t hold much weight right now, looking at:

Why the examples of India, Turkey, Nigeria and China are not as bad as what people have posited
Why the early indications suggest the Biden administration is more open to crypto than what the Trump administration ended up being
Why it matters that two crypto companies today announced major board members and executives from the regulator world

Specifically, NLW looks at Brian Brooks and Chris Giancarlo’s trajectory in both the regulatory sphere and crypto and what their new private sector engagements might mean.

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BREAKDOWN: No, Bitcoin's Flash Crash Wasn't Caused by Turkey or Money Laundering or China or Any Other FUD Apr 19, 2021

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Instead, the weekend’s rapid price action had its roots in over-leveraged traders.

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In 20 minutes on Saturday night, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 12%. Crypto Twitter raced to explain it as the byproduct of hashrate crashes after Chinese miners went offline, a suspicious report about the U.S. Treasury Department going after crypto money launders, and/or an upcoming ban in Turkey on using cryptos as currency.

NLW argues that all of those explanations are hogwash and that the crash had much more to do with leverage in the system than any fancy narrative.

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BREAKDOWN: A Point-by-Point Rebuttal of the Most Recent Bitcoin Environmental FUD Apr 18, 2021

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A reading of Nic Carter’s latest painstaking response to the New York Times’ recent hit job.

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On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s “On Bitcoin, the Gray Lady Embraces Climate Lysenkoism,” a rebuttal of the New York Times’ recent piece on bitcoin energy consumption he says is riddled with false data and debunked sources.

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BREAKDOWN: Here Are All the Institutions That Bought Bitcoin While You Weren't Paying Attention Apr 17, 2021

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A look at the news that flew under the radar this week.

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On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at three key themes:

The continued institutionalization of bitcoin (and, increasingly, ethereum as well)
Warning signs of market mania in DOGE and NFT prices
Global intrigue around bitcoin and central bank digital currencies

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BREAKDOWN: Dogecoin - The Emperor of All S**tcoins and the Master of Memes Apr 16, 2021

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After a 9,392% run-up over the last three months, is there something about DOGE beyond the meme?

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Dogecoin is on a tear. And it’s causing many mainstream media outlets to call “bubble.” On this episode, NLW breaks down DOGE as:

Valueless memecoin
Internet culture incarnate
Dada-esque protest to a broken system

Much wow.

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BREAKDOWN: Why the Biden Administration Is Increasingly Concerned With China’s Digital Currency Efforts Apr 15, 2021

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A shifting global balance of power is causing a rethink in the U.S.’ relationship with cryptocurrency.

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On today’s “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at an underreported story from earlier this week. There are increasingly loud whispers that officials across several agencies, including Treasury, National Security and Defense, are growing concerned with China’s digital currency efforts.

NLW looks at:

Why CBDCs are about power, not digital efficiency
Why Facebook’s libra was the starting gun
China’s possible objectives
Why the U.S. tone on a digital dollar is changing
How Gary Gensler as SEC Chair could portend a broader attitude shift for the U.S. vis a vis digital currencies

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BREAKDOWN: The Definitive Guide to Coinbase Going Public Apr 14, 2021

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From the company’s history to business model to controversy, it’s everything you need to know.

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On the day of Coinbase’s historic direct listing on NASDAQ, NLW answers your most important questions about the company and its place in the industry.

How did Coinbase become successful?
What is the crypto public's perception of Coinbase?
What is Coinbase's business model and how has that model been shifting?
What is Coinbase's role in the recent institutional shift in bitcoin?
Does Coinbase have any controversy in its past?
Why did Coinbase choose a direct listing?
What are people expecting, price wise?
Why did BTC and ETH hit all-time highs in advance of the listing?
How might Coinbase impact the crypto markets?

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BREAKDOWN: The Real Story of Inflation Right Now Apr 13, 2021

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New CPI numbers show growing inflation, but is that the whole story?

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There is perhaps no question more debated in macroeconomics than what sort of inflation we’re likely to see in the coming years. Many are convinced that the combination of a growing money supply, expansionary monetary policy, pent-up demand, reshoring of manufacturing and more are pointing us to a secular inflation era. Others say the forces of deflation and disinflation, like technology and demography, are too strong.

In today’s episode, NLW looks at not only the latest Consumer Price Index numbers released today, but also recent Producer Price Index surveys, wage growth and more to try to put together a more complex, nuanced picture of the likely inflation scenarios going forward.

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BREAKDOWN: Coinbase Going Public Is the Bitcoin Bull Market's First Big Test Apr 12, 2021

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This inflection point moment could have major implications for where markets head next

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Coinbase is set to go public via direct listing on Wednesday.

In today’s episode, NLW breaks down why this is the current bull market’s first big test, looking at:

Mainstream narratives
Institutional liquidity
Retail participation
Spillover effects
The direction in which we head next

What’s clear is that this bull run does not equal 2017 and will be shaped by a largely different set of forces.

Byzantine General’s overview thread: https://twitter.com/ByzGeneral/status/1381095621017354240

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