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BREAKDOWN: How 2020 Unlocked a New Generation of Investors, feat. Jill Carlson Dec 23, 2020

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No one would have expected an economic crisis to bring a new generation of investors to the table, but that's exactly what it did.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Jill Carlson is an investor with Slow Ventures and the co-founder of the Open Money Initiative. In this wide-ranging discussion with NLW she discusses how an economic crisis brought in a new generation of investors and why political moderation will be all the rage in 2021.

Find our guest online: @jillruthcarlson

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BREAKDOWN: Hacking Humanity With Bitcoin, feat. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Dec 22, 2020

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Two of bitcoin's most vocal advocates discuss why this year broke open the floodgates on an aging economic system.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are one of bitcoin's most dynamic duos, producing a variety of content, including the Orange Pill podcast. In this discussion with NLW, they talk about why this year was transformational in terms of how people view the aging economic system, and why 2021 is poised to mint even more new bitcoiners.

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@maxkeiser

@stacyherbert

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BREAKDOWN: Raoul Pal on the Coming Transformation of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Dec 21, 2020

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The founder of Real Vision joins NLW for a discussion of CBDCs, bitcoin and why he remains "irresponsibly long."

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Raoul Pal is the founder and CEO of Global Macro Investor and Real Vision and one of the leading voices in modern macroeconomic discussions. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss bitcoin's monster 2020, how DeFi compares to ICOs, and why we should be paying more attention to central bank digital currencies.

Find our guest online: @RaoulGMI

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BREAKDOWN: Why Bitcoin and Rehypothecation Don’t Mix Dec 20, 2020

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A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

On this week’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW starts with the latest essay by Jeffrey Snider, “A Nonsensical Jumble of Misused Words Requires Discussion” and then with Caitlin Long’s followup thread, putting the discussion of rehypothecation in the bitcoin context.

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BREAKDOWN: Preston Pysh on Why Currencies Fail [Encore] Dec 19, 2020

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An encore presentation of NLW’s conversation with Preston Pysh recorded on March 12 – the infamous Black Thursday.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

On March 12, as the U.S. government struggled to wrap its head around the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and markets floundered, bitcoin had one of its worst days in history, crashing by thousands of dollars and even hitting below $4,000 on some exchanges.

That evening, NLW and podcaster Preston Pysh recorded a conversation about bitcoin, central banks and what happens when currencies fail. Nine months later, the conversation is as salient as ever.

Find our guest online: @PrestonPysh

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BREAKDOWN: Balaji Srinivasan on Communist Capital vs. Woke Capital vs. Crypto Capital Dec 18, 2020

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One of the internet’s most fluid thinkers joins to give a brief history of the future.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor and entrepreneur, the former CTO of Coinbase, a former General Partner at Andressen Horowitz and more.

In this wide-ranging conversation with NLW, he discusses:

How networks are taking a power role once reserved for god and the state
Why pre-internet institutions will not survive the internet
Why bitcoin at $1 million is a global government
Woke capital vs. communist capital vs. crypto capital

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BREAKDOWN: The CIO of $230B AUM Guggenheim Just Called for $400,000 BTC Dec 17, 2020

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A recap of 5+ insanely bullish stories that got buried in the bitcoin price action.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

With so much focus on bitcoin’s record-setting price run, a number of huge (and hugely bullish) stories have gotten comparatively short shrift. In this episode, NLW looks at:

Ruffer LLP’s $744 million bitcoin buy
Hedge Funder Alan Howard and One River’s $1 billion digital assets bet
Northern Trust getting into crypto custody
Guggenheim Partners’ CIO calling for $400,000 BTC
CoinDesk sister company Grayscale as the fastest-growing asset manager in history?

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BREAKDOWN: Why $20,000 Bitcoin Matters Dec 16, 2020

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Validation. Psychology. FOMO. NLW looks at why today’s price achievement marks a turning point in bitcoin’s history.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

After weeks of flirting with all-time highs, bitcoin has broken through the most significant psychological barrier: $20,000.

In today’s episode of The Breakdown, NLW looks at why the moment is so significant, arguing:

Bitcoin is an incentive design system where price drives more benefits than financial gain
The validation of retail traders and more recent institutional investors creates an even stronger group of evangelists
The psychological price barrier is likely to increase FOMO among those on the sidelines

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BREAKDOWN: Will Wall Street Ruin Bitcoin? Featuring Ben Hunt and Alex Gladstein Dec 15, 2020

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As traditional financial institutions line up to get into bitcoin, a debate on whether it can stay permissionless and censorship resistant.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Ben Hunt is the founder of Second Foundation Partners and lead author of Epsilon Theory. Alex Gladstein is the chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation.

In this conversation, they discuss one of the most important burgeoning topics of the year: In a world where bitcoin goes mainstream with traditional financial institutions, can it keep its more renegade spirit? More important, can it keep its more renegade features such as permissionless access and censorship resistance?

Ben and Alex join for a good faith, spirited discussion of whether the bitcoin we know today will be preserved or whether it is doomed to be co-opted by the financial powers that be.

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Ben: @EpsilonTheory

Alex: @Gladstein

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BREAKDOWN: JPMorgan Discusses $600B in Potential New Bitcoin Demand Dec 14, 2020

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MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

First COVID-19 vaccines roll out in the U.S.
Are IPOs the new ICOs?
U.S. Treasury and other federal departments hacked

Our main discussion: A massive new category of bitcoin demand?

Last week, when MassMutual announced its $100 million buy, NLW explored whether it would be the beginning of a trend for other insurance companies. A recent note from JPMorgan analysts suggests that even a 1% allocation by that category of company in major markets in the U.S., Europe and Japan could represent $600 billion of new demand.

NLW also discusses recent comments from long-term institutional bitcoin and crypto bulls including Chamath Palihapitiya and Abigail Johnson.

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