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**The Breakdown**

The Breakdown dives into the deepest topics in crypto, blockchain, and the macro forces shaping markets and power structures. Each episode breaks down complex ideas into clear, grounded analysis — separating signal from noise across crypto, finance, and geopolitics.

Hosted by David Canellis, The Breakdown features explainers, interviews, and conversations with the people building, regulating, and challenging the financial system.

A Blockworks podcast.

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SEC Doesn't Appeal Grayscale Decision: What It Means Oct 16, 2023

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Today NLW catches up on the latest crypto news, including:

The SEC decides not to appeal Grayscale decision
Fake news Bitcoin Spot ETF
California's Bitlicense - and more

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What Jim Cramer Doesn't Get About Bitcoin Oct 15, 2023

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NLW looks at recent tradfi commentary from Jim Cramer and Paul Tudor Jones to help uncover what some traditional investors just don't get about this asset

Featuring a reading of Ben Schiller's essay: https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/10/11/jim-cramer-doesnt-know-bitcoin/

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SBF Trial, ETF Progress, JPM Onyx Milestone: The Crypto Weekly Recap Oct 14, 2023

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NLW and Scott Melker cover the most important stories of the crypto week.

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The Most Shocking Details of Caroline Ellison's Damning SBF Testimony Oct 14, 2023

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Caroline Ellison is the prosecutions star witness in the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, and after this week it's not hard to see why. NLW covers the most shocking details, including massive bribes to Chinese officials and more.

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Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval Incoming? Oct 13, 2023

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Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on everything that's NOT the SBF Trial, including promising news on the Bitcoin Spot ETF front, JPMorgan Onyx, and more.

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Crypto Industry Faces Terrorist Financing Accusations Oct 11, 2023

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In what was probably an inevitable turn, crypto critics are coming out of the woodwork to blame the Hamas massacre in part on funding via cryptocurrencies. NLW explores the argument and its counters, as well as provides a brief overview of the first day of Caroline Ellison's testimony at SBF's trial.

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Gary Wang and the Alameda Grift History Oct 10, 2023

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Turns out the grift was there from the beginning. Former FTX cofounder and CTO Gary Wang testified last week and earlier today about the way in which Alameda was privileged and how early the lies began.

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An Analyst Warns on TUSD, stUSDT, and Huobi/HTX Oct 08, 2023

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Respected analyst Dylan Leclair has recently put together a thread warning crypto market participants about some questions around TUSD, stUSDT and other assets surrounding Huobi/HTX. In the spirit of starting the next bull market cleaner than we left the last one, NLW presents the thread: https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1709712204675555651

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Crypto's Biggest Ally Could Be the Next Speaker of the House Oct 07, 2023

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NLW and Scott Melker count down the five most important news stories of the week, including SBF Trial; Tom Emmer's potential to become Speaker of the House; ETH Futures ETF flop and more.

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Macro Signals Are All Flashing Warnings Oct 06, 2023

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What the hell is going on with bond markets? Why are people buying less food? Is the Fed priced into more rate hikes? NLW explores all of this and more.

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