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Hasta La Vista, USA! Crypto Companies Look Abroad Apr 22, 2023

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This week Coinbase was on tour in the U.K. and also announced a new Bermuda license, through which it will supposedly soon announce a new derivatives offering. NLW recaps the contrast between the increasingly open arms from the rest of the world and the cold aggressive stance of U.S. regulators.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced and narrated by Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Foothill Blvd” by Sam Barsh.

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A Landmark Moment for Crypto in Europe as MiCA Passes Apr 22, 2023

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With the passage of MiCA, Europe has jumped out ahead of the U.S. and other jurisdictions when it comes to regulating crypto.

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The Case for U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Apr 21, 2023

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Last year, the first crypto legislation was supposed to be common-sense rules for stablecoins. The two political parties couldn’t come together, however, and the legislation was scrapped. Now, the House Republicans have reintroduced a draft, and on Wednesday held a hearing that featured witnesses including the Blockchain Association’s Jake Chervinsky and stablecoin expert (and recent “The Breakdown” guest) Austin Campbell.

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Congress Grills Gensler on Anti-Crypto Stance Apr 20, 2023

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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has positioned himself as crypto’s biggest opponent in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, however, a House oversight hearing took Gensler to task for his regulation by enforcement and his inability or unwillingness to provide the crypto industry with clarity. But was it all just political theater?

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Coinbase Says Without Regulatory Clarity It Will Be Forced to Leave the U.S. Apr 19, 2023

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The U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto seems to be having the exact impact that industry advocates feared, because some of the largest companies in the space consider relocating to more favorable regulatory regimes. This week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in the U.K., and told an audience at Fintech Week in London that without regulatory clarity the crypto exchange may have to leave the U.S.

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The House Finally Introduces a Stablecoin Bill, But Will Crypto Opponents Even Come to the Table? Apr 18, 2023

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It’s hard to have good faith dialogue about regulation when one group involved in the discussion doesn't think the industry being regulated should even be allowed to exist. That increasingly seems to be the problem with crypto legislation.

Glassnode's James Check on the Peak Capitulation Event That Flushed Out the Final Bitcoin Top Buyers Apr 17, 2023

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This episode is an excerpt from my recent interview with Glassnode's James Check. The full interview covers why the recent $30k run-up was spot not leverage driven, why BTC is shifting from whales to smaller holders, and why these markets are much healthier than when FTX was around.

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The Latest New York Times Bitcoin Mining Hit Piece Is a Monument to Intellectual Laziness Apr 16, 2023

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This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” looks at three refutations of the piece, by:

David Z Morris

Daniel Batten

Margot Paez

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Will Withdrawals Drive a New Institutional Ethereum Narrative? Apr 15, 2023

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This week on the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at the Shapella upgrade, including emergent narratives around institutional investment, as well as checking in on the FTX bankruptcy estate and previewing the House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler next week.

Sergey Nazarov on Why the World Needs a New Model of (Cryptographic) Trust Apr 15, 2023

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NLW is joined by Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov for the first in “The Breakdown”'s "Paradigm Shift" interview series. Sergey discusses why society's trust model has broken down, how cryptographic truth serves as an alternative, and why this alternative method of understanding truth will become even more important as a countermeasure to artificial intelligence.

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