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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of Blockworks.

    The Week Crypto Truly Entered the Political Conversation

    The Week Crypto Truly Entered the Political Conversation

    On this edition of The Friday Five with Scott Melker, NLW discusses why this week was the week that truly entered the political mainstage.
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    Trump Completes His Crypto 180

    Trump Completes His Crypto 180

    Former President Trump held an event at Mar-a-lago for Trump NFT holders that served as a coming out party for his courting the crypto vote. NLW explores the Democrats self-inflicted wound -- along with why some Congressional Dems are still fighting.
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    Grayscale Withdraws ETH ETF

    Grayscale Withdraws ETH ETF

    Major confusion in the cryptosphere as Grayscale withdraws an ETF application that had been widely assumed to be just the means to an end of another lawsuit. Plus Gensler's softball interview on CNBC.
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    Why the Robinhood Wells Notice Hits Harder

    Why the Robinhood Wells Notice Hits Harder

    Robinhood is the latest crypto-aligned company to be targeted by the SEC. In today's episode NLW explores why the crypto community is more surprised by this one than even recent actions against Consensys and the Ethereum Foundation.
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    The Bitcoin Bull Mood (Starts) to Return

    The Bitcoin Bull Mood (Starts) to Return

    Over the weekend, a vibe shift started where Bitcoiners are climbing out of some of their gloomier predictions from the past few weeks and looking a bit more optimistically at the next part of the cycle.
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    For Bitcoin, Is It "Sell in May and Go Away"?

    For Bitcoin, Is It "Sell in May and Go Away"?

    A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/01/sell-in-may-and-go-away-the-seasonality-of-crypto-asset-returns/
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