1,613 episodes

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

The Breakdown The Breakdown Network

    • Business

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

    The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

    The Five Most Important Stories in Crypto This Week

    Recorded live on Friday June 2021 with Scott Melker

    SEC stops ethereum investigation

    Certik Kraken

    DJT coin weirdness

    Saylor buys more btc

    Stable coins 18th largest us debt holder

    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 29 min
    The Incredibly Weird Certik-Kraken Exploit

    The Incredibly Weird Certik-Kraken Exploit

    Kraken was recently hacked to the tune of $3m. Turns out it was security audit firm Certik. Is the episode about an overzealous white hat or something more nefarious?
    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 12 min
    Is the Trump Solana Memecoin Real?

    Is the Trump Solana Memecoin Real?

    Another day, another Trump-crypto plotline. Some folks are reporting that former President Trump's son Barron is running an official Trump memecoin on Solana called $DJT. Is it real, fake, or even an elaborate ruse by the Feds? Plus, the SEC's chief crypto enforcer has left the agency.
    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 13 min
    How Stablecoins Could Extend Dollar Dominance

    How Stablecoins Could Extend Dollar Dominance

    In today's episode, NLW looks at a recent op-ed by former House speaker Paul Ryan on why stablecoins on permissionless blockchains are aligned with US values and could extend dollar dominance another generation. We also cover an upcoming crypto roundtable that theoretically has White House buy-in.
    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 15 min
    The Future of Web3 is Functionality

    The Future of Web3 is Functionality

    A reading and discussion inspired by
    https://blockworks.co/news/crypto-needs-proof-of-reserves
    and https://blockworks.co/news/web3-flashy-functional-infrastructure

    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 10 min
    The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week

    The Top 5 Stories in Crypto This Week

    A live conversation with Scott Melker about Trump's Bitcoin miner meeting, the FOMC, CPI, and much much more.
    Enjoying this content?

    SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nathanielwhittemorecrypto

    Subscribe to the newsletter: https://breakdown.beehiiv.com/

    Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8

    Follow on Twitter:

    NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw

    Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW

    • 28 min

Top Podcasts In Business

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC
Millionaire Motivation by Motiversity
Motiversity
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
Vox Media Podcast Network
Masters of Scale
WaitWhat
Marketplace
Marketplace
Monetize With Marcus Podcast
Marcus Y. Rosier

You Might Also Like

CoinDesk Podcast Network
CoinDesk
On The Brink with Castle Island
Castle Island Ventures
What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack
Peter McCormack
The Wolf Of All Streets
Scott Melker
Unchained
Laura Shin
Bankless
Bankless