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Jan 1, 2021 • 20min

The Most Important Bitcoin Infrastructure Developments of 2020, feat. Alyse Killeen

Alyse Killeen is the founder and managing partner of StillMark, and has been investing in bitcoin companies since 2013. While much of the conversation this year has been about high level narratives and new institutional investors, Alyse breaks down the technical advances that happened this year. Find our guest online: @AlyseKilleen Enjoying this content?   SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=   Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW   The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 31, 2020 • 22min

What 2020 Taught Us About the ‘Dollar Milkshake Theory,’ feat. Brent Johnson

Brent Johnson is an investor at Santiago Capital and the creator of the well-known “Dollar Milkshake Theory.” In this conversation with NLW, he discusses what 2020 taught us about the state of the dollar around the world. Find our guest online: @santiagoaufund Enjoying this content?   SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=   Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW   The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 30, 2020 • 21min

The Devastation of Main Street Business, feat. Daniel Lacalle

Daniel Lacalle is the chief economist for Tressis SV and a well-known economics personality. In this conversation with NLW he discusses the devastation of small businesses in America and around the world and why the recovery could be less even than people think in the year ahead. Find our guest online: @dlacalle_IA The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 29, 2020 • 24min

Bitcoin, Bank Coins and Bonds, feat. George Goncalves

George Goncalves has been a macro analyst specializing in bonds for more than 20 years. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss the story bonds are telling the market and why central bank digital currencies are likely to have an important part of the macro conversation in 2021. Find our guest online: @bondstrategist  
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Dec 28, 2020 • 24min

Sound Money vs. the Great Reset, feat. Mark Moss

Mark Moss is the host of a fast-growing and popular YouTube channel covering economics, bitcoin and more. In this conversation, he discusses why gold, bitcoin and sound money have become even more important in the context of central bank printing gone wild. Find our guest online: @1MarkMoss The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 27, 2020 • 25min

Central Banks Gone Wild! Feat. Bill Barhydt

Bill Baryhdt is the CEO of Abra, a mobile crypto banking app. In this discussion with NLW, Bill talks about the year in bitcoin and why the mass expansion of central bank balance sheets was the most important economic story of the year. Find our guest online: @billbarhydt The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 26, 2020 • 26min

The View on Bitcoin From Inside Fidelity Digital Assets, feat. Ria Bhutoria

Ria Bhutoria is the director of research at Fidelity Digital Assets. In this conversation she gives listeners a look at how one of the most important institutional players in the space has viewed the evolution of bitcoin over the past year. Find our guest online: @riabhutoria The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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Dec 25, 2020 • 22min

‘Bitcoin and Ethereum Have Gone Completely Separate Directions,’ Feat. Bully Esq.

Bully Esquire is a Crypto Twitter personality, lawyer, founder of AlphaMarkets and host of the “Bully Esquire” podcast. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss what was good and bad about the DeFi boom of 2020 and more. Find our guest online: @bullyesq
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Dec 24, 2020 • 26min

Why 2020 Unlocked a New Generation of Investors, feat. Jill Carlson

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.
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Dec 23, 2020 • 27min

Hacking Humanity With Bitcoin, feat. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert

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. Find our guests online:  @maxkeiser @stacyherbert

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