The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Is This the Beginning of the Next Institutional Bitcoin Wave?

Morgan Stanley, New York Life, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are just some of the traditional finance institutions in the crypto news this week.

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Morgan Stanley, New York Life, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are just some of the traditional finance institutions in the crypto news this week.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper.

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On The Breakdown’s “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at news of institutional involvement in the bitcoin and digital asset space including:

  • New York Life investing in and joining the board of directors of NYDIG
  • JPMorgan introducing a “cryptocurrency exposure basket” debt product
  • Goldman Sachs’ COO saying demand is rising

See also: Forget Buying the Dip, MicroStrategy Buys $15M of Bitcoin as It Nears the All-Time High

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HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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