The Breakdown With NLW Episode

What Bitcoin and the Stock Market’s Correlation Really Means

Risk assets have traded together this year, so what does it actually tell us about bitcoin?

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ABOUT

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and FTX US.

On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:

Bitcoin Is Macro, but Not ‘Correlated’ in the Way You Think” – Noelle Acheson

Why Bitcoin Has Been Highly Correlated With Fiat” – Steven Lubka


“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “War” by Enoch Yang. Image credit: Violka08/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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.

Nathaniel Whittemore