The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Is the ‘Bitcoin Supercycle’ Theory Dead?

Given the past few weeks’ price actions, has the popular theory been disproven?

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Given the past few weeks’ price actions, has the popular theory been disproven?

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp.

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On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at what this cycle has taught us in terms of:

  • Who is investing and how it’s influencing markets
  • How market structure and narrative interact to shape price action
  • Why stablecoins could be a dark horse for reducing the duration of future market downturns

See also: Is $50,000 BTC the Beginning of a Bitcoin Supercycle?

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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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