The Breakdown


Markets

Why the Robinhood Revolution Is the Future of Finance, Feat. Jill Carlson

Far from a fly-by-night, uneducated mania, the new day trader class represents a much more significant force for how public markets are changing.

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Markets

Satoshi’s Unappreciated Marketing Genius, Feat. Dan Held

There is a constant free market competition to define the Bitcoin narrative, and Kraken’s Dan Held argues this is part of what makes the protocol so strong.

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Markets

‘It Sure Doesn’t Feel Like the Greatest Economy of All Time,’ Feat. George Gammon

The host of the rapidly growing Rebel Capitalist podcast joins to talk macro, inflation and the almighty battle for ideas.

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Markets

How the Fed Fans the Flame – The Best of The Breakdown June 2020

Guests from the crypto investor Ari Paul to Harvard prof Dr. Vikram Mansharamani discuss bitcoin, the economy and social unrest.

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Markets

Welcome to the Groundhog Day Economy (PS, It Sucks)

As states shutter economic activity because of preventable COVID-19 outbreaks, it’s deja vu all over again.

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Markets

How Monopolies Sow the Seeds of Their Own Destruction, Feat. Tuur Demeester

The managing partner of Adamant Capital joins for a conversation about what the Protestant Reformation and the French Revolution can teach us about bitcoin.

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Markets

Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?

Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever.

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Markets

Bull vs. Bear: Who Has the Economy Right?

From markets to real estate to the dollar to retail, the data on whether the market is recovering or not is hella confused.

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Markets

Oil 101: How Easy Money Enabled the Shale Revolution, Feat. Tracy Shuchart

An oil and commodities expert breaks down how the shale revolution reshaped global energy power and why oil went below $0 earlier this year.

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Markets

Macro Investors Sound Off! Featuring Ari Paul, Spencer Bogart and David Nage

Some of the smartest investors in the crypto space share how they think the larger macro context is shaping interest in bitcoin and digital assets.

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