The Breakdown


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The Most Important Trends and People Shaping Crypto 2020, With Ryan Selkis

The Messari CEO goes over the highlights of his just-released annual “Crypto Theses” report.

Breakdown 12.9 - Ryan Selkis

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A De Facto Bitcoin ETF? MicroStrategy Is Raising $400M to Buy More BTC

Michael Saylor announced plans to offer convertible bonds with the express intent to buy BTC. The community reacts.

Breakdown 12.8 - MicroStrategy ETF $400M

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China's Latest Digital Currency Trial Is Its Most Important Yet

More money, more participants, more participating banks and merchants – a look inside the latest DC/EP trial in Suzhou.

Breakdown 12.7 - China digital currency

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Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution

The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era.

Breakdown 12.6 - Niall Ferguson Bitcoin China

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$50K BTC in 2021? Bloomberg Analysts Join the 'Traditional Onslaught' Driving Bitcoin's Rally

A new crypto outlook from Bloomberg suggests BTC could reach $50,000 in 2021, topping off a month of major institutional momentum for the asset.

Breakdown 12.5 $50k BTC Bloomberg

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A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?

Since 1969, 34 out of 45 years have seen a late December rally. Here are 5 reasons why that might not happen this year.

Breakdown 12.4 - Santa Claus Rally

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Why Stablecoins Are the First Battleground of the Coming Crypto Regulation Wars

The STABLE Act would force all stablecoin issuers to have bank licenses, a shot across the bow that portends an emerging legal challenge for the industry.

Breakdown 12.3 STABLE Act

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Josh Brown on Bitcoin’s ‘Respectability Rally’ and Why We’ll See Dow 100,000 in Our Lifetime

One of finance’s most colorful personalities joins NLW to discuss how advisers spend their money, Robinhood traders, bitcoin and more.

Breakdown 12.2

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Why a $631B Asset Manager Just Changed Its Mind on Bitcoin

In a research note intended for clients, investing giant AllianceBernstein says it changed its mind on bitcoin’s role in asset allocation.

Breakdown 12.1 $631B Asset Manager AllianceBernstein Bitcoin

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Bitcoin Hits a New All-Time High: What Happens Next?

Why a price surge is not only attracting a new cadre of institutional investors, but also producing the beginnings of a new set of FUD.

Breakdown 11.30 Bitcoin BTC ATH all time high