BREAKDOWN: Is Bitcoin a Trojan Horse for Freedom?
A reading of Alex Gladstein’s recent essay. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” presents a reading of Human Rights Foundation CSO Alex Gladstein’s piece “Bitcoin Is a...
13 Jun 202117min
BREAKDOWN: Bitcoin Is Economic Empowerment
Driven by El Salvador, a new narrative for global bitcoin adoption is emerging. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at: Why the El Salva...
12 Jun 202118min
BREAKDOWN: An Interview With Bitcoin Beach, the Community That Inspired El Salvador to Adopt the Bitcoin Standard
Featuring Bitcoin Beach’s Mike Peterson. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Mike Peterson, director of Bitcoin Beach. Bitcoin Beach is a community project in E...
11 Jun 202144min
BREAKDOWN: The Empire Strikes Back – Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin
China shuts down mining and starts censoring crypto exchange terms while U.S. senators and CFTC commissioners attack crypto. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. In a week so filled with the optimism...
10 Jun 202114min
BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Officially Made Bitcoin Legal Tender as President Bukele Casually Chatted on Twitter Spaces
Recapping a historic evening. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Last night, El Salvador voted to pass the bill making Bitcoin legal tender. As representatives debated the bill, the President of E...
9 Jun 202120min
BREAKDOWN: Biden’s Top Antitrust Adviser Is a Bitcoin Millionaire
Why being anti-Big Tech monopoly and pro-bitcoin are clearly compatible ideologies. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On today’s episode, NLW looks at a grab bag of recent news: El Salvador’s bi...
8 Jun 202112min
BREAKDOWN: El Salvador Poised to Become the First Bitcoin Country: Just How Big a Deal Is This?
A discussion of the implication of El Salvador’s announcement for Salvadorans, bitcoin and the world at large. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. On Saturday, the Bitcoin 2021 organizers teased th...
7 Jun 202126min
BREAKDOWN: What a New Era of Big Government Could Mean for Bitcoin
Does the Biden budget signal a new era of deeper government involvement in American’s lives? This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. A reading of David Z. Morris’ piece for CoinDesk “Has COVID-19 Made ...
6 Jun 202113min
