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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

The Year of Institutional Bitcoin, Feat. Galaxy’s Alex Thorn

This was the year that institutions finally, truly arrived.

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This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

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On this edition of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” Galaxy Digital’s head of firmwide research discusses the key trends that shaped 2021.

Find our guest on Twitter: @intangiblecoins

See also: Galaxy, Bloomberg Debut Solana Fund for Institutional Investors

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our holiday theme music is “Spike The Eggnog” by Two Dudes. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Dark Crazed Cap” by Isaac Joel. Image credit: Westend61/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.

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.

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The Year of Institutional Bitcoin, Feat. Galaxy’s Alex Thorn