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Perimeter Reading / Crypto
The Breakdown
Byron Gilliam at Blockworks
Byron Gilliam’s daily Blockworks newsletter explores crypto and financial markets through explanatory essays, curated links, charts, and reflections on technology and investment ideas.
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The publication
What to expect.
The Breakdown is Blockworks’ current general-interest newsletter about crypto and markets, written by Byron Gilliam. Its archive alternates themed essays with chart and link editions, giving readers several ways to follow the interaction between technology and finance. Recent subjects include decentralized artificial intelligence, market interpretation, and the economics of transactions. The newsletter is available by email and through a public issue archive. It suits readers who want a readable argument and useful context alongside their regular market news sources.
Who it’s for
Readers who follow crypto but want broader context from finance, technology, and economic ideas, delivered through approachable essays and occasional chart or link collections.
Inside the reading
Its areas of focus.
Technology shifts
Artificial intelligence and other technological developments are examined for their possible implications for market behavior and crypto.
Charts and links
Recurring visual and reading collections provide additional perspectives and material for exploring a market question more deeply.
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