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BREAKDOWN: Why Argentina Is Paying a Premium for Stablecoins

BREAKDOWN: Why Argentina Is Paying a Premium for Stablecoins

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BREAKDOWN: Why Argentina Is Paying a Premium for Stablecoins

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Jul 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Citizens flooded into DAI and tether after the country’s economic minister announced his resignation on Saturday. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.  On today’s episode, NLW looks at a number of crypto events from the long weekend, including: Why Argentinians flooded into stablecoins and drove the price of tether above $1 over the weekendWhether on-chain bottom signals are reliable this cycle The latest in crypto contagion  -Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and borrow against your crypto. The company safeguards your crypto by relying on five key fundamentals including real-time auditing and insurance on custodial assets. Learn more at nexo.io.-Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform. We provide data, software, services and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions and insurance and cybersecurity companies. Our data powers investigation, compliance and market intelligence software that has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com.-FTX US is the safe, regulated way to buy Bitcoin, ETH, SOL and other digital assets. Trade crypto with up to 85% lower fees than top competitors and trade ETH and SOL NFTs with no gas fees and subsidized gas on withdrawals. Sign up at FTX.US today.-“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: hernan4429/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jul 5, 2022
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