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Is Bitcoin a Chinese Financial Weapon? Peter Thiel Ignites a Geopolitical Debate

Is Bitcoin a Chinese Financial Weapon? Peter Thiel Ignites a Geopolitical Debate

FromThe Breakdown


Is Bitcoin a Chinese Financial Weapon? Peter Thiel Ignites a Geopolitical Debate

FromThe Breakdown

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Peter Thiel is nothing if not good at igniting controversy. For the last 24 hours or so, Bitcoin Twitter (and really, FinTwit and TechTwit and Politics Twitter as well) have been hotly debating his assertion in recent remarks that bitcoin had become a “Chinese financial weapon.” In today’s episode, NLW breaks down: The debate around Thiel’s comments  Why bitcoin is more likely a threat to Chinese aspirations around the digital yuan’s future status as a global currency than the U.S. dollar Why digital dollars like tether and USDC might make this whole debate moot from the get-go -- Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io -- Enjoying this content?   SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=   Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW   The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.