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The Empire Strikes Back: Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin

The Empire Strikes Back: Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin

FromThe Breakdown


The Empire Strikes Back: Inflation Hits 5% While Elizabeth Warren Goes After Bitcoin

FromThe Breakdown

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a week so filled with the optimism coming out of El Salvador, of course there had to be another side of the story.  On today’s episode, NLW looks at three examples of the existing power structure fighting back against the rise of crypto: China shutting down mining in two provinces and apparent censorship of exchange-related terms on Baidu and Weibo A CFTC commissioner’s extremely negative comments on decentralized finance  Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s full-throated assault on bitcoin from yesterday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing Is bitcoin devolving to just another partisan issue? -- 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:
Jun 11, 2021
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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.