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Sep 2021
16m 20s

BREAKDOWN: Did China Finally Ban Bitcoin...

COINDESK
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The crypto community weighs in on whether the latest out of the People’s Bank of China is any more significant than previous “bans.” This episode is sponsored by NYDIG. Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at two major recent stories.  Twitter has added bitcoin tipping features. The features take advantage of the Lightning Network powered by Strike and has st ... Show More
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