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Dec 2021
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BREAKDOWN: Deeze on Why 2021 Was the Yea...

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About this episode

One of the NFT community’s leading voices and hosts discusses the year that was.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

On this episode of “The Breakdown’s” “End of Year Extravaganza,” NLW is joined by Deeze. Deeze is known throughout NFT circles as a true community member. As host of one of the most popular regular Twitter Spaces on NFTs, he creates context for many to explore the emerging area of NFTs. 

Find our guest on Twitter: @DeezeFi

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NYDIG, the institutional-grade platform for bitcoin, is making it possible for thousands of banks who have trusted relationships with hundreds of millions of customers, to offer Bitcoin. Learn more at NYDIG.com/NLW.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our holiday theme music is “Spike The Eggnog” by Two Dudes. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Dark Crazed Cap” by Isaac Joel. Image credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Entertainment, modified by CoinDesk.



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