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Jan 2022
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We’ve Come a Long Way Since ‘What the He...

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the latest news out of NFTs, including: Samsung’s NFT TV announcement OpenSea’s fundraise at a $13.3 billion valuation Bored Apes flippen CryptoPunks A South Korean presidential candidate is giving away NFTs to donors  Enjoying this content?   SUB ... Show More
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