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Jan 2022
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The author of “Layered Money” also explores the relationship between crypto and tradfi markets. This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.   On today’s episode, NLW is joined by Nik Bhatia, author of “Layered Money” and The Bitcoin Layer newsletter. They discuss: Bitcoin’s relationship with equities and the TradFi markets Why the Fed is trapped by ... Show More
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