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Feb 2022
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Meta Loses a Quarter-Trillion Dollars in...

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus and FTX US.   On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at Meta’s big flop in the equities markets and how it's spilling over into crypto metaverse tokens. He also looks at the Boston Fed’s CBDC research and recaps the Wormhole exploit.    - Nexo is a powerful, all-in-one crypto platform where you can ... Show More
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