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Feb 2022
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BREAKDOWN: How This Week's House and Sen...

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Hearings in the House and Senate were thoughtful and productive.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. This week saw a hearing on stablecoins in the House and on crypto in general and the role of the CFTC in specific in the Senate. On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW argues that both were thoughtful, productive and suggest ... Show More
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