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Feb 2022
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BREAKDOWN: NFTs, Markets and What Happen...

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A sample of the most interesting threads from Crypto Twitter.   This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com. On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday," NLW reads three threads: Justin Kan on why NFTs are a better business model for games  RAC on what NFT skeptics should know  Chris Burniske on the 2022 crypto outlook    - Nexo is a po ... Show More
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