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Feb 2022
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BREAKDOWN: US Treasury Department Won’t ...

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It has been a busy few days for crypto in Washington, D.C.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US.  Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW covers a set of news from the past few days, including: U.S. Treasury Dept. sends a letter to six concerned senators, saying it won’t be including miners and validators in the agency’s definition of a broker  Bl ... Show More
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