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Mar 2022
10m 5s

America's Quiet Default

COINDESK
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On today’s show, CoinDesk columnist and partner at Castle Island Ventures, a public blockchain-focused venture fund, Nic Carter, takes a look at how seizing Russian holdings of American debt risks the role of the U.S. in the international system and opens the door to gold and bitcoin. Read the story here. This episode is sponsored by Kava, Arculus and PathDA ... Show More
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