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Apr 2021
18m 40s

Wed. 04/07 – TLDR: Coinbase Is A Helluva...

Brian McCullough
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Coinbase has revealed the number behind their business, and they are brain exploding emoji. A big Patreon raise shows the moneybags are serious about this creator economy thing. Nobody is crying at Plaid over that failed Visa merger. There’s a new king of the gaming laptop hill. And I try my best to unravel the twisted tale of the latest Facebook data scanda ... Show More
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