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May 2021
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BREAKDOWN: Vitalik vs. Dog Money – Recap...

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From Elon’s shenanigans to Vitalik’s SHIB rug pull, this was one for the history books. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Bitstamp. On this edition of “The Breakdown’s Weekly Recap,” NLW discusses: Why the Elon Musk issue is really one of power and audience What the Colonial Pipeline attack reveals about our critical infrastructure  The debate arou ... Show More
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