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May 2021
10m 27s

No, China Didn’t Just Ban Crypto

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About this episode

On today’s episode, NLW provides an extended brief style episode, covering:

  • Crypto’s allies on Capitol Hill
  • Is “long bitcoin” the most crowded trade in the world?
  • How much of the dip was just Tax Day?
  • No, China didn’t just ban crypto 
  • Pomp launches Bitcoin Pizza
-- Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io -- Enjoying this content?   SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=   Follow on Twitter: NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW   The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com
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