Today on the Brief:

• PayPal acquiring Curv for $500 million?
• Traditional markets are very confused
• Portnoy launches Buzz exchange-traded fund

Our main discussion: NLW looks at the emerging political landscape for crypto in the U.S. Specifically, he examines:

• Gary Gensler’s hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on his nomination to head the SEC
• Elizabeth Warren’s comments (or non-comments) about bitcoin on cable TV

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