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British pound crashes, Do Kwon's red notice, NASA's DART mission, TikTok nears US deal | E1570


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J+M break down the British pound dropping below $1.04 (5:15), Interpol issuing a red notice for Do Kwon (27:07), NASA's DART mission (53:52), and TikTok discussing an agreement with the Biden administration! (59:44)

(0:00) J+M tee up today's topics!

(2:48) Importance of focus, avoiding the news cycle in the grand scheme of things

(5:15) British pound crashes to lowest level ever against the USD

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(14:38) Breaking housing and energy in the economy, income inequality's impact globally

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(27:07) Interpol issues red notice for Do Kwon on behalf of South Korea

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(36:54) Do Kwon tweeting on the lamb, more theories around where he might head to

(47:15) New decentralized crypto derivatives platform Nibiru raises a $7.5M seed at a $100M valuation

(53:52) WLITF: NASA's DART mission and planetary defense

(59:44) The Biden administration drafted a preliminary agreement with TikTok to try and resolve national security concerns

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