Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are relatively new, but they’re already changing the global economy. Ukraine is using cryptocurrency to fund its war efforts. We’re going to spend this month explaining how the crypto economy operates and answering all of the questions you might have been too afraid to ask. First, we’ll dig into the blockchain and bitcoin mining — no hard hat required. Plus: a great jobs report, the “London laundromat” and why the West still isn’t sanctioning Russian oil.

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