Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” is an extended brief with five different topics:
  NFTs make it to “SNL”
 “Green” bitcoin mining
 Square’s CFO thinks all companies should hold bitcoin in their treasuries
 Crypto M&A doubles in 2020
 Visa announces USDC as settlement currency 
  Ultimately, he argues that while non-fungible tokens are showing up in pop culture, the Visa deal reinforces the notion that this crypto bull market is being driven by large-scale institutional engagement.
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Is The Bitcoin Rally Over Early?

NLW does a whistlestop tour of global AI regulation and market updates. 
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The UK Heading Towards Stablecoin Rules

Crypto and tradfi markets were already getting hammered heading into the weekend, when new geopolitical instability and conflict made things even shakier.

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The Market Reacts to Iran's Attack and Geopolitical Insecurity

A reading and discussion inspired by https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/04/11/the-secs-suit-against-unswap-is-an-opening-attack-against-defi/
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The Inevitability of the Fight Against DeFi

Recorded live with Scott Melker on Friday, April 12. They discuss Bitcoin price predictions, Elizabeth Warren's latest attacks and more
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