How the Crypto Industry Thinks It Should Be Regulated

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How the Crypto Industry Thinks It Should Be Regulated

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Oct 16, 2021

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On this edition of the Weekly Recap, NLW looks at two new policies frameworks released by companies in the crypto and web3 space. The first comes from Coinbase and argues that there should be a new overarching regulator for digital assets. The second comes from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and is a holistic approach to what they call the third generation of the internet.

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Oct 16, 2021

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.

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How the Crypto Industry Thinks It Should Be Regulated

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