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Weekly insights, news and analysis for the professional investor By Marc Hochstein, Executive Editor August 15, 2021 Sponsored by Bitcoin (BTC) - $45,699.48 Ether (ETH) - $3,158.10 Prices as of 08/15/21 @ 8 a.m. UTC If you were forwarded this newsletter and would like to receive it, sign up here.
Due to personal illness (not breakthrough COVID, I have thankfully confirmed), there won’t be a column from me in this week’s newsletter, but we’re bringing you an extended lineup of news briefs to provide context and keep you up to speed on the latest happenings in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. My regular column will be back next week.
– Marc Hochstein, Executive Editor
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Podcast episodes worth listening to: Motion: It's a bad idea to make Bitcoin compulsory tender (George Selgin vs. Yves Bennaïm) – Richard Yan, “The Blockchain Debate Podcast.” The Value of NFTs in the View of a Cybersecurity Lawyer – Christine Kim and Ben Edgington, “Mapping Out Eth 2.0.” Turning Point: The Crypto Industry’s Battle Against the Infrastructure Bill, Feat. Jake Chervinsky – Nathaniel Whittemore, “The Breakdown.”
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