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Gemini's Furious Open Letter Threatens to Sue DCG and Barry Silbert Jul 05, 2023

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On the eve of the July 4th holiday, Gemini's Cameron Winklevoss published an open letter accusing Barry Silbert and DCG of fraud and demanding they accept terms or face litigation. NLW covers the letter and the community's reaction.

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Crypto Continues Its Pushback on Washington D.C. Jul 03, 2023

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Today on The Breakdown, NLW continues coverage of the crypto industry's growing push back against the SEC and overreaching politicians. The show examines the SEC's price-shocking claim on Friday that ETF applications were inadequate, as well as a new motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit from Bittrex.

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The Failure of Gary Gensler Jul 02, 2023

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As the crypto industry takes the fight to the SEC, a reading of Gary Gensler Failed the U.S. Crypto Industry, and So Has Congress

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Crypto Goes On Offense as the Legal Tide Begins to Turn Jul 01, 2023

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The crypto industry is officially bringing the fight to regulators. Coinbase has filed a motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against them, while the Blockchain Association is arguing that SEC Chair Gary Gensler should recuse himself from all crypto enforcement actions.

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A Recap of the Prime Trust Saga Jun 30, 2023

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Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the Prime Trust saga which came to a head this week. He also looks at the latest in Bitcoin ETF applications and Michael Saylor and Microstrategy's latest big BTC buy.

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Summer Startup Series on Bitcoin Builders Jun 28, 2023

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The Breakdown is off for a few days this week, but over on Bitcoin Builders things are hot with the Summer Startup Series. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, NLW is profiling a different startup from the first In Wolf's Clothing Cohort, including a bitcoin-powered gaming tournament company, a popular and scaling lightning wallet, and an exchange app seeking to bring Bitcoin values to Bitcoin trading.

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The State of CBDCs Jun 27, 2023

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NLW checks in on the latest in central bank digital currencies.

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BlackRock SchmackRock: For Emerging Markets, Bitcoin Means More than Gains Jun 25, 2023

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Today on Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Noelle Acheson's "Why the Biggest Emerging Markets Are Turning to Crypto."

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The Institutions Come Roaring Back to Crypto Jun 24, 2023

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The theme of the last few weeks has been the institutional return to crypto. NLW fills in the gaps and puts the move in context.

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The Value Prop - Digital Asset Use Cases with Rebecca Rettig Jun 23, 2023

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Rebecca Rettig is the Chief Policy Officer at Polygon Labs and recently spearheaded The Value Prop -- a new project creating a database of digital asset use cases.

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