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Corporate Crypto Makes Government Bans Less Likely

A recap of a swath of news about corporate players coming into the crypto space, and why it could change the landscape of regulation.

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A recap of a swath of news about corporate players coming into the crypto space, and why it could change the landscape of regulation.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

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On this edition of the weekly recap, NLW breaks down the entrance of corporates into the crypto space this week, including:

  • Tesla
  • BNY Mellon
  • Mastercard
  • Twitter
  • Amazon

He also argues that more corporate actors investing in bitcoin and crypto makes it significantly less likely the U.S. government would look towards severe regulation.

This week on The Breakdown:

Monday | Elon Musk Buys Bitcoin: Everything You Need to Know About Tesla’s $1.5B Purchase

Tuesday | Will Apple Be the Next Fortune 500 to Buy Bitcoin?

Wednesday | How Nigeria and India Are Dealing With Crypto Bans

Thursday | Gradually, Then Suddenly: Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Amazon, Twitter Poised to Join the Bitcoin Party

Friday | Why Jay-Z’s Bitcoin Trust Matters

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HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

Nathaniel Whittemore