Does El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption Threaten the US Dollar?

Plus the latest from Ukraine and Canada.

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Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at three geopolitical situations shaping the bitcoin discourse:

Continued tensions and recent cyberwarfare between Ukraine and Russia
Crypto wallets targeted in ongoing Canada protests
A U.S. bill to investigate El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption and the risks it might pose to the U.S. dollar

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Vision” by OBOY. Image credit: Alex Peña/Getty Images News, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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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.