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The Weaponization of the Banking System

A reading from Nic Carter shows how payments became a tool of policy.
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s latest for CoinDesk “OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized.”

The piece provides the history of Operation Choke Point and how the legacy of financial weaponization persists to today.

See also: Money Reimagined: OnlyFans and the Threat to Free Speech

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features NLW. Today’s episode was edited by Michele Musso and Rob Mitchell. 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 “Tidal Wave” by BRASKO. Image credit: Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.

The Weaponization of the Banking System