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The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Tornado Cash Sanctions: The Most Significant Crypto Overreach by the US Government Yet?

Some argue the sanctions threaten the very idea that code is speech.
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis, FTX US and NEAR.

On this edition of the “Weekly Recap,” NLW reflects on the July inflation data as well as the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions on Tornado Cash.

See also: Netherlands Arrests Suspected Developer of Sanctioned Crypto-Mixing Service Tornado Cash

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore, aka NLW, with today’s editing by Eleanor Pahl and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “The Now” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: z_wei/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.