The Giving Block - The Giving Pledge

Matt and Nic return for another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• A glitch in the CoinMarketCap data feed causes disturbances in the crypto industry 
• AscendEX is  hacked last week to the tune of $77 million
• Coinbase urges the SEC to approve NYSE Arca’s application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund 
• Bitwise launches a blue-chip NFT fund
• A bipartisan group of Senators write a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding the crypto provisions in the infra bill
• The Myanmar government in exile official adopts Tether, while the Junta government de-dollarizes 
• Matt takes the giving pledge
• The Open Markets Institute spreads a lot of FUD
• Can the boys lift a 230 pound tungsten cube? 

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