149. News: Crypto is accelerating its growth

Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield are back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain and Crypto. Tune in now to find out more about:

• $9.5 billion spent using Chinese central bank's digital currency 1:55
• Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX 15:05
• Goldman Sachs Taps Digital Asset to Build Open Platform for Tokenized Assets 24:10
• A DAO is trying to buy a rare print of the US Constitution 34:25
• EA says NFTs are part of the future of games industry 41:13

And much more!

Simon and Cuy are joined by a fantastic guest:

• Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos

The Tweet of the Week comes from David Hoffman, @TrustlessState.

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Special Guest: Charles Cascarilla.

Links:

• $9.5 billion spent using Chinese central bank's digital currency
• Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX
• Goldman Sachs Taps Digital Asset to Build Open Platform for Tokenized Assets
• A DAO is trying to buy a rare print of the US Constitution
• EA says NFTs are part of the future of games industry