First, on the Brief:

U.S. growth last quarter performing under economists’ expectations
Robinhood's subdued IPO debut
"Wild amounts" of capital going into crypto

In the main discussion, NLW addresses the specifics, reactions and potential impacts of a crypto provision within the Biden administration’s big infrastructure bill. A draft copy of the provision aims to raise $28 billion via a crypto tax, imposing new reporting requirements for a broad swath of crypto intermediaries.

Potentially, intermediaries from wallet developers to miners will be impacted by the provision. If this draft of the bill makes it to a vote, how will a tax scheme impact crypto development and adoption? Is this provision just a messy step in a positive U.S. government acceptance of crypto or a dangerous damping factor on progress?

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The Senate Shoves a Dangerous, Last-Minute $28B Crypto Provision Into the Infrastructure Bill