Capital Flight or the Seeds of the Next Cycle?

May 19, 2022

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

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04:37 • 2min

Tether Redeeming Nine Billion Dollars?

06:35 • 4min

Crypto Into Structure as a Service

10:47 • 6min

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Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW covers a number of signals suggesting institutional buyers are leaving the crypto space. At the same time, he looks at new corporate engagement and Web 3 infrastructure being built that could help drive the next round of user adoption.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsors is “Catnip” by Famous Cats and “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: sarayut Thaneerat/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.