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The Future of Crypto Isn’t With Wall Street

Why innovation is likely to come from unexpected places.

January 22, 2023
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On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads:

“Worldwide Grassroots Projects Can Lead Crypto Recovery” by Michael J. Casey

“Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction” by Daniel Kuhn

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Swoon” by Falls. Image credit: Mikhail Seleznev/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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