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#SupplyGate and the Battle to Frame Crypto’s Next Bull Run

Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.

By Nathaniel Whittemore
AccessTimeIconAug 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:43 a.m. UTC
AccessTimeIconAug 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:43 a.m. UTC
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AccessTimeIconAug 12, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2021 at 9:43 a.m. UTC

Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.

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  • The latest Core Inflation statistics 
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Our main discussion: What’s the Ethereum #SupplyGate really about

NLW breaks down:

  • The historical narratives bitcoiners and ether advocates hold relative to one another
  • The history of dominant narratives in crypto over the last three years
  • Why the next bull market is poised for a twin narrative combining bitcoin as a hedge against fiat debasement and DeFi as a money-making sandbox 
  • What happened with #SupplyGate
  • Why #SupplyGate is as much about narrative competition as it is about the supply of ether

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