BREAKDOWN: Interpol, Elon-DOGE and the Latest Crypto Controversy
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4.8 • 689 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Whenever crypto isn't facing a crisis, we invent one.
Ah, just a casual Monday in crypto land, where an encrypted tweet from an influencer leads to billions of dollars of value wiped off the market cap. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the CZ Interpol Red Notice rumors, explanations for Elon Musk changing Twitter’s blue bird icon to a Shiba Inu dog, and more substantive news about the latest hearings around Binance.US’ intended acquisition of bankrupt Voyager Digital’s assets.
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| 1:03.4 | What's going on, guys? It is Tuesday, April 4th, and today we are talking about why crypto is a weird world full of weird people. Before we get into that, if you are enjoying |
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| 1:18.9 | Well, friends, yesterday was the first Monday we've had in a while where we didn't get actual |
| 1:24.3 | regulatory action. So, what did we do? Well, of course, we had to invent some drama |
| 1:29.7 | of our own. Okay, so on Monday afternoon, a rumor ripped through crypto Twitter. The rumor was that |
| 1:35.9 | Interpol had issued a red notice for Binance CEO, CZ. From the Interpol website, quote, |
| 1:42.4 | A red notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest |
| 1:47.2 | a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action. |
| 1:51.9 | Where did this rumor start from? |
| 1:53.7 | Well, for most people, it was an encrypted post from Up Only Host Kobe, which, when decoded |
| 1:58.9 | red, Interpol Red Notice 4CZ. So let's take a step |
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