BREAKDOWN: Why Crypto Isn’t Just the Great Financial Crisis, Part 2
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4.8 • 689 Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
A 2008-themed reading for “Long Reads Sunday.”
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On this edition of “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Michael Casey’s “No, DeFi Is Not a Repeat of the 2008 Crisis.”
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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 sponsor is “I Don't Know How To Explain It” by Aaron Sprinkle. Image credit: bedo/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
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| 0:53.8 | Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW. |
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| 1:12.4 | What's going on, guys? It is Sunday, April 17th, and that means it's time for Long |
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