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🗓️ 22 July 2022
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0:00.0 | This is Planet Money from NPR. |
0:03.0 | A few months ago, we were in the middle of a crypto frenzy, not the first time. |
0:10.0 | Millions of people had just watched the Super Bowl where several crypto companies ran big ads. |
0:15.0 | People were calling it the crypto bowl. |
0:17.0 | And all of these celebrities were hyping it up from LeBron James to Larry David. |
0:22.0 | And in the middle of all that froth, we got an email from a listener named Mark Musci, |
0:27.0 | who lives in Philadelphia. |
0:29.0 | So, I am a realtor and a investor. |
0:33.0 | Got my license when I was 18. |
0:35.0 | And are you pretty good at it? |
0:36.0 | You know, I'd like to think so. |
0:38.0 | Mark was writing to us because he was just about to put a house on the market, a property he bought to flip. |
0:43.0 | And unlike other houses he sold, this one would come with something unique of the moment. |
0:49.0 | Echriptocurrency minor, built into the house. |
0:53.0 | You know, like a device that generates new crypto that could then be exchanged for actual cash. |
0:58.0 | And he's made this cryptocurrency minor sort of like cabinets or countertops, a permanent fixture. |
1:04.0 | This will be the first crypto fixture ever being sold in the world. |
1:08.0 | Mark, how do you know that this is the first time ever? |
1:11.0 | I cannot fact check that 100%. |
1:13.0 | I can't either, but I'm going to say it until someone else proves me wrong. |
1:16.0 | And then I will gracefully say, okay, I guess I was number two. |
1:19.0 | But until then, I'm going to go ahead and claim it. |
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