The $20,000 Human IPO & 5 Other Stories That Have Nothing to Do With COVID-19

The Breakdown

Even as the market tries to make sense of everything happen (or ignores it, depending on your perspective), crypto keeps on plugging along.  Today on The Breakdown @NLW looks at 5 recent crypto stories that are representative of larger trends,...

Even as the market tries to make sense of everything happen (or ignores it, depending on your perspective), crypto keeps on plugging along.  Today on The Breakdown @NLW looks at 5 recent crypto stories that are representative of larger trends, including: <ul> <li>Coinbase Custody enabling staking for Polkadot DOTs</li> <li>A Telegram-focused exchange shutting down due to regulatory compliance costs</li> <li>A $20k Human IPO on Ethereum </li> <li>Shapeshift acquires Portis &amp; other crypto M&amp;A</li> <li>A G20 report on the threat of Stablecoins </li> </ul>

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