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What Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Means for Bitcoin and Markets

What Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Means for Bitcoin and Markets

What Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary Means for Bitcoin and Markets

NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.

NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.

NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.

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NLW looks at price action in crypto, the ETH 2.0 Beacon chain launching Dec 1, the Dow at 30,000 and Janet Yellen’s nomination as Treasury secretary.

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On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at what was an absolutely action-packed holiday week, discussing:

  • Bitcoin’s price action 
  • The Dow’s 30,000 psychological milestone 
  • Eth 2.0 cleared for Beacon chain launch 
  • The implications of Janet Yellen’s nomination for Treasury secretary

This week on The Breakdown:

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