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Why Governments Should Invest in Bitcoin Infrastructure

An argument that the Bitcoin network is a public good and governments should invest in public goods.

The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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An argument that the Bitcoin network is a public good and governments should invest in public goods.

This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.

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This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of “Bitcoin: An Orange New Deal” by Andrew Bailey and Bradley Rettler.

See also: Bitcoin Doesn’t Care About Your Politics: Why Bitcoin Has More Ideological Flexibility Than We Think

The Breakdown is written, produced by and features NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Razor Red” by Sam Barsh. Image credit: hamzaturkkol/iStock/Getty Images Plus, modified by CoinDesk.