BREAKDOWN: Using History as a Weapon - The Latest Political Attack on Stablecoins

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The U.S. faces a choice between integrating proven stablecoins or outlawing them in favor of a monopolized CBDC.

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On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Nic Carter’s recent essay “Why Central Bankers Invoke Free Banking to Attack Stablecoins.”

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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 “Only in Time” by Abloom. Image credit: tntemerson/iStock/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk.

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