BREAKDOWN: Laos Does About-Face on Bitcoin to Attract China’s Mining-Ban Refugees

Plus a look at how China is staying vigilant on keeping mining out.
This episode is sponsored by NYDIG.
Today’s episode of “The Breakdown” looks at a variety of topics covering the evolving relationships between states and digital currencies, including:

Inner Mongolia’s fight to keep crypto mining out 

Laos’ official about-face on crypto and attempt to attract China’s mining refugees

CZ’s latest in Binance’s whistlestop tour to change regulators’ perception of the company

Europe’s upcoming ECB trial 

Coinbase’s derivative ambitions 

And a big raise for Avalanche 

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