BREAKDOWN: Why the CEO of New York Life Just Joined the Board of One of Bitcoin's Fastest-Growing Companies

The news comes just days after NYDIG’s announcement of a $200 million financing round including New York Life, Mass Mutual and George Soros as investors. 
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and Casper.
Today on The Breakdown, NLW catches up on the news from the past few days, looking at:

NFTs heating up – and capturing some negative attention in the process

Infrastructure acquisitions and M&A heat up

Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act 2021

Coinbase’s $100B valuation

NYDIG’s $200M round and new board member 

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