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On Bitcoin’s 14th Birthday, the Gemini-DCG War of Words Heats Up
An open letter from Gemini Co-CEO Cameron Winklevoss accuses DCG leader Barry Silbert of “bad faith.”
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Bitcoin celebrates its birthday today! This is also the first "Breakdown" of the year. NLW discusses the news and events from the past couple of weeks, including the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg as well as the escalating feud between Gemini and the Genesis/DCG leadership.
“The Breakdown” is written, produced by, and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with today’s editing by Michele Musso and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Image credit: erhui1979/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
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Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
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