Negative Rates, Nexon Buys Bitcoin and ETH

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In the weekly roundup episode of Blockworks’ podcast “On the Margin,” Michael Ippolito, co-founder, sits down with Senior Editor Tyler Neville to talk about the news in macro, including: rates on one-month issued US treasuries turning negative, Japanese gaming company Nexon buying $100 million in Bitcoin, ETH‘s run, and Germany embracing crypto.

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