Financial Weapons, Stock Buybacks and Coinbase Earnings

Get your weekend macro fix with Blockworks’ own Mike Ippolito and Tyler Neville.

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In the weekly roundup episode of Blockworks’ podcast “On the Margin,” Michael Ippolito, co-founder, Blockworks, sits down with Senior Editor Tyler Neville to talk about the news this week, including: Peter Thiel calling bitcoin a “Financial Weapon,” US share buybacks, Coinbase’s Q1 earnings, and State Street lending its technology to institutional trading platforms like Pure Digital.

“On the Margin” is a two-part show. Once a week, Mike interviews industry experts, and then at the end of the week he is joined by co-host Tyler Neville where they break down the top crypto and macro stories. Episodes go live every Wednesday and Saturday morning.

Subscribe to “On the Margin” today on Apple or Spotify, or watch episodes on YouTube.

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