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Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election

On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Molly White on Web3’s role in the 2024 race.

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Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election w/ Molly White | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Molly White to discuss why the crypto industry is spending millions on this election cycle and Coinbase’s potential breach of election finance law.

Molly White writes the Citation Needed newsletter. She is the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great and Follow the Crypto.

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“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

“Make Bitcoin Great Again” hats displayed for sale at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Molly White to discuss why the crypto industry is spending millions on this election cycle and Coinbase’s potential breach of election finance law.

Molly White writes the Citation Needed newsletter. She is the creator of Web3 Is Going Just Great and Follow the Crypto.

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Karl Bode is a freelance reporter and writes The Fine Print newsletter.

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Paris Marx is the author of Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires. He hosts the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast and writes the Disconnect newsletter.

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