Crypto Update 2/14/22 | CBDCs and the Case for the Public Good

With bitcoin higher for the first time in five days despite crypto Super Bowl ads leading to a Coinbase crash and a much needed close look at the implications of CBDCs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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Featured Story: CBDCs and the Case for the Public Good

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