Despite inflammatory headlines, today’s note from the People’s Bank of China was a reaffirmation of central bank policy from 2017.

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On today’s episode, NLW provides an extended brief style episode, covering:

• Crypto’s allies on Capitol Hill
• Is “long bitcoin” the most crowded trade in the world?
• How much of the dip was just Tax Day?
• No, China didn’t just ban crypto 
• Pomp launches Bitcoin Pizza 

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