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Unto’s Will Yoo and Liam Heeger spoke to the Empire newsletter about their raise and how they plan to build Thru

Néstor Palao spoke to Blockworks about the trends he’s seeing in crypto projects
BlackRock’s Samara Cohen said that this is an “important moment to play out” for bitcoin on the Empire podcast
Nexo announced it’s moving back to the US, in a move that could be positive for crypto overall
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