Crypto Update | Bitcoin vs. Ether Investment Theses
Noelle Acheson, the mind behind the Crypto Is Macro Now newsletter, explores market reactions to the employment data, gold buying, bitcoin vs. ether investment theses and more.
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This episode was hosted by Noelle Acheson. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.
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Noelle Acheson is host of the CoinDesk "Markets Daily" podcast, and author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter on Substack. She is also former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading. Follow her on Twitter at @NoelleInMadrid.

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