Why the ether supply dust-up was about much more than the supply of ether.

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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

• WSJ study finds TikTok was tracking data in a way that broke Android rules
• The latest Core Inflation statistics 
• MicroStrategy stocks pops 10% after cash to bitcoin announcement

See also: How Much Ether Is Out There? Ethereum Developers Create New Scripts for Self-Verification

Our main discussion: What’s the Ethereum #SupplyGate really about

NLW breaks down:

• The historical narratives bitcoiners and ether advocates hold relative to one another
• The history of dominant narratives in crypto over the last three years
• Why the next bull market is poised for a twin narrative combining bitcoin as a hedge against fiat debasement and DeFi as a money-making sandbox 
• What happened with #SupplyGate
• Why #SupplyGate is as much about narrative competition as it is about the supply of ether

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