Today on the Brief: Disappointing jobless claim numbers with first increase in 4 months US banks now allows to custody crypto Senate hears arguments for a digital dollar in the context of US-China economic competition Our main conversation with Sahil Bloom Sahil Bloom is an investor with Altamont Capital Partners and a prolific author of financial literacy Twitter threads.  In this conversation, he and NLW discuss: Today’s jobless claims Long term economic impacts from COVID in the travel industry “Forced efficiency realization”  How remote work opens white collar professionals to global competition  Whether tech platforms are a destructive or enabling force for small business  Why financial education is essential and sorely lacking Why the Robinhood rally crowd represents a positive opportunity for bringing new voices into the markets Find our guest on Twitter: @sahilbloom