On this Whaddya Wanna Know Wednesday, we’ve got a listener question about how effective U.S. economic sanctions are when cryptocurrency can be used to evade them. Then we look at what’s causing the nursing shortage — COVID-19 isn’t the only reason. Plus, Kai Ryssdal fields a question about his career in the foreign service.

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Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

• Treasury Warns That Digital Currencies Could Weaken US Sanctions from The New York Times
• Cryptocurrency Industry Gets Tailored Guidance on Complying With US Sanctions from The Wall Street Journal
• Treasury unleashes cryptocurrency sanctions to fight ransomware from Politico
• Justice Department Sets Up National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team from The Wall Street Journal
• Hospitals try to manage omicron surge along with staff shortages from Marketplace
• Global shortage of nurses set to grow as pandemic enters third year – group from Reuters
• The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don’t have enough slots from NPR