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Legal Insights
Covid-19 intensifies AI rivalry between China and US—at what cost to civil liberties?
While China is pushing more artificial intelligence surveillance technologies into law enforcement and everyday life, the US is having a rethink.
Bryan Michael Galvan
Crypto Trading and Strategies
Ep. 19 | Will PayPal and Venmo offer crypto trading? FC Barcelona kicks off fan token. USDC ditches Ethereum for Algorand.
Other top news: Chainlink embraced by China’s blockchain network. Could Justin Sun’s infamy outshine TRON 4.0? Fintech in Thailand and Singapore.
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Regulation
Five reasons why India is crying out for a crypto revolution
India could reap greater economic growth, cut down on corruption and more if it adopts a more progressive stance on cryptocurrency. A leading role in Asia is New Delhi’s for the taking.
William Pesek
Investment Insights
Seeking a new job? Crypto firms are on a hiring hot streak right now.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency companies are rapidly expanding, and there's a shortage of talented hires. That makes it a great time to consider a career in crypto.
Decrypt Media
Altcoins
Will the glare of Justin Sun blind the public to TRON 4.0?
Ahead of the revamped blockchain platform's July 7 launch, TRON’s flamboyant founder woos fans with gifts. But some netizens find him hard to love.
Kelly Le
DeFi News
Ep. 18 | Fed chair throws shade at Digital Dollar Project. Ripple elbows in on SWIFT. Compound dethrones MakerDao.
Other top news: China’s new blockchain cross-border payment platform for Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong. 5G for all in Shenzhen. Fintech VC in India.
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Expert Interviews
How artificial intelligence wants to outsmart the coronavirus
Could robot nurses, drones, facial recognition and other AI artillery help us win the war against Covid-19?
Sanday Chongo Kabange
Opinion Pieces
Predictions and future thinking for this brave new Covid world
What lies ahead for the global economy, US-China geopolitics, emerging markets and sectors like real estate in the next 5 years? GreaterX's unique focus group — 'from farmers to a billionaire' — offers a crystal ball.
Tony Verb
Regulation
PayID wants to replace unwieldy SWIFT codes with an email-like address
Goodbye long routing numbers. Hello simple ID.
Sam Reynolds
Advanced Blockchain Technologies
China uses blockchain to ease cross-border finance barriers in Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong have three legal and monetary systems. A new blockchain banking platform would unify the area into an economic hub.
Sam Reynolds
Regulation
Ripple proposes framework for India to regulate crypto assets
White paper by global blockchain payment platform urges Indian lawmakers to make cryptocurrency legal while providing mechanisms to root out bad actors.
Sam Reynolds
Regulation
Ep. 17 | Will India ban crypto again? VeChain wows Germany. Centrapay and bitcoin vending machines.
Other top news: Chinese high schoolers cram-studying bitcoin mining. Blockchain-powered lotteries in Cambodia. Startups in India, Singapore and UAE.
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DeFi News
DeFi is ready for India, but are Indian authorities ready for crypto?
India and DeFi could be headed for a symbiotic relationship — unless the government cracks down on crypto again and forces a breakup.
Yohan Yun
Bitcoin News
China’s ‘Gaokao’ college entrance exam may have a question on bitcoin mining
10 million Chinese high schoolers will soon take the equivalent of the SAT or A-Levels, and it looks like they better study up on how crypto gets made.
Kelly Le
Regulation
Why China’s state media is rebuking Binance while lauding Huobi
Is it because Huobi has an in-house Communist Party relations office, while rival exchange Binance does not? Gather ’round for a Tale of the Two Cryptos.
Sam Reynolds
Regulation
China’s new DCEP could fast-forward the nation into a cashless society
The rest of the world may worry over the new e-RMB and what it could do to the US dollar. But inside China, will yet another digital payment system even matter? Forkast.News finds out what the laobaixing think.
Bryan Michael Galvan
Bitcoin News
Ep. 16 | Bitcoin and Black America. Is Coinbase watching you? Bitmain’s Game of Thrones.
Other top blockchain news: China sounds new warning against crypto. Brave browser brouhaha. Startups in Japan and Malaysia.
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DeFi News
ConsenSys offers compliance suite for Ethereum tokens
Crypto and compliance is a hot topic these days, with Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin's incubator joining the fray with a new toolset.
Decrypt Media
Opinion Pieces
Distribution strategy may be the key to blockchain adoption
How Visa, M-Pesa and Binance became wildly successful — and why even the greatest technology still requires thinking through how to get your product into the hands of your customers.
Asheesh Birla