Ep. 34 | Square buys $50 million worth of bitcoin. Google Cloud bets on EOS blockchain. CBDCs ramp up around the world.

Other top news: China accelerates digital currency testing with 50,000 e-RMB ‘red packets.’ Hong Kong as DCEP’s future sandbox. VC in India.

Forkast.News — October 14, 2020 | 8:03 pm HKT (Updated 2 months ago)

Ep. 29 | DeFi surges to dizzying heights. Brazil jumps into CBDC race. Swiss ‘Crypto Valley’ tax collectors will soon accept bitcoin.

In other news: Public gets sneak peek at China’s digital currency DCEP in flash testing. US-China trade war threatens SMIC and bitcoin mining.

Forkast.News — September 9, 2020 | 7:03 pm HKT (Updated 2 months ago)

Other top news: InterContinental uses blockchain to prove hotel cleanliness. Beijing plans for blockchain in city services. VC in India and Israel.

Forkast.News — July 22, 2020 | 7:03 pm HKT (Updated 2 months ago)

More top news: China pours billions into blockchain and other infrastructure. Ant Financial’s new smart contracts. VC in Singapore and India.

Forkast.News — May 27, 2020 | 7:03 pm HKT (Updated 2 months ago)

Other top news: IBM’s Covid medical supply network. China now has over 1,000 blockchain firms. Startups in Japan, India and Singapore.

Forkast.News — May 6, 2020 | 8:03 pm HKT (Updated 2 months ago)