In the US, we have really screwed up blockchain tech and crypto policy. Everywhere else, it's booming. We've actually lost our leadership role. It has now moved to Singapore, London, Dubai. Japan also is a player. Brazil, everywhere, basically, is welcoming this. Most of our people that we're hiring now are overseas. But right now, Binance, the biggest exchange for crypto, is in real trouble, losing staff. They have an SEC investigation, whether customers' funds were mingled and mishandled. Is it right to be nervous about such a scam to happen? Absolutely, but like in anything, it's like fix the bad stuff, get the bad players
Hollywood may be shut down, but one industry seems to be enjoying a surprising upswing: crypto. Kara interviewed Ripple co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen hours before what is being called a “landmark victory” – but, as Nayeema and Kara note, it’s not a clean victory. We discuss the Ripple case, whether the crypto winter is over, and why Larsen is investing heavily in everything from campaign donations to public interventions on crime in SF – but would rather “vomit blood from his eyeballs” than actually run for office.
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