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You're not alone.",{"_type":53,"asset":235},{"_ref":236,"_type":56},"image-6f6591e18674cee2e570564767f3f8ca14c19158-3000x1575-png",{"code":238,"language":239},"\u003C!-- wp:html -->\n\u003Ciframe height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplayer.simplecast.com\u002F983485a9-4304-47ae-b413-2122ea554f8d?dark=false\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:html -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>We sit down with journalist \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fethanlou.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethan Lou\u003C\u002Fa>, author of the book \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fecwpress.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fonce-a-bitcoin-miner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cem>Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, to talk about China’s digital currency, the fallout of speculative markets, and democratizing the metaverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-episode-notes\">\u003Cstrong>Episode notes\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F10\u002Fstyle\u002Fmetaverse-virtual-worlds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">metaverse\u003C\u002Fa> isn’t just inevitable; it’s already here (and it has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2021\u002F11\u002F30\u002Fbusiness\u002Fmetaverse-real-estate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a booming real estate market\u003C\u002Fa>).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>As we move more of our lives online onto platforms controlled by increasingly powerful digital giants, Ethan explains the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.weforum.org\u002Fagenda\u002F2021\u002F01\u002Fcryptocurrencies-are-democratising-the-financial-world-heres-how\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">democratizing power\u003C\u002Fa> of cryptocurrency and blockchain. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fchina-creates-its-own-digital-currency-a-first-for-major-economy-11617634118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China’s new digital currency\u003C\u002Fa> (government-issued but crypto-inspired) raises questions about privacy and surveillance. And why did China declare all cryptocurrency transactions \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffortune.com\u002F2021\u002F11\u002F17\u002Fchina-bitcoin-mining-ban-crypto-holdouts-ether-solana-price\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegal\u003C\u002Fa>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fcommentisfree\u002F2019\u002Fjan\u002F17\u002Fbitcoin-big-oil-environment-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crypto the new oil\u003C\u002Fa>—an environmental disaster burning all this energy in the face of climate change? 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