Podcast Cancellation For This Week
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GM,
This week, we will take a break and will resume broadcasting next week.
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Taiwan’s Banking Industry Goes On-Chain! Gold Passbook Tokenization and Union Bank’s Crypto Custody
GM, Taiwan’s banking sector has moved onto the blockchain. Last week, I invited Cathay Financial Holding for a recording session¹, where two guests, Cynthia and Jenny, pointed out that the draft Virtual Asset Service Act announced by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission in March was the key turning point.
Stripe Builds Its Own Blockchain! The Tension Between Payment Efficiency and Decentralization
GM, Last week, payment giant Stripe and crypto venture firm Paradigm officially announced that they would jointly launch Tempo, a Layer 1 blockchain dedicated to payments. This marks the fourth major case of a large corporation building its own blockchain, following stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle 1, as well as
Not Just the EasyCard—Is McDonald’s Stored-Value Card Also a Stablecoin?Understanding Three Major Blockchain Misconceptions from Chubo’s Article
GM, Last month, in my article “To Chairman Jui-Bin Tung: EasyCard Is Not a Stablecoin, Here’s the Key Difference”, I discussed the fundamental distinctions between EasyCard and stablecoins. I made the piece public, hoping it could serve as a foundation for Taiwan’s conversation around stablecoins. Since its publication,
Blocktrend AI Experiment | Google Builds Its Own Financial Blockchain: Private Business in Public Infrastructure
GM, For the past five years, every Blocktrend article has come with an audio recording. That was something I did after finishing the writing and editing — spending another half hour late at night to record the narration. Over time, it has added up to more than 400 recordings. Starting this