Why the Digital Yuan Could One Day Be Seen as a Blunder - Ep.97
1 Nov 2019 · 33:18
Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer of the Human Rights Foundation, joins Unchained to argue that China's pro-blockchain stance and its digital yuan, known as DCEP, could backfire on Beijing. The conversation covers financial surveillance, how a digital yuan could give China leverage over other countries, corporate self-censorship, and the connection between financial freedom and free speech as societies move toward cashless money.