Watch: US inherits China’s Bitcoin Mining Dynasty + Jacob Helberg on the “New Cold War” with China | E1303 (youtube.com)
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00:00 Jason introduces the episode
01:59 News - China’s Bitcoin hashrate plummets as US rises
07:53 Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
09:03 Interview - Jacob Helberg on disinformation campaigns
19:15 Jacob's insight from his time at Google News
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24:33 Flooding the zone
28:42 Russian objectives
32:21 The battle over front-end and back-end technologies
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37:53 How China exerts global control
43:24 The cards the US has left to play
48:59 The Taiwan question
57:00 How China got off easy
1:00:08 Xi taking control of China's tech companies
1:17:35 The world turning a blind-eye to the Uyghurs

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    Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Geopolitical shifts are happening, and some have started speaking about a, by now, Cold War, with China (and its Taiwan threats), Russia (expert in disinformation!), and other places where anything may happen. Of course, we must recognise where the FUD news are and where to just be aware and ready. This is hugely important for start ups, investors, and anything related to the 4th IR disruption. Loads of information in this program today!