Blockchain Banking Boom & Big Tech Busts

From Boom Bust.

"As new forms of FinTech are forming and taking the world by storm, has traditional banking become obsolete? Aly Madhavji, of the Blockchain Founder’s Fund in Taipei, Taiwan breaks down all the booms of the budding blockchain industry.

Also, with all eyes on Bitcoin, some people have yet to hear of some altcoins that are shaking up the sector; Raakhee Miller, the CEO of Bitsian is on hand to delve into the details of the overshadowed coins. And he’s the entrepreneur that the world loves to hate, but who is the man behind the Musk? RT Correspondent Natasha Sweatte gives an inside look at the life and list of accomplishments for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Finally, tech has come a long way in the past couple of decades, but for every big invention, there are countless tech busts; Investigative Journalist Ben Swann lends us a hand to sift through some of the biggest whiffs in the digital era."

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Illustration: Timothy Wong for The Wall Street Journal.

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