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187. Mic Drop: Crypto and the man: Prof. Lamont Black on Donald Trump’s federal bitcoin reserve

Crypto was envisioned as the ultimate democratic currency, the thing that allowed you to buy things without “the man.” But, now the president-elect’s newfound interest means “the man" may be adding bitcoin to the federal reserve. We ask DePaul University professor and former Fed economist Lamont Black what will the digital currency do now? More from our interview: https://therecord.media/trump-cryptocurrency-reserve-depaul-lamont-black

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  Mic Drop: Frank McCourt wants TikTok to help him reinvent the internet

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  The TikTok ban, China, and national security

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  Mic Drop: Aidan Raney's secret mission.

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  Meet the “Kyles” — North Korea’s secret IT warriors

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  Mic Drop: Anne Neuberger on AI: ‘We have to challenge ourselves to be firs…

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  Ron Deibert: ‘We’re living in a Philip K. Dick novel.’

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  Mic Drop: Mark Zaid’s ‘red badge of courage’

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  Could AI help ER doctors and medics make better decisions?

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  Mic Drop: The man behind a Binance exec’s Nigerian detention

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  The Company Man: Binance exec detained in Nigeria breaks his silence

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  Mic Drop: The algorithm will see you now - AI and psychiatry

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  SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘With AIs Wide Open’ from IRL: Online Life is Real Life

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  Mic Drop: Tracking a Ghost

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  Knights of Old and a ransomware joust

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  Mic Drop: Australia’s attempt to keep kids off social media

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  Australia takes aim at encrypted apps