Trivial to transact but impossible to forge and duplicate. And to verify they must be able to carry this information about any information so it has to do some platforms and networks and machines to generate effectively those transaction laws and records so to figure out how to make cash digital is a tall order which raises the question of why you would need to build such a thing in answering that question is surveillance to build parallel covert societies to libertarian economics and money to the pursuit of mortality all of these agendas fed into the creation of that coin and cryptocurrency. This isnt a story of just payment platform but a test to engineer a future society. A technological project i call the speculative fiction these currencies were platforms with the aid they are imagining. And then to inspire fear or hope and not just in relation to the future but one of the things i came to enjoy as i was working on the book is the currency world prick on one of the many terms of p
Bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. The hong kong tests. Investors look to todays election result and tomorrows alibaba listing for clues on the territory future. The splinter net, the internet fracturing along us china lions. Lines. Good morning, as you. Hello, well. It is a monday. Glad you could join us for another action packed edition of alibaba. Im rico hizon. Lets start off with hong kong, because of huge week is starting for the city both politically and in the financial markets. This is the territorys Pro Democracy Movement has made huge gains in District Council elections, a major challenge to the embattled chief executive, carrie lam. The latest, lets cross over to hong kong and i am joined by my colleague, sharanjit leyl. Sharanjit, the hong kong stock market has opened for business. What sort of reaction are we seeing . Thats right, the hang seng is open and it is rising this morning. It was up i at the opening b
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Love lost and found is the cover story reported by tracey smith. I dont want this to be too painful, but do you remember the conversation where you said i want to end this . Yes because she cried and cryed and cried some more. 30 years after breaking her heart. Donna harts exboyfriend came back. And the old spark was still there. Its like a sleeping cat. It can be awakened at any moment. I was interested. Making a future with someone from your past ahead this sunday morning. Charles song writer john lenl end has love for his wife for the record as rita braver will be showing us. All me love you dedicate a love song to the woman you love. Does your wife cut you slack . Whatever credit i built wup that song is long exhausted. Later john legend on his love song and oscar winning charles if diamonds are a girls best friend, plenty of women would like to be best friends with the jewelers. Jane pauley will tell us. When it comes to adorening the worlds most glamorous women who does it better