CBDCs - The Wiser! Newsletter

Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

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Newsletters • 10 min read

Tencent and China's BigTech Crackdown; plus Japan's digital currency, social commerce, and NFT is WOTY

Wiser! #47: Tencent are the latest to fall foul of China's BigTech Crackdown; consortium of Japanese banks launch a digital currency; the rise of social commerce, plus much more.…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Nov 2021

The Digital Japanese Yen: an alternative to stablecoins and CBDCs?

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Essays • 5 min read

The Digital Japanese Yen: an alternative to stablecoins and CBDCs?

Wiser! Essay: Plans to launch a digital Japanese yen have been unveiled by a consortium of over 70 banks. It's not a CBDC or a stablecoin but it offers a real alternative to either of them.…

Rick Huckstep • 25 Nov 2021

Deepfakes in the Metaverse; plus Substack, NFTs, Nigeria's CBDC, and Xbox

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Newsletters • 13 min read

Deepfakes in the Metaverse; plus Substack, NFTs, Nigeria's CBDC, and Xbox

Wiser! #46: deepfakes in the Metaverse; Substack lose the plot, Tarantino sued over NFTs; Nigeria launch CBDC and Xbox hits 20.…

Rick Huckstep • 19 Nov 2021

China's CBDC rollout continues; Twitter's AI bias revealed; Uber saves lives; and more...

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China's CBDC rollout continues; Twitter's AI bias revealed; Uber saves lives; and more...

Wiser #37: China's CBDC rollout is on track according to expert Richard Turrin; Twitter opens up its algorithms to scrutiny for AI bias; Uber saves lives and a roundup of the top stories from September.…

Rick Huckstep • 01 Oct 2021

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

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Insights • 11 min read

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

Newsletter #28 (Premium): Novi is Facebook's digital wallet. It allows users to move digital money between Facebook's apps for free and easily. And it's is going to be hugely disruptive. You only have to look to China and WeChat to see what is going to happen.…

Rick Huckstep • 20 Aug 2021

How Apple built a 10-year lead in wearables technology

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How Apple built a 10-year lead in wearables technology

Wiser! #17: Apple has built a formidable lead in Wearables...in plain sight! Plus CBDCs, Musk in trouble again and TikTok goes into Radio.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 Jun 2021

China: the journey to a cashless society

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China: the journey to a cashless society

Wiser! #14 (Premium): Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming. It's not a question of whether, but when. And China has stolen the march and is years ahead of the rest of the world.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 May 2021

Battle Stations! Apple takes on Epic Games and the EU

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Battle Stations! Apple takes on Epic Games and the EU

Wiser! #13: Epic Games are suing Apple for monopolistic behaviour in the AppStore. Ethereum hits an all-time high. CBDCs are coming. And Lemonade, the true disruptors in Insurance?…

Rick Huckstep • 07 May 2021

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The cashless, digitisation of society

Wiser! #10: The EU proposals for regulating AI are wide-reaching. Plus strategic insights on crypto, Bitcoin, cashless society and CBDCs,…

Rick Huckstep • 23 Apr 2021