Ep. 05: Splashy Action, Long Term Effect

In this episode of Understandable Insights, Sue and Eric jump into two Administration announcements—the GENUIS Act, the Nation’s first cryptocurrency policy focusing on stable coins; the second the elimination of more than $500M in mRNA research funding  As always, they break down the details of the announcements and put them in more strategic context  in other words, what they portend. 

To begin and end, they revisit some previous topics and presage emerging events.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Introduction to Understandable Insights

03:35 Be curious, not judgmental

05:40 GENIUS Act and stablecoins

13:20 China's stablecoin hesitation

18:35  mRNA research cuts

24:44 Government's role in research

32:21 National security and technological advancements

35:46 Geopolitical tensions and What We're Watching

46:21 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections

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