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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Bitcoin's energy problem a lesson amid tide of digitalisation
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Bitcoin mining now uses enough electricity annually to power a country equivalent in size to the UAE. Can warnings over cryptocurrencies' carbon footprint challenge - and help us reimagine - how we utilise energy resources? And amid a rising tide of digital assets, what can be learnt from Bitcoin's shift to renewable energy?
Host Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor-in-chief, and co-host Kelsey Warner, future editor, discuss these issues in this week's episode.
In this episode:
Bitcoin's energy consumption (0m 55s)
What is Bitcoin mining? (2m 24s)
Why is there a market for Bitcoin? (6m 45s)
Bitcoin's role in an energy transition (8m 30s)
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Host Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor-in-chief, and co-host Kelsey Warner, future editor, discuss these issues in this week's episode.
In this episode:
Bitcoin's energy consumption (0m 55s)
What is Bitcoin mining? (2m 24s)
Why is there a market for Bitcoin? (6m 45s)
Bitcoin's role in an energy transition (8m 30s)
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Did Archegos teach Wall St any lessons?
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Archegos Capital Management's spectacular failure over a couple of days in March has cost Wall Street's biggest banks billions of dollars. So far, the losses are being chalked up to one bad apple: the fund’s founder, Bill Hwang.
Mr Hwang’s record-breaking loss of an estimated $20 billion fortune in two days is a cautionary tale. But this is not only about how far any one investor may fall during a historic bull market. The cascade of consequences was limited to a few large firms. But what about next time?
Mr Hwang’s record-breaking loss of an estimated $20 billion fortune in two days is a cautionary tale. But this is not only about how far any one investor may fall during a historic bull market. The cascade of consequences was limited to a few large firms. But what about next time?
Host Mustafa Alrawi and co-host Kelsey Warner unpack the terms and market dynamics that brought down a whale and ponder the implications of shrugging off a scandal.
In this episode:
Why are people talking about Archegos? (0m 46s)
Bill Hwang's sophisticated financial instruments (4m 05s)
Warnings for Wall Street (8m 18s)
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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Can the reality of the electric vehicle market justify the hype?
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
The year 2020 has been declared a “breakthrough” one for electric vehicles, with sales of EVs up around the world, even in the petrol-happy US.
With tax breaks, new infrastructure plans and Covid-related discounts on zero-emission autos, the market may be at a “tipping point”, according to the World Economic Forum.
But host Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor-in-chief, says not so fast.
“There’s hype everywhere you look,” he wrote in The National last week, and argued the market is not that much different from other speculative assets such as NFTs, Bitcoin and Spacs.
He and co-host Kelsey Warner unpack the fundamentals of supply and demand, the technology being developed in the broader transport sector and how shareholder value is being affected by EV euphoria.
In this episode:
The hype around EVs (0m 57s)
What is an EV disrupting? (4m 36s)
AVs and EVs (7m 02s)
Buying into the hype (12m 56s)
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The hype around EVs (0m 57s)
What is an EV disrupting? (4m 36s)
AVs and EVs (7m 02s)
Buying into the hype (12m 56s)
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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Understanding the life sciences and genomics revolution
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
More than a century in the making, a genomics revolution is now unfolding. The extent of the Covid-19 outbreak has prompted nations and biotech companies to pour billions of dollars and emergency resources into the field, spurring it to new heights of potential. Within a month of the first novel coronavirus case reported in Wuhan, the 29,903 letters that make up the pathogen’s genome were published online.
Now, more than a year later, researchers around the world are scrutinising the genetic markers of the virus, helping public health workers at nearly every layer of pandemic response, from contact tracing to surfacing treatments. Last month, Abu Dhabi strategic investment fund Mubadala announced it would invest $1.1 billion in UK life sciences businesses to boost the sector after the pandemic.
To explain the science and investment opportunity for the flourishing field, host Kelsey Warner is joined by Damien Ng, a research analyst at Swiss wealth management firm Julius Baer.
In this episode:
The life sciences and genomics revolution spurred by Covid-19 (0m 40s)
What is genomics? (2m 16s)
What are the investment opportunities? (5m 10s)
Health data and privacy (15m 50s)
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Now, more than a year later, researchers around the world are scrutinising the genetic markers of the virus, helping public health workers at nearly every layer of pandemic response, from contact tracing to surfacing treatments. Last month, Abu Dhabi strategic investment fund Mubadala announced it would invest $1.1 billion in UK life sciences businesses to boost the sector after the pandemic.
To explain the science and investment opportunity for the flourishing field, host Kelsey Warner is joined by Damien Ng, a research analyst at Swiss wealth management firm Julius Baer.
In this episode:
The life sciences and genomics revolution spurred by Covid-19 (0m 40s)
What is genomics? (2m 16s)
What are the investment opportunities? (5m 10s)
Health data and privacy (15m 50s)
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