Fintech and the geopolitics of crypto-currencies

<p>As Facebook advances its plan for a new cryptocurrency – Libra – we ask what the fintech revolution means for national security. Will a major player like Facebook take crypto mainstream, and if so, how could that reshape global financial flows and economic power?</p> <p>In this <em>National Security Podcast</em>, Katherine Mansted explores what is shaping the cryptocurrency landscape - from the invisible creators of Bitcoin, to nation-states with a penchant for fintech innovation. We discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of Facebook’s proposed new cryptocurrency, Libra, as well as the other crypto actors on the scene.</p> <p><strong>Chris Zappone</strong> is Digital Foreign Editor at <em>The Age</em> and <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>, where his writing focuses on the interplay between technology, politics, economics, and the future.</p> <p><strong>Elise Thomas</strong> is a Researcher working with ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre. She has previously worked as a freelance journalist, including writing for <em>Wired</em>, <em>Guardian Australia</em>, <em>SBS</em>, <em>Crikey</em> and <em>The Interpreter</em>.</p> <p><strong>Katherine Mansted</strong> is a senior adviser at the National Security College and non-resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.</p> <p>We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us <a href="https://twitter.com/appspolicyforum">@APPSPolicyForum</a> or find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/asiapacificpolicysociety/">Facebook</a>. The <em>National Security Podcast</em> and <em>Policy Forum Pod</em> are available on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/21Bv402HSjKW2mIGaqyWGE?si=6-wimOmqSUykVL0oMA0PGw">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-national-security-podcast/id1395131021">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/policy-forum-pod">Stitche