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Neha Narula, director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, discusses Elon Musk\u2019s appearance at \u2018The B Word\u2019 conference, along with a few current events in the Bitcoin world. Show highlights:\n her main takeaway from \u2018The B Word\u2019 conference\n why governance plays an essential role in Bitcoin\u2019s block size arguments\n what Neha thinks of proof-of-work mining and Bitcon\u2019s environmental concerns\n why Neha is skeptical of Dogecoin becoming a serious cryptocurrency\n why Jack Dorsey\u2019s new Bitcoin platform business is a good idea\n what Bitcoin\u2019s dip in hashrate due to China\u2019s crackdown could affect network security going forward\n what questions Neha has about Bitcoin\u2019s adoption in El Salvador\n why Neha thinks cryptocurrencies and CBDCs will coexist\n what DCI has planned for the rest of 2021\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n Oasis: https://oasisprotocol.org/\xa0\n NEAR: https://near.org\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links:\n Neha Narula: https://twitter.com/neha\n\n MIT Media Lab: \u200b\u200bhttps://twitter.com/medialab\xa0\n Digital Currency Initiative\n https://dci.mit.edu/\n CBDC research\n \n https://dci.mit.edu/cbdc-central-bank-digital-currency\xa0\n \n Bitcoin network development\n \n https://dci.mit.edu/cbdc-central-bank-digital-currency\xa0\n \n \n The B Word conference\n Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood conversation:\n \n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwx_7XAJ3p0\xa0\n Neha\u2019s appearance:\n https://www.thebword.org/c/track-3-Supporting-the-Developer-Ecosystem\n \n Miscellaneous\n Square\u2019s Bitcoin DeFi platform\n https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/square-is-building-a-decentralized-finance-business-for-bitcoin.html\n \n Bitcoin and El Salvador\n https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/05/el-salvador-becomes-the-first-country-to-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-.html\n \n Bitcoin hashrate drop\n \n https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/15/chinas-bitcoin-miner-exodus-.html\xa0\n \n \n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices