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China Reins In Its Infrastructure Strategy But Not Its Global Ambition

The early years of the Belt and Road Initiative left China with tens of billions of dollars in soured loans, making it a costly way of building global influence. Now Beijing is reworking its flagship infrastructure lending program to shield itself from financial risk and focus on projects that support its evolving ambitions, including securing critical supply chains for things like green-tech minerals and positioning itself as a leader that developing nations can unite behind. In the second episode of our three-part series, “Building Influence,” AidData’s Bradley Parks, SOAS University of London’s Steve Tsang and the WSJ’s Chun Han Wong discuss Belt and Road 2.0 and how even though China is reducing its spending, it is no less ambitious when it comes to pursuing Xi Jinping’s strategic goals. Kate Bullivant hosts. Further reading: China’s Belt and Road Plan Is Down, Not Out China Reins In Its Belt and Road Program, $1 Trillion Later China Is Starting to Act Like a Global Power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CryptoSlate SlateCast

From failure to fortune: Jonathan Bouzanquet on blockchain and gaming

Jonathan Bouzanquet, the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Playa3ull Games, joined CryptoSlate’s SlateCast alongside Editor-in-Chief Liam “Akiba” Wright and CEO Nate Whitehill. In a thought-provoking discussion, Bouzanquet shared his vision for blockchain gaming, emphasizing a community-first approach, sustainable funding, and the potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize the gaming industry.Building Games Backwards: A Player-Centric PhilosophyThe discussion delved into Playa3ull's unique approach to game development, which they call "building games backwards." This method emphasizes community involvement from the outset.Jonathan stated, "With Play3bull, we bring the community back into the game. We don't want to just tell the player, this is our game, play it or fuck off. We want to say, here's the game. What do you think? How can we make it better?"This strategy involves an advisory council rather than a traditional DAO, aiming for a dialogue between developers and players to shape the game's evolution based on real feedback.The Importance of Digital Asset OwnershipA significant part of the conversation revolved around the benefits of blockchain for gaming, particularly in terms of asset ownership. Jonathan highlighted the frustrations with traditional gaming where players do not own their in-game achievements."Since you invest such enormous amounts of time, it's important to have those assets owned and they are valuable,"he remarked, envisioning a future where these assets could have inter-game utility.Playa3ull's Economic Model: The Bull TokenJonathan detailed Playa3ull's economic system, centered around the Bull Token. Unlike many gaming platforms with separate tokens for each game, Playa3ull uses a single token across its ecosystem for stability and broader utility."So, our coin comes into existence through our node system... half the coin goes to the company for company function, and half the coin goes to the nodes,"he explained, outlining a

The Movie Roulette Podcast

Out Of Context, Part 40 - So, Cool Beans?

Send us a textHey y’all. Mom wants to know if your friends want some grape punch. Andy harnesses Mama Fratelli. Scatman John makes an appearance. Not only does Shrout not like football, he actively HATES it. Maybe it’s a result of the way his mom spoke to him when he was a kid. He really needs to find the safe where his humor lives, and unlock that shit. Dr. Pibb. Chris Farley is, pound for pound, better. You’d take your medicine if you knew what was good for you (but stay away from speedballs). How did this fool case the takeoff?! Jason longs to be friends with Kid Rock. You know, he’s got another White House down there in Nashville. If more people believe it, that means it’s true! Wangers on the glass?! You are bullshit. DO WE HAVE ANY NICKELBACK FANS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT?!Support the showFollow Us Everywhere and Anywhere You Do You Social Medias Stuff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themovieroulettepodcastTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@themovieroulettepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themovieroulettepodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMovieRoulettePodcast

The Movie Roulette Podcast

Out Of Context, Part 42 - Bonus Dias!

Send us a textWe’re taking you on a big adventure with this one! The universe revolves around this podcast. Apparently, we killed the Smash Mouth guy? Buddah ruins Christmas, and we plan BooStock 2024. Setting people up to be racist. Automatic unisex bidet and douche?! If references made you smart, we’d all be PHDeez! Those things are called bindles??? Speaking of Buddah, Hum still tries to page him after all these years (they have his pager number). Was that Jimmy Smits? Hey… READ YER SHIRT.Support the showFollow Us Everywhere and Anywhere You Do You Social Medias Stuff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themovieroulettepodcastTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@themovieroulettepodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themovieroulettepodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMovieRoulettePodcast