China is a Process: Understanding the Chinese Crypto Diaspora Community

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In this episode I spoke to Afra Wang, a Chinese diaspora journalist who has been in crypto now for a year and a half with Mask Network and organizer of the ZuConnect Decentralized Social Day in Istanbul where I moderated a panel on technology addiction in crypto. Given that usually crypto is often seen through and talked about from a western lens, Afra was a great guest to help bring a Chinese diasporic point of view.
During the discussion we spoke about the tumultuous history of China's involvement with cryptocurrency, how those involved in the crypto space in China responded, and how the Chinese diasporic community build on crypto differently. We also spoke about our experience at ZuConnect and how we hope for it to evolve. It was nice to hear from Afra that our work on coordi-nations was something that she identified with from the last Zuzalu and we hope one day to debate with Balaji about it.
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1. China is a Process: Understanding the Chinese Crypto Diaspora Community (00:00:00)

2. The Chinese Perspective on Crypto (00:00:08)

3. China's Cryptocurrency History and Government Impact (00:10:43)

4. Chinese Crypto and Human Capital Exodus (00:27:55)

5. Chinese Diasporas and Crypto's Immigration Role (00:34:05)

6. Challenges and Colonialism in Crypto World (00:51:28)

7. Comparing Zukanec and Zuzalu Events (00:59:14)

8. The Importance of Crypto's Ideals (01:09:01)