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El Salvador made bitcoin a legal currency. Now it gets interesting

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El Salvador is the first country to declare bitcoin legal tender. But the experiment raises big questions about what will happen next — for bitcoin and the country itself. Join CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal for the video edition of the Beyond The Valley podcast. 00:00 – Intro 03:27 – Bitcoin as an alternate legal tender 04:51 – How do multiple currency systems work? 05:53 – Volatility of bitcoin 08:00 – Digital divide in El Salvador 10:01 – Main motivations behind El Salvador’s decision 12:49 – Impact of El Salvador’s decision 14:47 – Countries considering bitcoin as legal tender 16:38 – Summary #CNBC #Podcast #TechPodcast #VideoPodcast —– Subscribe to us on YouTube: […]

The electric vehicle boom is real — but the road won’t be easy

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Electric car sales may start spiking in 2024 as more models compete with the likes of Tesla. But big challenges — from tech to infrastructure — remain. Join CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal for the first video edition of the Beyond The Valley podcast, featuring Ralf Kalmbach, Bain & Company partner and director, and Brian Gu, Xpeng Motors president and vice chairman. Contents of this video: 00:00 – Intro 02:05 – Bain’s EV report 04:21 – Traditional automakers in the EV sphere 06:10 – EV adoption 08:13 – Autonomous Driving 10:52 – The race to EVs 12:45 – EVs in China 15:37 – EV competition in China 18:21 – Road to autonomous […]