When will India make up its mind about crypto?

Alex Wilhelm@alex / 11:06 AM EDT•July 18, 2022

We unpack the numbers and nuances behind the headlines on the Equity show.

Alex and Grace are back to cover the biggest and most interesting tech news. We didn't start off with bad news today, but it was fun.

• Stocks are up around the world, and cryptos have rallied in the last week. The positive price movement in crypto-land, however, doesn’t appear to be lighting a fire underneath the NFT market, for example.
• Robots! Yes, our robotics-themed event — Free! And online! — is this week, which means that I have robots on the brain. That made the Syrius round all the more interesting. It appears that e-commerce will remain a key driver of robotic innovation for some time to come.
• Podcast deals are still happening, kinda. Acast is buying Podchaser, which may or may not mean a lot to you. What does matter in this deal is that Spotify wasn’t involved. That’s a change!
• Quick Hits: India may ban crypto, at least if its leading bankers get their way, Missfresh’s implosion got a small lifeline, and Modsy is no more — and the way that it is going out leaves quite a lot to be desired.

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