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Hamas has been experimenting with crypto for years
Video
Former CIA counterterrorism analyst Yaya Fanusie discusses Hamas's crypto haul amid the Israel war, arguing terrorists are 'creative folks.' Watching the full interview with ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Stricter Verification Laws in the U.S. Won’t Stop International Terrorists from Using Crypto
Commentary
The realm of terrorist financing is always a cat-and-mouse game....
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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America Is Missing a Big Opportunity on Blockchain
Commentary
Over the past year, with high-profile cases of fraud plaguing cryptocurrency ventures such asFTX and Terra Luna, financial regulators around the world have aggressively looked...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The Chatter Podcast: Financial Intelligence, Fact and Fiction with Yaya Fanusie
Podcast
David Priess spoke with Yaya Fanusie, CNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow, about his path to the CIA and NCTC, what analytic work on international economics and financial intelligence ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Isn’t That Stuff Just for Criminals?
Podcast
Host Sheila Warren speaks with two of the foremost experts on cyrptocurrency, Dr. Marcus Pleyer, the former president of the Financial Action Task Force and now the deputy dir...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Watch Out for Illicit Actors Gaming Crypto Games
Commentary
If the metaverse is to become the virtual interactive world that its proponents aspire for it to be, a combination of gaming and crypto will expand the outlets for good and ba...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The Lawfare Podcast: China’s NFT Plans for Digital Control
Podcast
Lawfare fellow in cybersecurity law Alvaro Marañon sat down with Yaya Fanusie, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, to speak about the China gov...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China’s NFT Plans Are a Recipe for the Government’s Digital Control
Commentary
China is in the midst of launching a state-backed NFT infrastructure network with implicit geopolitical aims: to manage and ultimately oversee the architecture underpinning a ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The crypto market is not large enough to offset Russian losses, says fmr. CIA analyst
Video
Alex Zerden of Capital Peak Strategies; Yaya Fanusie, former economic analyst in the CIA; and Michelle Bond, CEO of the Association for Digital Asset Markets, join Carl Quinta...
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Alex Zerden
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Experts Fear Digital Yuan Implications
Video
The Beijing Olympics marked the international debut of China's digital currency. The electronic yuan was rolled out for tests at the sporting venue. NHK World's Yanaka Marie s...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The Fed Explores a Digital Dollar
Podcast
The Federal Reserve recently took the first step in exploring the possibility of an American CBDC. It issued a 40-page paper outlining the potential benefits of, and concerns ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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What FATF’s Latest Guidance Means for DeFi, Stablecoins and Self-Hosted Wallets
Commentary
CBDCs will likely be regulated as fiat currencies and including them under the guidance for permissionless virtual assets may complicate matters....
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Former CIA Analyst on Crypto Regulation
Video
Yaya Fanusie, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses national security implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He speak...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China Is Making Smart Money
Commentary
As a U.S. national security matter, China’s progress in the digital renminbi is more about China’s ambition to harness data than it is about advancing its currency....
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Emily Jin
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The Digital Currency Revolution
Podcast
The Hopkins Podcast on Foreign Affairs interviews Yaya Fanusie about China and its development of a digitized central bank currency and the ease with which new cryptocurrencie...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The Promises and Perils of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Congressional Testimony
Chairman Himes, Ranking Member Barr, the distinguished members of the subcommittee, and my fellow panelists, it is an honor to participate in today’s hearing. Please allow me ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China’s Fintech Strategy: Seeking to Dominate the Next Data Revolution
Congressional Testimony
Chair Warren, Ranking Member Cassidy, the distinguished members of the subcommittee, and my fellow panelists, it is an honor to participate in today’s hearing. Please allow me...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Show Me the Crypto
Video
Energy, Economics and Society Adjunct Senior Fellow Yaya J. Fanusie and Research Assistants Jason Bartlett and Emily Jin hosted an interactive choose-your-own-adventure style ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie, Jason Bartlett & Emily Jin
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The Myths and Realities of China’s Digital Currency
Podcast
Yaya Fanusie joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman for a conversation about what China’s digital currency is and what it’s not. Listen to the full conversation from World Politics Revie...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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China’s Pursuit for Leadership in Digital Currency
Congressional Testimony
Submitted Written TestimonyI. Strategic Assessment Vice Chairman Cleveland, Commissioner Wessel, and distinguished members and staff of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Re...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
