Jeff D. Opdyke

I started writing this dispatch in a lounge at Singapore’s Changi Airport a few days back. I wish I’d sent it to you then—I’d have looked clairvoyant! …

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Welcome to your Sunday digest…my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world.  First up …

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If you’ve been reading my columns over the past few days, you’ll know that I’m in Singapore for the TOKEN2049 cryptocurrency conference. It’s been …

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I popped into a Chinese pharmacy today.  I’m attending the TOKEN2049 crypto conference in Singapore. My wife, it turns out, is a big fan of …

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Before we begin today, I want you to pull your driver’s license out of your wallet. (It’s fine to do this metaphorically.)  Got it? …

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I went rooting through my family history recently. Cool stuff popped up…but not cool enough.  Turns out one of my ancestors on my mom’s side …

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Bond.  Yulia Bond.  Apparently, I married the female version of that famous British secret agent.  For a while now, I’ve been …

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Afternoon in Chiang Mai, up in the mountainous region of northern Thailand. The weather is above 90 degrees F, and sultry after the morning’s tropical …

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