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The Lauder Institute’s Chad Payne on Web 3.0 in Africa
Chad Payne beside podium and microphone with 'Penn Grad Talks' backdrop

Chad Payne pictured in March delivering his Penn Grad Talks presentation. (Image: Penn Arts & Sciences)

The Lauder Institute’s Chad Payne on Web 3.0 in Africa

Chad Payne, a second-year student in the Lauder Institute’s Africa Program, talks about his winning speech for this year’s Penn Grad Talks and the potential of Web 3.0 in Africa.
The West’s sanctions on Russia
A line of people wearing winter coats and hats extends down a sidewalk in St. Petersburg, Russia, as they wait to use an ATM

People stand in line to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25, 2022. Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs. (Image: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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    • The West’s sanctions on Russia

    Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, professor of economics and director of the Penn Initiative for the Study of the Markets, discusses the severity of the sanctions, the effects so far, and the potential reverberations for the rest of the globe.

    Kristen de Groot

    Super Bowl ads turn up the volume on cryptocurrency buzz: 6 essential reads about digital money and the promise of blockchain

    Super Bowl ads turn up the volume on cryptocurrency buzz: 6 essential reads about digital money and the promise of blockchain

    Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School wrote about the risks and rewards of decentralized finance. While there are benefits to transactions made without the involvement of a financial institution, these unregulated markets are very volatile.

    What are non-fungible tokens?
    Picture frame of a phone with the letters 'NFT' written on it.
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    • What are non-fungible tokens?

    What are NFTs? Sarah Hammer from The Wharton School breaks down the basics of the digital assets.

    Dee Patel