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Episode Synopsis
Blockchain technology has the potential to be a catalyst for change in the financial sector. But can it overcome its technical limitations and governance problems? Tim Phillips talks to Simon Johnson, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management, MIT, and one of the authors of the latest Geneva Report on the World Economy, which looks at blockchain's applications and challenges.
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