On today's episode, Simon Taylor is joined by Anthoney Macey, Head of Emerging Tech at Barclays to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Allianz's payment token is in ‘advanced stages’ (0:47) Kakao go Cuckoo for Crypto (7:46) China’s Digital Currency (12:06) Mastercard make more blockchain moves (20:05) Lawsuit claims XRP is an unregistered security (24:07) We hear from Samantha Emery, FCA Innovate's Interim Head of Department (26:29) The Tweet of the Week comes from Todd McDonald (@Mcdtv) about how Daimler and Commerzbank are piloting digital cash for machine payments. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider Special Guest: Anthony Macey.