The Pomp Podcast
Emily Parker, Co-Founder of Longhash: Crypto Bridging the Information Gap to Asia
- Journalism and media have shifted from gated narratives to social media–driven direct communication, blurring the line between public figures and institutions.
- Power is no longer a top-down phenomenon; decentralized platforms enable grassroots movements and individual voices to compete with traditional gatekeepers.
- Asia—particularly China, Japan, and Singapore—is the engine of cryptocurrency adoption, driven by demographics, regulatory openness (in some jurisdictions), and market size.
- U.S. regulatory clarity around cryptocurrency is fragmented and confusing across multiple bodies, causing projects to migrate to Asia; Singapore and Japan offer clearer, opportunity-focused frameworks.
- Data journalism combines storytelling with on-chain and blockchain analysis to translate complex data into actionable narratives for investors; geographic volume attribution remains a key challenge.
- LongHash operates as a gateway to Asian crypto markets through data journalism and startup incubation, bridging the knowledge gap between Western and Asian investors.