Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Bitcoin is just the most well-known of a number of cryptocurrencies, a number that's growing

fast. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. We sift through all the coins and the tokens

to understand how crypto is creeping through financial systems.

And how would you like to put down a hefty deposit on a home, start making monthly payments,

but not get the keys for years, or even decades? We take a look at a curious corner of France's

property market.

But first, President Joe Biden s string of foreign meetings and summits continues, and today's

is going to be the trickiest yet. Mr. Biden will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir

Putin in Geneva. They ll have plenty to talk about.

Russian cyber attacks have moved from espionage information warfare to disrupting America's

critical supply chains.

Multiple reports of a Russian military buildup. Ukraine says 28 Russian battalion groups

involving Trump.

Disturbing developments overseas this weekend where Putin, critic Alexei Navalny is reportedly

very close to death in a Russian prison. He s been on a…

Critics worry that even holding the meeting is a tactical mistake from Mr. Biden, but

he s made clear he knows what he s up against.

I haven t met with him. He s bright. He s tough. And I have found that he is a, as they

say, when he used to play ball to worry the adversary.

It s a fair guess that the two men don t specifically like each other. For the cameras,

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