Nvidia’s board opened an independent investigation into Jensen Huang after reports that US officials believe a Megaspeed executive, linked to a major Nvidia customer that bought $4.8 billion of chips, is a Chinese intelligence asset.

The board says it sees no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. Patrick McHenry, former chair of the House Financial Services Committee, lays out why every China connection now draws bipartisan scrutiny in Washington, while Ram Ahluwalia asks what the alleged espionage was really after.

Hosts:

• • Austin Campbell – Host of Bits + Bips, Founder of Zero Knowledge Group, and Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern
  • Ram Ahluwalia – Co-host of Bits + Bips and CEO of Lumida
  • Chris Perkins – Co-host of Bits + Bips and Head of Franklin Crypto

Guest:

• • Patrick McHenry – Vice Chairman of Ondo Finance and Former Chair of the House Financial Services Committee

This clip is from a longer conversation on the midterm elections, AI, and what a Democratic Congress means for crypto. Full episode here.

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