It's January 2023, and Cryptocurrency and the economy are hot topics in the news! So here’s something I discovered that connects the two, yet took place AGES ago! Curious?

While I planned to tell a story of today's Royal Asscher, my pen apparently had its own plans on how the story should unfold. As the ink formed letters, words, and sentences, an homage emerged to one family's surrender and fidelity to the craft of cutting diamonds.

On the 26th of November, 2022, my podcast 'Tony John iN Conversation' went live. In the series debut, I sat with Bo Lingam, a Malaysia-born and educated corporate leader who is the Group CEO of AirAsia Aviation Ltd., Asia's largest low-cost carrier by fleet size, destination and passenger load. The genesis of my friendship with Bo goes back to 1992, the year we met while working in the music industry at a time when the Walkman was still a cool thing!