Today on the Brief:

• Grayscale launches national digital asset TV ad campaign
• Rough times for oil as Saudi Aramco sees 73% decline in revenue
• Kodak crashes as government grant paused amid allegations of impropriety

 

Our main conversation is a look at the latest skirmishes between the United States and China, including:

• U.S. sanctions on Hong Kong leaders including Carrie Lam 
• Retaliatory Chinese sanctions on U.S. politicians 
• The arrest of a pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon
• Arrest warrants issued for six foreign Hong Kong democracy advocates 
• President Trump signs executive orders targeting TikTok and WeChat
• Twitter enters the race to buy TikTok before the Executive Order ban takes effect
• Impact on banks, the Hong Kong stock market and Huawei