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David Andolfatto: Fedcoin – The Implications of Cryptocurrencies Issued by Central Banks
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David Andolfatto: Fedcoin – The Implications of Cryptocurrencies Issued by Central Banks
FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Many people think of Bitcoin as the ultimate contender against the power of central banks, most importantly the Federal Reserve System. But that is certainly not the only way that cryptocurrencies and the blockchain can be used and one particularly interesting idea is that central banks could issue their own cryptocurrencies.
To discuss how this could be done and what the consequences could be we were joined by David Andolfatto, a Vice President of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University.
The views and opinions expressed by ou guest are his own and should in no way be attributed to his employer.
Topics covered in this episode:
What makes good money? How does Bitcoin fare in comparison?
What is Fedcoin and how could it work?
Why the tension between a governments desire for control and the desires for ‘permissionless innovation’ could make this difficult to implement
Whether Fedcoin would threaten fractional reserve banking
Why competition between currencies, both governmental and non-governmental, could be a good thing
Episode links:
David Andolfatto: Why Gold and Bitcoin Make Lousy Money
David Andolfatto: On the Desirability of a Government Cryptocurrency
Business Insider Interview with David Andolfatto
Robert Sams: Seignorage Shares
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/083
To discuss how this could be done and what the consequences could be we were joined by David Andolfatto, a Vice President of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University.
The views and opinions expressed by ou guest are his own and should in no way be attributed to his employer.
Topics covered in this episode:
What makes good money? How does Bitcoin fare in comparison?
What is Fedcoin and how could it work?
Why the tension between a governments desire for control and the desires for ‘permissionless innovation’ could make this difficult to implement
Whether Fedcoin would threaten fractional reserve banking
Why competition between currencies, both governmental and non-governmental, could be a good thing
Episode links:
David Andolfatto: Why Gold and Bitcoin Make Lousy Money
David Andolfatto: On the Desirability of a Government Cryptocurrency
Business Insider Interview with David Andolfatto
Robert Sams: Seignorage Shares
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/083
Released:
Jun 15, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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