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BREAKDOWN: Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution

BREAKDOWN: Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution

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BREAKDOWN: Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2020
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The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and this week's special product launch, Allnodes.On today’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Niall Ferguson’s latest Op-Ed for Bloomberg: “Bitcoin Is Winning the COVID-19 Monetary Revolution”In it, Ferguson argues that bitcoin’s sovereignty and “built-in scarcity in a virtual world characterized by boundless abundance” are driving its adoption. He also argues that rather than adopt a China-style central bank digital currency, incoming President Joe Biden should look to integrate bitcoin into the U.S. economic system.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Dec 6, 2020
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