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Q&A: Niall Ferguson on the COVID Pandemic, Inflation and Crypto
Q&A: Niall Ferguson on the COVID Pandemic, Inflation and Crypto
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
On today's episode of The Blockchain.com Podcast our CEO, Peter Smith, and Head of Research, Garrick Hileman, host Niall Ferguson. Niall is currently a Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and the author of 16 books, including a new book titled Doom.
During their conversation, the three discussed a range of topics including,
What historical period may be most relevant to understanding if the current inflationary price pressures are transitory or something more troubling
What impact inflation could have on markets
The significance of El Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender and what's happening with crypto adoption throughout Latin America
The latest of China's crypto crackdown and why policymakers around the world are struggling to develop a grand strategy for regulating crypto
And why many macro economists keep getting crypto wrong
During their conversation, the three discussed a range of topics including,
What historical period may be most relevant to understanding if the current inflationary price pressures are transitory or something more troubling
What impact inflation could have on markets
The significance of El Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender and what's happening with crypto adoption throughout Latin America
The latest of China's crypto crackdown and why policymakers around the world are struggling to develop a grand strategy for regulating crypto
And why many macro economists keep getting crypto wrong
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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