The pandemic is likely to accelerate a shift to automation, putting people out of work and raising the need for new types of money.
Where Bitcoin Fits in the New Monetary Order
The third part of The Breakdown’s Money Reimagined series looks at the role of bitcoin and USD stablecoins in the new global monetary order.
Money Reimagined: No, Secretary Summers, Money Privacy Is a Vital Freedom
Responding to Larry Summers at Consensus: Distributed this week, Michael Casey argues that money needs more privacy, not less, and that, ultimately, our rights as financial citizens are at stake.
The Global Contenders Trying to Displace the Dollar
Could the dollar be replaced by a single new dominant currency like China’s DCEP, or is a multipolar currency world more likely?
Money Reimagined: Picasso Up, Main Street Down
The Fed is handing Wall Street an asset inflation payoff while Main Street stares down the barrel of deflation. But bitcoin may benefit.
Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail
With trillions in money printing, the dollar should be getting weaker. Instead, it’s stronger than ever. What gives? The first of a four-part microseries on the battle for the future of money.
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt.
Money Reimagined: A World Where Privacy and Saving Lives Can Coexist
We don’t need to trade our privacy for a better response to the COVID-19 crisis. We need to embrace the full power of cryptography.
Money Reimagined: Demand for USD Stablecoins Foreshadows Financial Disruption
The pandemic has increased demand for USD-backed stablecoins, raising the prospect of “crypto-dollarization.” The implications are enormous.
Money Reimagined: As Tech, Politics and COVID-19 Collide, a Global Reset Looms
How technology, geopolitics and the coronavirus crisis are transforming how we share and store value.