
Finance of the Future
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Whither Crypto?
Whither Crypto?
Ari Juels & Eswar Prasad look beyond the industry’s rampant fraud to a future of blockchain-enabled financial transparency. -
The Strange Case of Samuel Bankman-Fried
The Strange Case of Samuel Bankman-Fried
Eric Posner sees the fallen crypto star as a predictable example of crude utilitarian calculation gone wrong. -
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The Dollar’s Full-Spectrum Dominance
The Dollar’s Full-Spectrum Dominance
Carla Norrlöf foresees the greenback’s continued global hegemony owing to network effects and opportunism. -
Regulation, Not Crypto, Is Broken
Regulation, Not Crypto, Is Broken
Koray Caliskan explains that governing the newest form of money requires a profound shift in thinking about finance. -
The Real Cost of De-Dollarization
The Real Cost of De-Dollarization
Benn Steil urges American policymakers and legislators to refrain from weaponizing the greenback. -
Currency, Conflict, and Global Order
Currency, Conflict, and Global Order
Carla Norrlöf identifies a key problem with predictions of the demise of the US dollar’s global hegemony. -
The Case for Tokenized Bank Deposits
The Case for Tokenized Bank Deposits
Rodney Garratt & Hyun Song Shin envision a digital money ecosystem powered by commercial banks’ deposit tokens, rather than stablecoins. -
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson explains why a moratorium on advanced-AI development would do little good, pours cold water on the prevailing techno-optimist narrative, makes the case for scrapping payroll taxes, and more.