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Future of Money

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Podcasts
Podcasts
Crypto News Roundup for Dec. 2, 2021
With crypto markets pulling back slightly and a look at what a world that has fully adopted bitcoin could look like, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roun...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Dec 2, 2021 at 2:53 p.m. UTC
Dec 2, 2021
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Tim Draper was an early backer of the internet and bitcoin. (CoinDesk TV)
Finance
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Tim Draper on Bitcoin and the Collapse of Fiat
The billionaire scion joined CoinDesk TV to discuss the future of money.
Tim Draper was an early backer of the internet and bitcoin. (CoinDesk TV)
By Daniel Kuhn
Dec 1, 2021 at 7:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2021
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(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
Technology
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Money for Everything: A Future Where Every Inch of Culture Is Monetized
In a fully tokenized future, everything is money. Is that a good thing?
(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
By Will Gottsegen
Dec 1, 2021 at 6:21 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2021
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Finance
Stablecoins
Stablecoins’ Tenuous Relationships With Banks
For as much as stablecoins market themselves as a nonbank solution, they still need banks, writes Yale’s Steven Kelly for the Future of Money Week.
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By Steven Kelly
Dec 1, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2021
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(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
Finance
Crypto 2022
7 Wild Scenarios for the Future of Money
Here the focus is more on fun than functional, more possible than probable.
(Melody Wang/CoinDesk)
By Jeff Wilser
Nov 30, 2021 at 5:53 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Smart contracts
The Downside of Programmable Money
Software bugs aren’t the half of it, says Steven Kelly of Yale in a Q&A with CoinDesk. “You can’t preprogram the exigencies of a crisis.”
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Marc Hochstein
Nov 30, 2021 at 5:27 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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Consensus Magazine (layer2)
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Ethereum in 2022: What Is Money in the Metaverse?
DeFi, NFTs, stablecoins – most of it started on Ethereum. What about next year? This post is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.
(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
By Edward Oosterbaan
Nov 30, 2021 at 4:43 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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Policy
Opinion
Let the Market Come Up With Better Money Tech
There are better alternatives to fiat currencies available and the private sector is providing them, says Cato’s James Dorn. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money W...
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By James Dorn
Nov 30, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2021
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(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
Finance
Future of money
The Future of Money: A History
Accounting has defined civilization for centuries. And, now thanks to crypto, we’re going to see accounting 3.0. This essay is part of CoinDesk’s Future of Money Week.
(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)
By Dan Jeffries
Nov 29, 2021 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2021
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