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“Crypto Currencies”: Panacea or Ponzi Scheme — or Neither?

Jim Brown, Lars Seier Christensen, Carter Laren, Lawrence H. White

Presented at: OCON 2018

Date: Jun 29, 2018

Bitcoin. Ethereum. Litecoin. Ripple. These and other digital currencies have fired the imagination of free-market advocates. Can crypto currencies replace fiat currencies? Can they compete with gold? What’s the future of the blockchain technology on which these inventions are built? Our panel of experts have different points of view, and they will discuss the future — and the failings — of these fascinating innovations.

economics

Parts: 1

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