Finance of the Future
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Central Banks in a Cashless World
Central Banks in a Cashless World
Mariana Mazzucato & David Eaves explain why policymakers should become more involved in shaping or creating digital-payments infrastructure. -
The Struggle for Currency Supremacy
The Struggle for Currency Supremacy
Paolo Tasca expects that digital assets will accelerate efforts to create alternatives to the US dollar. -
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America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation
America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation
Dante Alighieri Disparte urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024. -
A Global Cash-Transfer Fund Could End Extreme Poverty
A Global Cash-Transfer Fund Could End Extreme Poverty
Cina Lawson & Rory Stewart show that the conditions are ripe for deploying lump-sum payments to the world’s poorest people. -
A Stablecoin Pilot in China?
A Stablecoin Pilot in China?
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng see an opportunity in Hong Kong’s efforts to establish a regulatory regime for issuers of the cryptoasset. -
Is Blockchain Ready for Primetime?
Is Blockchain Ready for Primetime?
Josh Burek considers whether the technology has checked all the boxes needed to achieve wider adoption. -
The Rise of Consumer Crypto
The Rise of Consumer Crypto
Steve Kaczynski & Scott Duke Kominers detail a wide range of business uses for non-fungible tokens and other blockchain-based technologies. -
FTX Was Never Really Bankrupt
FTX Was Never Really Bankrupt
Ian Ayres & John Donohue show why prosecutors' claim of $8 billion in customer losses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is misleading.