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Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental economist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on the economic, social, technical, and environmental impacts and potential of emerging technologies.
Full article summary: White, R., Marinakis, Y., Islam, N., Walsh, S., 2020. Is Bitcoin a currency, a technology-based product, or something else? Technological Forecasting and Social Change 151, 119877.
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The August 9, 2024 discussion with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo on the What Bitcoin Did podcast examined the role of Bitcoin and stablecoins as tools for financial autonomy during Venezuela’s economic collapse and hyperinflation.
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In the August 7, 2024 Simply Bitcoin IRL podcast, Seb Bunney explores the themes from his book, "The Hidden Cost of Money." He delves into the psychological, social, and economic impacts of the current fiat monetary system.
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Full article summary: Moore, W., Stephen, J., 2016. Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks? Cogent Economics & Finance 4, 1147119.
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Full article summary: Sargent, T.J., Wallace, N., 1981. Some unpleasant monetarist arithmetic. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review 5, 1-17.
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The August 07, 2024 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Lyn Alden analyzing Japan’s yen defense, global deleveraging, and U.S. slowdown signals.
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Full article summary: Stiglitz, J.E., Greenwald, B., 2010. Towards a new global reserve system. Journal of Globalization and Development 1, 10.
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In an August 6, 2024 podcast on Bitcoin for Millennials, Will Reeves, CEO of Fold, explores Bitcoin's potential to hedge against inflation, improve financial literacy, and integrate with traditional financial systems.
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In this August 4, 2024 Transformation of Value podcast, Simon Collins discusses the innovative approach of Lightning Pay in New Zealand, the strategic expansion of Stacker Bitcoin mining operations into Latin America, and the development of a taxonomy for understanding Bitcoin adoption.
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In this August 4, 2024 podcast, Jurrien Timmer from Fidelity discusses Bitcoin's potential to reshape the financial industry. Timmer emphasizes Bitcoin's positioning as a hedge against inflation, its role as "exponential gold," and the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on its market dynamics.
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Full article summary: Doyle, J.R., 2013. Survey of time preference, delay discounting models. Judgment and Decision Making 8, 116-135.
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Full article summary: Iancu, A., Anderson, G., Ando, S., Boswell, E., Gamba, A., Hakobyan, S., Lusinyan, L., Meads, N., Wu, Y., 2022. Reserve currencies in an evolving international monetary system. Open Economies Review 33, 879-915.
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