Can cryptocurrencies fulfill the functions of money?
Full article summary: Ammous, S., 2018. Can cryptocurrencies fulfil the functions of money? The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 70, 38-51.
Murray Rudd
Managing a Multiple Reserve Currency World
Full article summary: Eichengreen, B., 2010. Managing a multiple reserve currency world, in: Sachs, J.D., Kawai, M., Lee, J.-W., Woo, W.T. (Eds.), The Future Global Reserve System: An Asian Perspective. Asian Development Bank, Manila.
Enhancing Bitcoin’s Utility Through the Lightning Network: Opportunities and Challenges
In the August 9, 2024 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast, Roy Sheinfeld, founder of Breeze, discusses the evolving role of the Lightning Network within the Bitcoin ecosystem and its role as the “common language” for various Bitcoin sub-networks.
Do central banks rebalance their currency shares?
Full article summary: Chinn, M.D., Ito, H., McCauley, R.N., 2022. Do central banks rebalance their currency shares? Journal of International Money and Finance 122, 102557.
The philosophy of Bitcoin and the question of money
Full article summary: Butler, S., 2022. The philosophy of Bitcoin and the question of money. Theory, Culture & Society 39, 81-102.
Fiat money
Full article summary: Wallace, N., 2010. Fiat Money, in: Durlauf, S.N., Blume, L.E. (Eds.), Monetary Economics. Palgrave Macmillan UK, London, pp. 66-75.
Reserve currency blocs: a changing international monetary system?
Full article summary: Tovar, C.E., Nor, T.M., 2018. Reserve currency blocs: a changing international monetary system? International Monetary Fund. IMF working paper no. 18/20