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We should ask whether creators like banks should face more regulation or pay more in insurance premiums
History of payments shows there is more to central banking than voting to raise or lower interest rates
The proposal is a response with uncertain outcomes to a threat with known and catastrophic consequences
What a 235-year-old ledger can teach us after a year of chaos in digital money
Perpetual gilts would need a dedicated fund to pay them back
Central bank policymakers do not seem to want to find new tools that work
Somehow we have forgotten fully half of what a central bank could do
We are taught that money comes from the nation state. This was never true
Crypto aside, consumer finance needs fixing
At 4.5m, a ‘stitch and glue’ dinghy is the exact opposite of a superyacht. But it’s a happy little daydream regardless
A currency that cannot be corrupted by bad decisions is not what humans really want
Central bank choices will always help some people more than others
Russians hold a disproportionate number of the biggest ones
Holders of the digital assets should have similar protections to depositors
BTCS Nasdaq-listed company distributes capital in bitcoin — an asset with value, but no purpose
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City-states have always had their own money, but they have also controlled it
Platinum currency is a short-term tactic for the White House but not a long-term fix
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When the Twin Towers fell, Brendan Greeley ran. This is his story
'The Verge’ takes up the question of the Great Divergence, exploring how for a time, the continent grew faster than the rest of the world
US community banks played an instrumental role in keeping small businesses alive
The US withdrawal and Taliban takeover leads to inflation, cash shortages and economic insecurity
Local lenders played an outsized role in dispensing loans to small businesses but must continue to adapt as banking moves online
To value US sovereign debt, think about what it buys
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