As we consider the digital-currency phenomenon that is Bitcoin, bear in mind that there are, broadly speaking, two accounts of the origin and history of money. One is elegant, intuitive and taught in many introductory economics textbooks. The other is true.
The financial economist Charles Goodhart, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, laid out the two views in a 1998 paper, “The Two Concepts of Money: Implications for the Analysis of Optimal Currency Areas.”Bloomberg | The Ticker
Sorry, Libertarians, History Shows Bitcoin Isn't the Future
Matthew Zeitlin
Here's a link to Goodhart's paper, The Two Concepts of Money.
In all seriousness, I am concerned about people who might lose a lot of money in the bubble.
ReplyDeleteI see you have it all ready
ReplyDelete"In all seriousness, I am concerned about people who might lose a lot of money in the bubble."
ReplyDeleteAll seriousness aside, as ye olde saying goes.....
"A fool and his money are soon parted."