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Understanding the Coming Currency Cold War
Will the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin or some combination we can barely imagine today?
Will the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin or some combination we can barely imagine today?
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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This week’s Long Reads Sunday is a reading of “The Currency Cold War: Four Scenarios” by Jeff Wilser – part of CoinDesk’s Internet 2030 series.
In it, Wilsner talks to experts about four scenarios:
- A multi-currency scenario, where exchange is abstracted away via digital wallets
- A China-led scenario
- A U.S.-led scenario
- A bitcoin/non-state currency-led scenario
In addition to reading, NLW gives his take on which scenario is most likely.
See also: Sven Henrich on the Ever-Weakening Economic Cycle
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Note: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of CoinDesk, Inc. or its owners and affiliates.
Nathaniel Whittemore
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.
