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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?

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:01 a.m. Published Sep 27, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
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Will the future of currency be led by the U.S., China, Bitcoin or some combination we can barely imagine today?

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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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