BREAKDOWN: The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin

BREAKDOWN: The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin

The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief: Better news in the jobless claims this week A new bitcoin adoption cycle? Checking on Lebanon Our main conversation is with Dr. George Selgin. Dr. Selgin is a Senior Fellow and director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives as well as Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Georgia. In this eye-opening conversation, he and NLW go deep on the history, present and future of central banks, including: Why the Scottish and Canadian banking systems in the 19th century show that central banks aren’t a prerequisite for stability Why the U.S. “free banking” system wasn’t free at all Why the instability in the late 19th century U.S. banking system was caused by regulation, not the lack of a Federal Reserve Why the Fed’s first decades were a disaster Why the Fed gets more power when it underperforms The problems with the Fed’s response to 2008 What lessons the Fed could have learned (but didn’t) between the Great Financial Crisis and COVID-19 Find our guest online: Website: Alt-M.org Twitter: @GeorgeSelgin See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jaksot(3951)

Invesco Takes Over Superstate’s $900M Fund; Franklin Crypto in Focus

Invesco Takes Over Superstate’s $900M Fund; Franklin Crypto in Focus

Why is Wall Street betting on crypto? On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by 250 Digital Asset Management CEO Chris Perkins to discu...

6 Huhti 28min

Lawmakers Outraged Over "Disgusting" War Bets on Polymarket | CoinDesk Daily

Lawmakers Outraged Over "Disgusting" War Bets on Polymarket | CoinDesk Daily

Polymarket faces political backlash over contract tied to rescuing U.S. soldiers in Iran. Polymarket removed a betting market on the rescue of U.S. service members in Iran after lawmakers criticized ...

6 Huhti 3min

Blockspace: MARA’s 15% Layoffs, CleanSpark’s Bitcoin Bond, Google’s Quantum Computing Bitcoin Break

Blockspace: MARA’s 15% Layoffs, CleanSpark’s Bitcoin Bond, Google’s Quantum Computing Bitcoin Break

On today’s Blockspace Live, Alex Pruden joins us to discuss Google’s latest quantum computing paper, and we unpack MARA’s 15% headcount reduction. Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices incr...

4 Huhti 1h 24min

Market Structure Bill Delayed as Crypto, Banks Meet Lawmakers | CoinDesk Daily

Market Structure Bill Delayed as Crypto, Banks Meet Lawmakers | CoinDesk Daily

Market structure bill delayed again as the fight over stablecoin yield continues. Crypto and banking leaders are meeting with legislative staffers to hash out the future of U.S. stablecoins. The mark...

3 Huhti 2min

JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs Eye Prediction Markets | CoinDesk Daily

JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs Eye Prediction Markets | CoinDesk Daily

Will Wall Street giants tap into the prediction market? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is considering entering prediction markets and Goldman Sachs has expressed similar ambitions. Woul...

2 Huhti 2min

Wallet in Telegram Introduces Perps Inside Messaging App

Wallet in Telegram Introduces Perps Inside Messaging App

Trading in Telegram with Wallet in Telegram's Chief Strategy Officer. Halil Mirakhmed, CSO of Wallet in Telegram, joins CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie to discuss the platform’s new perpetual futures pro...

2 Huhti 8min

Blockspace: Google's Quantum Bitcoin, Fold credit card, and Bitcoin Volatility Index

Blockspace: Google's Quantum Bitcoin, Fold credit card, and Bitcoin Volatility Index

Google's new quantum paper shakes the blockchain world. We discuss the threat with experts, explore Fold’s new Bitcoin credit card, analyze Nokia’s $166M financial loss, and dive into Bitcoin volatili...

2 Huhti 1h 20min

Why Jack Dorsey Thinks AI Will Replace Middle Managers | CoinDesk Daily

Why Jack Dorsey Thinks AI Will Replace Middle Managers | CoinDesk Daily

Jack Dorsey says middle managers will be replaced by AI. Block CEO Jack Dorsey argues that his company's decision to cut approximately 40% employees was not a cost reduction but a permanent restructu...

1 Huhti 2min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
rss-pinnalla
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
aihe
rss-podme-livebox
tervo-halme
rss-asiastudio
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
otetaan-yhdet
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
the-ulkopolitist
rss-mina-ukkola
rss-50100-podcast
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-tekkipodi