Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. What does this mean in the new era of digital currencies?
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What are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and why are they crucial to the future of global power? A new book explains – and warns the West needs to act now.
Not all digital money is cryptocurrency. Digital money can take the form of card or mobile phone payments, central bank digital currencies and virtual currencies such as Zuck Bucks.
The country became the first to make bitcoin a formal part of its payments system, but whether it’ll catch on is another story.
NFTs don’t even exist in the real world, but the market around them has a big effect on the planet.
Bitcoin is attracting attention from big buyers like Tesla. But don’t be fooled – it’s still a disaster for the climate.
There’s more substance to the surging price of Bitcoin than last time. But there’s still good reason to be cautious about investing in it.
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Assistant Professor - Geography and Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor, Anthropology, University of Victoria
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Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Computer Sciences at Gulf College, Oman, and PhD Candidate in Big Data, AI and Visualisation, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Lecturer in Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University