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Niall Ferguson on Why Bitcoin and China Are Winning the Monetary Revolution
The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:38 a.m. Published Dec 6, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
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The well-known economic historian connects the dots between bitcoin and CBDCs in the COVID-19 money era.
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On today’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads Niall Ferguson’s latest Op-Ed for Bloomberg: “Bitcoin Is Winning the COVID-19 Monetary Revolution”
In it, Ferguson argues that bitcoin’s sovereignty and “built-in scarcity in a virtual world characterized by boundless abundance” are driving its adoption.
He also argues that rather than adopt a China-style central bank digital currency, incoming President Joe Biden should look to integrate bitcoin into the U.S. economic system.
See also: $50K BTC in 2021? Bloomberg Analysts Join the ‘Traditional Onslaught’ Driving Bitcoin’s Rally
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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.
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