Competing Currencies and Digital Money: How Hayekian Are Cryptocurrencies?
The Government Monopoly on Money – For a Long Time Unquestioned
“I do not think that it is an exaggeration to say that history is...
Digital currencies’ rise to power: the case study of Brazil, Sweden, and Switzerland
Are digital currencies the wave of the future? Sweden, Switzerland, and Brazil move towards digitalized financial systems, exploring new possibilities of adapting...
Tokenizing the Swiss Franc with Armin Schmid of Swiss Crypto Tokens
“Useful groundwork has already been done in all these areas in Switzerland. But the time for pioneers is over: Switzerland now has...
Bitcoin’s furious plunge to under $9,000 per bitcoin
The price of Bitcoin, by far the biggest player among all cryptocurrencies, fell more than 10% within the last few days. Other...
U.S. Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives: Blessing or Curse?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Inc. and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced plans to launch a cash-settled Bitcoin futures product by the...
The “Plan B” – Model: The Holy Grail of Bitcoin Valuation?
“The high stock-to-flow ratio, the liquidity of the market, and its unique features as a monetary good set gold apart from all...
Crypto Investments at Julius Baer – Tradition meets Innovation
Julius Baer is one of the leading Swiss wealth managers with a focus on personal advice for wealthy private clients. This asset...
Bitcoin vs. Gold – a Fictitious Debate
Since we have been quite involved with the topics of Gold and Bitcoin for several years, we have already held several...
Bubble or Hyperdeflation?
Since December, Bitcoin’s price dropped 69 % from a high of $19,224 to a low of $5,920 in early February. The last time Bitcoin’s price...
Goldman Sachs and Citi Bank Settle Equity Swap on Permissioned Blockchain Axoni
For several years legacy financial
companies have started to integrate blockchain technology in their existing
business model. While digital-native and decentral-native start-ups have been
able...
