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The Global Monetary System: A Winner-Takes-All for the Dollar and Maybe Bitcoin
The global monetary system operates around the dollar, making it a winner-take-all situation, with all other currencies being considered as "dollar plus country risk." The rise of digital currencies may bring about similar circumstances.
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The global monetary system revolves around the dollar, with other currencies having the added risk of their respective countries.
2:19:07 - 2:21:18 (02:11)
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The global monetary system revolves around the dollar, with other currencies having the added risk of their respective countries. Bitcoin may soon dominate the digital currency market in a winner-take-all scenario.
ChapterThe Global Monetary System: A Winner-Takes-All for the Dollar and Maybe Bitcoin
Episode#284 – Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The current monetary system is flawed as it relies on credit and a political system with fiat, however, the emergence of a new gold standard may be exaggerated as reports of the death of the dollar are not necessarily true.
2:21:18 - 2:24:44 (03:25)
Summary
The current monetary system is flawed as it relies on credit and a political system with fiat, however, the emergence of a new gold standard may be exaggerated as reports of the death of the dollar are not necessarily true.