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monetary conference, unconventional monetary policy, Federal Reserve, Cato Institute
Events, Financial Markets, The Fed & Central Banks

Monetary Policy Ten Years After the Crisis: A Conference Recap

Tyler Whirty/November 30, 2018December 1, 2018 /1 Comment

Founded by Cato’s vice president for monetary studies James A. Dorn in 1983, the Cato Institute’s Annual Monetary Conference has kept the monetary policy conversation alive in Washington, DC, for nearly four decades — even at times when a calcified consensus made the topic seem unimportant. The…

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bitcoin, financial privacy, payments systems, private money, Satoshi Nakamoto
Digital Money, Events, Financial Innovation

Bitcoin After 10 Years

Larry White/October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 /1 Comment

The end of this month (31 October 2018) will mark the 10th anniversary of the online posting of the now-famous white paper by “Satoshi Nakamoto” outlining the concept of “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” This is an opportune occasion to compare what Bitcoin has achieved with…

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Fintech, cato events, fintech unbound, payments, cryptocurrencies, banking
Events, Financial Innovation, News

Fintech Unbound: A San Francisco Summit

Tyler Whirty/September 26, 2018September 25, 2018 /1 Comment

There is a fundamental shift taking place in the financial services industry as technology is enabling startups and incumbents alike to lower the cost of banking and investing, provide more widespread access to financial services, and increase the efficiency of our capital markets. However, with this innovation…

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monetary economics, monetary history, monetary policy, Federal Reserve, Alternative Money University
Economic History, Events, The Fed & Central Banks

Wanted: Students of Monetary Economics

Tyler Whirty/January 9, 2018January 24, 2018 /3 Comments

The Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural offering of Alternative Money University — a 3-day academic workshop for students interested in monetary economics. A decade since the disruptive 2008 financial crisis, it is more important than ever for…

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hobby horse, testimony, ioer, Federal Reserve, reserves, excess reserves
Events, Money & Politics, The Fed & Central Banks

Our Unhinged Fed

George Selgin/July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 /59 Comments

If you haven't seen much of me on these pages lately, that's because I've spent most of the last few weeks feeding and grooming my favorite hobby horse: that's right, the Fed's policy of encouraging banks to hoard reserves by paying above-market rates on their Fed reserve…

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Welcome to Alt-M, a community devoted to exploring and promoting ideas for an alternative monetary future. Our goal is to reveal the shortcomings of today’s centralized, bureaucratic, and discretionary monetary arrangements, and to bring serious consideration of real alternatives to the center stage of current monetary and financial reform debates.

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