Alexander Herborn

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Can the Dollar Survive Both Cryptocurrencies and China?

07/08/2021 Mises Wire Alexander Herborn Gunther Schnabl

In his book Denationalisation of Money, F.A. Hayek argued that governments have never devoted their power to providing proper money over time. They “have refrained from grossly abusing it only when...

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Can the Dollar Survive Both Cryptocurrencies and China?

07/16/2021 Alexander Herborn Gunther Schnabl

The outcome of today's currency race is uncertain. The credibility of the leading fiat currencies has suffered substantially. Their instability has fueled crises and weakened growth, so the demand for an alternative store of value is high.

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