Demelza Hays

Demelza Hays is a doctorate student in the Department of Economics at the University of Liechtenstein in Europe. Prior to attending the University of Liechtenstein, Demelza completed her Master’s in Economics at the Toulouse School of Economics in Southern France. As a Summer Fellow at the Mises Institute, she investigated if cryptocurrency is compatible with fractional reserve banking. Demelza is also a Frédéric Bastiat Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Fulbright Scholar. Under the auspices of the Fulbright Scholarship, Demelza studied the relationship between weak property rights and economic activity in India at Panjab University. In 2015, Demelza’s essay, Privacy Versus Security: Does a Tradeoff Really Exist? won first place in the 2015 Fraser Institute essay contest.

Articles

Will Cryptos Fulfill Hayek’s Vision of Private, De-Nationalized Money

09/03/2018 Mises Wire Demelza Hays

I do not think that it is an exaggeration to say that history is largely a history of inflation, and usually of inflations engineered by governments and for the gain of governments. - Friedrich August...

De-Homogenizing Cryptocurrencies

12/15/2017 Mises Wire Demelza Hays

For the past month, Bitcoin has reached a new all time high every week. On December 11, Bitcoin reached it’s all time high of over $17,000 per coin. Bitcoin witnessed an impressive 1600% increase in...

Central Banks Are Driving Many to Cryptocurrencies

06/16/2017 Mises Wire Demelza Hays

Two years ago, Bitcoin was considered a fringe technology for libertarians and computer geeks. Now, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum, are gaining mainstream adoption. However...

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Panel: “The Absolute State of Money”

05/24/2022 Tho Bishop Demelza Hays Patrick Newman Peter St. Onge

Recorded in Orlando, Florida, on May 14, 2022.

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