There is a new piece on substack that looks at the issue of privacy and anonymity. TL:DR; Cash and electronic cash are not the same thing at all.
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Cities and currencies
Ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin recently wrote that while many national governments are “inefficient and slow-moving” in adjusting to changes in the needs of populations (and, I might add, environments), cities and states have the potential to deliver much more flexible and dynamic responses. Vitalik focused in particular on cities, observing that there are great cultural …
Mentioned in Dispaches
Alan W. Brown, Professor in Digital Economy at the University of Exeter Business School, has written a very kind review of this book in his newsletter. His masterful storytelling of the history of money reveals a great deal about what society values, how people exchange value, and why these matter in a digital economy. Dave …
One of the Best!
The website Biblio-Fiend have listed their nine best books about the future of money and I cannot help but be a little flattered to find out that this book is one of them! Here’s the full list: The Currency Cold War by D. Birch (LPP:2020). Blockchain Bubble or Revolution by N. Mehta, A. Agasha & P. Detroja (Paravane: 2019). The Future …
Table of Contents
Here’s the full table of contents for the revised paperback edition of Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin. Part IThe Past: Money That We Understand Chapter 1, Money is a technology Chapter 2, 1066 and all that Chapter 3, Money and markets Chapter 4, Crises and progress Part IIThe Present: Money That We Think We Understand Chapter 5, Goodbye Pony Express Chapter …
Revised Paperback Edition Out
The revised paperback edition of “Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin: From money we understand to money that understands us” was published by London Publishing Partnership in 2019. This paperback edition has been revised and includes an and extended final chaper (on “smart money’) in response to a few requests from readers.