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By Steven Anderson
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Cryptocurrencies are attracting a lot of attention because they are promising to replace trusted long-standing institutions.
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If we need to look beyond the hype, we need to see if cryptocurrencies will be able to play any role as a money without trusted institutions by way of the blockchain technology…
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Crypto enthusiasts keep repeatedly pointing to historical events like episodes of monetary instability and stories of failed currencies.
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Money is about trust and stability of value. It coordinates transactions. Money should be able to scale providing for the fluctuating demand for money when there is…
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Financial institutions who feel threatened by the coming of cryptocurrencies have been discussing about the “economic limitations” which is inherent in the process of…
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In a decentralized network, if trust should be maintained, majority of the node operators should be honest, the supply should be determined by the protocol, and every user should…
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There is also a reported risk of a particular cryptocurrency completely stopping to function and therefore causing issues related to finality of individual payments.
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However, majority of them agree that the technology will be able to simplify the administrative process of settling financial settlements; however, this also requires more testing.
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History has shown several attempts of creating new and private moneys. All of these are happening in an attempt to come up with a better money type than what we already have.
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