Ep 48 | How the U.S. can win the digital currency race with Dante Disparte

Digital currency emerged in the late ‘80s as a group of computer programmers set out to protect people’s privacy in the digital world. This was known as the Cypherpunk Movement. David Chaum created DigiCash which utilized Blind Signature technology to guarantee privacy and safe transactions between individuals. In the ‘90s, Wei Dai created B-money, another digital currency, similar to what we know as Bitcoin today. 

Innovation in the digital currency space has been exploding in recent years, from DigiCash to B-money to Bitcoin to Ethereum and now to stablecoins such as USDC, and will only continue to do so. Forward-thinking regulators will be able to harness this innovation for the benefit of their countries, and those that don’t...may be left behind.

In this episode of The Money Movement, Jeremy is joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy at Circle.

👉 [00:00:00] Intro

👉 [00:01:23] The international monetary system

👉 [00:03:36] The global competition for a dominant digital currency

👉 [00:09:10] How the U.S. can win the digital currency race

👉 [00:16:51] The future of open source and private market innovation in the U.S.

👉 [00:20:04] Policies on the nationalization of the technology & infrastructure of government-controlled digital currencies

👉 [00:24:06] Fundamental risks for policymakers in the regulation of digital currencies

👉 [00:28:58] Policy pillars for the growth of digital currency in the U.S.

👉 [00:33:49] The U.S.’s approach to regulating digital currencies, the open internet, and free-market alternatives

If the growth of the global financial sector and the race to the possible possession of power over digital currencies internationally piques your interest, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.

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The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere. The Money Movement explores and chronicles the issues and ideas driving this brave new world of digital money.

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