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Policy
Bitcoin
Article 7 and Bitcoin’s Latin American Coup
El Salvador's Bitcoin Law will make BTC a compulsory currency and create costs for everyday taxpayers – hardly an advancement for freedom or free money.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele
By George Selgin
Jun 24, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
BitcoinOpinionGeorge SelginEl SalvadorNayib Bukele
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Markets
Central bank
The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin
The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Aug 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 6, 2020
Central BankPodcastsGeorge SelginThe Breakdown
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Markets
Economics
Two Libertarians, Two Views on Bitcoin's Ability to Disrupt Fiat Money
“Half of the audience here is like, ‘I hope you die in a fire.’”
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 14, 2019 at 4:11 a.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2019
EconomicsCentral BankBitcoinSaifedean-AmmousGeorge SelginFeatures