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Thorsten Polleit presenting “Über das Bestreben Bargeld abzuschaffen und digitales Zentralbankgeld einzuführen. Eine kritische Bewertung” during XVI. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference at the University of Liechtenstein Vaduz: May 20, 2022 The theme of the Conference in 2022 was the following: On the Morality of the State and the State of Political Morals (Über die Hybris […]

Prof. Pedro Schwartz of CATO Institute – speaking at XVI. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference. University of Liechtenstein Vaduz: May 20, 2022. Find more materials here -> https://ecaef.org/conferences/gottfried-von-haberler-conference-2020/

Ralph Malisch wrote this excellent piece summarizing the XVII Gottfried von Haberler Conference in Smart Investor. For all who missed the opportunity to attend our key event this year, we republish the material. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) were the main focus of the discussions in 2023.

This video is a recording of Nicolás Cachanoskys’s presentation at the XVII Gottfried von Haberler Conference in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on May 12, 2023. Nicolás Cachanosky is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Free Enterprise at the University of Texas at El Paso. Check the program and other guests’ topics here: […]

The difference between Central Bank Digital Currencies and cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin, in particular, is explained by the former’s very name. As opposed to Bitcoin’s intended privacy and decentralization, a CBDC is designed to be subject to Government surveillance and is issued by a central authority. It is, therefore, an anti-Bitcoin.