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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.

Professor George Selgin, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, delivered a presentation titled “Forward to the Past? Hayek, Free Banking, and the Cryptocurrency Revolution” at the XVII Gottfried von Haberler Conference.

Peter A. Fischer from NZZ is interviewing Prof. George Selgin, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, who delivered a captivating presentation titled “Forward to the Past? Hayek, Free Banking, and the Cryptocurrency Revolution” at the XVII GvHaberler Conference on May 12th, 2023 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

In this captivating interview, Peter A. Fischer from NZZ sits down with renowned economist Professor Lawrence H. White to delve into the possibilities of gold and Bitcoin as alternatives to fiat money. The interview took place on May 13th, 2023 at Gottfried von Haberler Conference in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

In this video, renowned economist Lawrence H. White takes the stage at the 2023 Gottfried von Haberler conference in Vaduz to discuss “Gold or Bitcoin as Alternatives to Fiat Money, sharing insights from his newly released book, “Better Money.”