![What is money?
Money is memory
Narayana R. Kocherlakota, 1996
The unique quality of money is “The ability to buy”
salability, liquidity, moneyness…
For something to be money it must be as […] as possible.
Scarce
Durable
Portable
Divisible
Identifiable
Uniform
Focusing on the three functions (unit of account, medium of exchange, store of value) is a
distraction
1. It’s a result rather than a cause
2. The functions are separable
Technology changes how
different “objects” satisfice
these criteria](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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- 1. Money on the blockchain The future of finance?
- 2. What is money? Money is memory Narayana R. Kocherlakota, 1996 The unique quality of money is “The ability to buy” salability, liquidity, moneyness… For something to be money it must be as […] as possible. Scarce Durable Portable Divisible Identifiable Uniform Focusing on the three functions (unit of account, medium of exchange, store of value) is a distraction 1. It’s a result rather than a cause 2. The functions are separable Technology changes how different “objects” satisfice these criteria
- 3. Who can create money? “No one” Private companies Governments Commodity money Credit money Fiat money
- 4. Who ends up creating money is determined by power structures and technology Commodity money is inherently decentralized and independent of centralized power Central banks derive their power from the need for final settlement in a credit money based payment system and depend on centralized power
- 5. The dollar and power – a short history 1914 1933 1971 ?
- 6. Blockchain?
- 7. What is blockchain? A blockchain is an append only log (strictly speaking) There are 4 types of blockchain-based networks
- 8. Money + Blockchain = Memory + Logging =
- 9. What are the benefits of different blochchains?
- 10. What is the point of a permissioned blockchain network? Shared infrastructure and interoperability And no need for the clearing house But nothing new
- 11. Consortium based (creationistic) mega-projects tend to fail A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. #3
- 12. Permissioned blockchains Open blockchainsVS
- 13. It’s open, not blockchain, that is new Permissionless innovation Exchange of value without middlemen
- 14. Competition between centralized systems leads to monopoly Competition atop of open systems leads to diversity #2
- 15. How does money get on the blockchain?
- 16. Bitcoin How? What? • Commodity money • Decentralized • Use a Public and Permissionless blockchain Can replace the correspondent banking system Bitcoin is born on the blockchain as a “minable” digital commodity money
- 17. Efficient cross boarder payments
- 18. Bitcoin can be leveraged as a shared and open infrastructure, making payment services interoperable
- 19. Streaming of money removes the need for a middleman
- 20. 1: Deposit money to a smart contract DAI (Maker DAO) How? What? • Credit money (controlled by a DAO!) • Decentralized • Use a Public and Permissionless blockchain Fast growth and relatively stable peg 2: Take out a dollar denominated loan 3: Repay the loan 0 20 000 000 40 000 000 60 000 000 80 000 000 100 000 000 120 000 000 des.17 mar.18 jun.18 sep.18 des.18 mar.19 jun.19 sep.19 Circulating supply 0,9 0,95 1 1,05 1,1 des.17 mar.18 jun.18 sep.18 des.18 mar.19 jun.19 sep.19 USD/DAI
- 21. DAI is increasingly being used for real transactions not just decentralized leverage
- 22. Abra How? What? • Synthetic fiat/credit money (CFD settled in BTC) • Centralized • Use a Public and Permissionless blockchain 1. The User lock in the asset value (e.g. 200 USD) 2. Abra varies the amount of BTC to match the asset value
- 23. With Abra, anyone in the world can hold «any asset» as long as they are not US citizens
- 24. USDt, USDc, Paxos… How What? • Tokenized credit money • Centralized • Use a Public and Permissionless Blockchain
- 25. How is USDt being used?
- 26. JP Morgan coin How? What? • Credit money • Centralized • Use a Private and Permissionled blockchain (Quorum) Currently in development
- 27. Libra How What? • Fiat money (collateralized) • Centralized • Use a Private and Permissionled (Libra Blockchain) Libra coin Libra Reserve Backing assets Asset Yield Libra Investment Token Government securities Bank deposits Other low-risk assets Libra Association Libra/Facebook as the government
- 28. The potential of Libra: The official story The real story
- 29. «China-coin» How? What? • Fiat money • Centralized • Private Permissionled China has had a version of CBDC for a while ?
- 30. “It may not be wise to dismiss virtual currencies” “citizens may one day prefer virtual currencies, since they potentially offer the same cost and convenience as cash— no settlement risks, no clearing delays, no central registration, no intermediary to check accounts and identities.” “virtual currencies might just give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money”