Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies) Phuah Eng Chye (6 November 2021) Digital currencies are part of a broad information revolution that is disrupting how activities are organised. Traditional intermediaries, platforms and start-ups alike are jostling to establish a foothold in the fast-growing cryptocurrency industry. But at the moment they … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 11: The future of cryptocurrencies)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation) Phuah Eng Chye (23 October 2021) We have moved from the electronic to the digitalisation phase of a cashless society. The electronic phase mainly converted physical currency into electronic forms and usage. The digitalisation phase will take it up one step further by linking currency with … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 10: CBDC implementation)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies) Phuah Eng Chye (9 October 2021) Early versions of the future of money[1] visualised electronic rather than digital applications of currencies in a largely physical world. Perhaps, it could be said that the concept of digital currencies was formalised in “the early 1980s … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 9: Information perspectives on digital currencies)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war) Phuah Eng Chye (25 September 2021) Information disruption will be a major factor affecting outcomes in the currency war. Changes in the information properties of currencies through digitalisation opens up new possibilities and will affect the competitive positioning of … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 8: Sovereign digital currencies and networks in the currency war)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 7: Currency wargame scenarios)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 7: Currency wargame scenarios) Phuah Eng Chye (11 September 2021) The greenback’s dominance has likely peaked. Too many factors are working against the USD and downside risks are growing. But it is unlikely there will be a clear victor in the forthcoming currency war either with the consensus view … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 7: Currency wargame scenarios)”

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Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 6: The forthcoming currency war)

Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 6: The forthcoming currency war) Phuah Eng Chye (28 August 2021) In the US-China confrontation, one of the developing battlefields is in currency. No other currency, perhaps gold is the closest, has been able to match the universal acceptance achieved by the USD. But is the era of USD … “Global reset – Monetary decoupling (Part 6: The forthcoming currency war)”

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