Bank of Big Brother: Exploring a National Digital Currency Future

Joe Selvaggi talks with financial privacy and digital currency expert Nicholas Anthony of CATO Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives about the potential benefits and risks were the U.S. to adopt a national digital currency.

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Nicholas Anthony is a policy analyst in the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and a fellow at the Human Rights Foundation. Anthony’s research covers a wide range of topics within the field of monetary and financial economics, including financial privacy, cryptocurrencies, and the use of money in society. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Business Insider, the American Institute for Economic Research, and others. Originally from Baltimore, Anthony received a BS in economics and business administration from Towson University and an MA in economics from George Mason University.

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