Matthew Ferranti is a PHD candidate in economics at Harvard University. In this conversation, we talk about a brand new paper that Matthew published titled: "Hedging Sanctions Risk: Cryptocurrency in Central Bank Reserves." We talk about bitcoin, US sanctions, and how central banks around the world use cryptocurrency to hedge the risk of the sanctions.

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#1147 Matthew Ferranti | Harvard Says Bitcoin Is Sanctions Hedge

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#1147 Matthew Ferranti | Harvard Says Bitcoin Is Sanctions Hedge