Second Blockchain Research at ETH Zurich meetup on Thu, 24.05.2018
Our external guest will be Saifedean Ammous who recently published the book "The Bitcoin Standard".
Program
18:00 WELCOME – Marcus M. Dapp, COSS/FuturICT2
18:05 TALK – The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (Saifedean H. Ammous)
external page Saifedean H. Ammous an Economist at the Lebanese American University & Center for Capitalism and Society at Columbia University.
In his talk, Saifedean Ammous analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin — an autonomous and decentralized peer-to-peer payment software — its economic properties, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. In particular, he addresses the question whether Bitcoin, and its automated and perfectly predictable monetary policy, can provide a decentralized alternative to the central banking system. His book "The Bitcoin Standard" was recently published.
19:00 RESPONSE & DISCUSSION – Tobias Huber and Richard Senner, Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks, ETHZ
19:25 CLOSING – Marcus M. Dapp, COSS
19:30 APERO – Sponsored by the COSS group & external page futurICT2 project.
More information and a doodle to register for the apéro can be found on the organizer's website: COSS Webseite
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