You've probably heard the buzz words:- cryptocurrency- central bank digital currencies, CBDCs- stable coins- digital wallets- e-cashWhat's it all about? Is there anything to the hype, or to the alarm? Law professor, Rohan Grey, takes a well-honed MMT machete to some of the confusion that has sprung up around these new money-like technologies, and he clears the way for us to make informed decisions about the kind of society we want to live in. Show Notes Modern Money Network (organisation)"We keep two critical questions in mind:What is money?How does money work?”Cloud Money (book) by Brett ScottBitcoin, ether, dogecoin – Chalmers says the future may be crypto (news article)Shane Wright, December 28, 2024Crypto tip-toe: Jim Chalmers suddenly looking a tad desperate (news article)Michael West, Dec 29, 2024 Theme MusicPleading Ignorance, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck Additional AudioToo Many Things, by Ed Kuepper, from the album StarstruckMoney by Pink Floyd, from the album The Dark Side of the Moon