Dan Awrey is a professor of Law at Cornell University and the author of the new book Beyond Banks: Technology, Regulation, and the Future of Money. Dan returns to the show to discuss his new book, the shadow monetary system, the case for markets to correct this problem, Gresham's new law, his proposals for fixing the payments system, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week's episode, now with links.
Recorded on January 13th, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:16 - Beyond Banks
00:16:04 - Shadow Monetary System
00:26:07 - Can't Markets Solve Payment Problems?
00:28:16 - Gresham's New Law
00:40:27 - Dan's Proposal for Money and Payments
00:55:51 - Outro
