“The Potential and the Perils of Cryptocurrencies"

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

Speakers:

Susan Athey, Professor of Economics and The Economics of Technology Professor, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; winner of John Bates Clark Medal, 2007 

Daniel Heller, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute; formerly Director of Financial Stability, Swiss National Bank

Moderator: Francois Velde, Senior Economist and Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago  

This webinar is intended to provide a timely look at fast-moving developments in cryptocurrencies, including:

• the implications of Bitcoin for financial stability,
• the initiation of a Bitcoin futures market,
• the role(s) that cryptocurrencies might eventually play in financial transactions and other contracts
• the regulatory policy implications of cryptocurrencies, and
• strengths and weaknesses of the underlying technologies.