Cryptocurrencies - A page for skepticism

I'm one of the local skeptics with regards to cryptocurrencies, and in response to student requests, I'm collecting a number of readings that have a skeptical take. I expect the list to grow over time.

My overview of why I am a skeptic (pdf).

General Readings

Submission to the House of Commons - Kaminska & Walker

Crypto Currencies and Central Banking

Journal of Economic Perspectives survey paper

Federal Reserve paper on distributed ledgers

The case for central bank electronic money and the non-case for central bank cryptocurrencies

Shorter Pieces of a Skeptical Bent.

(I don't agree with everything linked to but they have some reasonable points) More coming .

On the usefulness of blockchains

More on the usefulness of blockchains

Broader Financial Commentary

Matt Levine writes a humorous financial column for Bloomberg. This is a link to his twitter feed which has links to his column. He occasionally discusses cryptocurrencies and blockchain issues. Free registration is required.

Alphaville is a blog from the Financial Times that provides a daily take on financial markets and the economy. As part of that, they provide a skeptical and humorous commentary on cryptocurrencies. Free registration is required.

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