Do We Need A “Fedcoin” Cryptocurrency? by William J. Luther, Foundation For Economic Education There’s no good reason for a Fed-managed blockchain In a recent blog post, St. Louis Fed Vice President David Andolfatto suggests that central banks “consider offering digital money services (possibly even a cryptocurrency) at the retail and wholesale level.” His reasoning is straightforward. Bitcoin, he observes, offers a host of benefits, most of which relate to its role as a payment device. It enables individuals to transfer funds more cheaply than traditional payment mechanisms. But it also has shortcomings, the chief of which, Andolfatto claims, is its…
Do We Need A "Fedcoin" Cryptocurrency?
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