{"id":1966,"date":"2025-04-24T07:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptosphereinsights.com\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2025-04-24T07:32:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:32:52","slug":"economist-explains-the-two-futures-of-crypto-tyler-cowen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypb.com\/cryptosphereinsights.com\/economist-explains-the-two-futures-of-crypto-tyler-cowen\/","title":{"rendered":"Economist explains the two futures of crypto | Tyler Cowen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <span class=\"vpe_-video-container\"            style=\"max-height: 360px\"    >          <iframe class=\"vpe_-video-player\"    allowfullscreen      src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qm_S91glKZs?autoplay=0&amp;rel=0&amp;iv_load_policy=3\"  ><\/iframe>    <\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>Economist Tyler Cowen confirms there are good reasons to be crypto-skeptical.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\nWatch our playlist Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency bubble or revolution? \u25ba https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV6X7mByZNf1O5as0bgYmP2h<\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrency is truly a new idea, and it&#039;s rare for society to encounter fundamentally new ideas. <\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrency is well positioned to serve a crucial financial and transactional role as a globalized internet grows to include more of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto enthusiasts espouse grand plans that do not sound realistic, while crypto skeptics fail to appreciate the revolutionary nature of the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Read the video transcript \u25ba https:\/\/bigthink.com\/series\/devils-advocate\/crypto-skeptics\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- <\/p>\n<p>About Tyler Cowen:<br \/>\nTyler is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is co-author of the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and co-founder of the online educational platform Marginal Revolution University.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler also writes a column for Bloomberg View, and he has contributed to The Wall Street Journal and Money. In 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek profiled Tyler as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Hottest Economist\u201d after his e-book, The Great Stagnation, appeared twice on The New York Times e-book bestseller list.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor&#039;s degree in economics and earned a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. He also runs a podcast series called Conversations with Tyler. 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