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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-29T14:07:40+00:00A Bitcoin Standard: Lessons from the Gold Standard
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This paper imagines a world in which countries are on the Bitcoin standard, a monetary system in which all media of exchange are Bitcoin or are backed by it. The paper explores the similarities and differences between the Bitcoin standard and the gold standard and describes the media of exchange that would exist under the Bitcoin standard.2016-03-31T08:27:25+00:00enA Bitcoin Standard: Lessons from the Gold Standard2016-03-31Digital currencies and fintechExchange ratesFinancial servicesInflation and pricesStaff Working Paper 2016-14https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/swp2016-14.pdfA Bitcoin Standard: Lessons from the Gold StandardWarren E. WeberMarch 2016EE4E41E42E5E58