About this episode

The episode discusses the inclusivity of the future of money, particularly in relation to cryptocurrency.

In this episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott talks to Sumedha Deshmukh and Bruno Biais about whether the future of money can be truly inclusive. They explore the promise and limits of cryptocurrency, asking whether it offers a genuine alternative to existing financial systems or risks reproducing the same forms of exclusion, volatility and mistrust. The conversation examines why crypto may be useful in places where monetary and banking institutions are weak, but also why it ca...

People in this episode

Host: Richard Westcott

Guests: Sumedha Deshmukh, Bruno Biais

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency
• financial systems
• inclusivity
• exclusion
• volatility
• mistrust

Keywords

• future of money
• cryptocurrency
• financial inclusion
• exclusion
• volatility
• banking institutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bennett School of Public Policy, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse

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