SOB #487 If Facebook Can't Run A Global Currency, Who Could?

A look at global currency, institutional trust, activist monetary policy and all that comes with it.A recent letter addressed to the social media giant from five democratic senators laid it out clearly; There's simply no way Meta (formerly Facebook) will be allowed, much less trusted, to run a supra-national stablecoin. It's a stance many agree with but it brings up a larger and much more controversial question. If one of the biggest, most successful consumer-facing companies in the world can't do it, who could?Join hosts Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Andreas M. Antonopoulos for this wide-ranging conversation as they dig into the thorny issues of power, currency, trust and monetary policy.Have any questions or comments? Send us an email at adam@speakingofbitcoin.showPrefer the podcast version? Subscribe for free:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bitcoin/id1463398832?uo=4Direct RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/b421fd4/podcast/rssSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2u3oXWilTSFmZ034vQeUGqGoogle: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iNDIxZmQ0L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNzOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes640581455/the-lets-talk-bitcoin-networkStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/lets-talk-bitcoin-2Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/lets-talk-bitcoin-8jOrdvPocketCasts: https://pca.st/DU8VPodbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/sjaeb-91e5b/Let%27s-Talk-Bitcoin%21-PodcastToday’s show featured Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Jonathan Mohan, Stephanie Murphy and Adam B. Levine, with editing by Adam B. Levine and music by Gurtybeats.com. Our episode art is a photograph by Annie Spratt/Unsplash modified by Speaking of BitcoinAny questions or comments? Send us an email at adam@speakingofbitcoin.show