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The rise of dollar-backed stablecoins has brought both domestic and international financial systems into question. Through clear and illustrative examples, this lecture introduces new technologies (like blockchain, multilateral algorithms, and encryption) and explores the potential for an international platform which supports multi-currency exchange and contracting.
Lecturer
Robert TOWNSEND (Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo; Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Commentator
UEDA Kenichi
(Director, Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF); Professor, Graduate School of Economics and the Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
OSHIMA Marie (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:00 Lecture
34:57 Comment
49:05 Q&A
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The rise of dollar-backed stablecoins has brought both domestic and international financial systems into question. Through clear and illustrative examples, this lecture introduces new technologies (like blockchain, multilateral algorithms, and encryption) and explores the potential for an international platform which supports multi-currency exchange and contracting.
Lecturer
Robert TOWNSEND (Invited Professor, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo; Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Commentator
UEDA Kenichi
(Director, Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF); Professor, Graduate School of Economics and the Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
OSHIMA Marie (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:00 Lecture
34:57 Comment
49:05 Q&A
---------------------------------------------------------------
Tokyo College invites leading researchers and intellectuals from around the globe to come together and engage in open discussions about the future of society.
・Subscribe to Mail Magazine 【メールマガジン登録】
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・Tokyo College Website 【東京カレッジウェブサイト】
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・東京カレッジへの寄付はこちらから。寄付者限定イベント等も予定しています。
utf.u-tokyo.ac.jp/project/pjt138
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