{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"23. What is the future of money? Part 1","description":"As one of our guests observed, we\u2019re soon \u201cgoing to have lots of different kinds of money. And the technological limitation of the past\u2014 which is, I only had five slots in my wallet, and I couldn't carry around 30 million different currencies\u2014 is about to vanish. My mobile phone is perfectly capable of managing 30 million different currencies.\u201d &amp;nbsp; This is the first part of our two-episode conversation in which we explore how money\u2014and the monetary system\u2014is evolving. &amp;nbsp; In this episode, Paul Amery, Dave Birch, and Brett Scott join us to discuss: &amp;nbsp; - Money as a form of memory\u2014or a system of accounting &amp;nbsp; - Why the current monetary system may be ripe for change &amp;nbsp; - The evolution of money\u2014and the role of states and the banking sector &amp;nbsp; - Impact of digital technologies on innovation and the future of money &amp;nbsp; Paul Avery is a financial journalist, editor, and public speaker. He is the editor of New Money Review. &amp;nbsp; Dave Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. The author of many books, newest is  The Currency Cold War: Cash and Cryptography, Hash Rates and Hegemony. &amp;nbsp; Brett Scott is a journalist, campaigner, former broker, and the author of  The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money. ","author_name":"Building Bridges","author_url":"https:\/\/www.skybridge.associates\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14657663\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/14657663"}