What's Next: Money (Virtual)
  • Archived

What's Next: Money (Virtual)

About the Event:

Money has been the medium of exchange for thousands of years, but what it looks like and how it functions has changed enormously over time. Our current moment is no exception, with the spectre of a cashless society growing every day alongside the increasingly volatile impact of cryptocurrencies like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Join a group of historians, scholars, and leaders in cryptocurrencies to learn about the complex role currency plays in our society, how our relationship to money continues to evolve, and what new forms money might take in the future.

Amber Baldet

Amber Baldet

Amber Baldet is cofounder and CEO of Clovyr, a company making decentralized applications more accessible. Appearing o...

Read More
Bill Maurer

Bill Maurer

Bill Maurer, Ph.D., is dean of the School of Social Sciences and professor of anthropology; criminology, law and soci...

Read More
Wailin Wong

Wailin Wong

Wailin Wong is a long-time business and economics journalist who's reported from a Chilean mountaintop, an embal...

Read More

[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a graphic of a Bitcoin on a hundred dollar bill. The bitcoin is shaped like a circle with the letter “B” in the middle of the gold coin. The hundred dollar bill is a green-grey color with an illustration of Benjamin Franklin on the right side. Image credit: Unsplash]