Grumpy Economist: Inflation Confusion
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Push Towards Anti-Money Laundering and Government-Mandated Surveillance

The FATF is one of the most successful non-democratic regulatory bodies in the world. Their “recommendations” are enforced as laws to combat money laundering. Yet, the results are a spectacular failure.

Milei puede apoyar la banca libre, o puede insistir en un sistema de reservas del 100%. No puede hacer ambas cosas.

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In Zimbabwe’s curb market for USD, “there are no onerous KYC terms.” By contrast the banks are required by govt to “demand an explanation of sorts from those who have ZWL$100,000 or more in their accounts.” Note: ZWL$100,000 < US$3.

New issue of Econ Journal Watch here: econjwatch.org/issues/volume-…

In an interview last month [cenital.com/un-experimento…], Javier Milei said the following about dollarization. Does anyone know more about the plan to 'create an anti-run bank'? What does that mean?

Free trade champion Scott Lincicome looks to defeat one of the two fathers of contemporary free-banking theory Lawrence H. White.

UCLA-school price theorist Brian Albrecht takes on free-banking legend Lawrence H. White in what should be an exciting second-round matchup.

In which yours truly and Lawrence H. White play bit parts: yahoo.com/news/1990s-lib…

Nathan C. Perry 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝕁. 𝕃𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 Japple ₿radley Rettler The Little Bitcoin Book @LynAldenContact Money Book Hat Trick is best of all:

1. Broken Money (@LynAldenContact
2. Better Money (@lawrencehwhite1)
3. Resistance Money (with ₿radley Rettler and Craig Warmke)

SatoshiSteve Enjoy. amazon.com/Better-Money-G…

Should the market or the state provide digital payment media? Is there a good rationale for CBDCs, given private alternatives? My recent presentation to the IIMR. 50 minutes including Q&A.
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UCLA price theory is alive and well with Thomas Savidge and Louis Rouanet.
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We show that if we make an effort to reconstruct the CPI of Okun’s era—which would have had inflation peak last year around 18%, we are able to explain 70% of the gap in consumer sentiment we saw last year. 8/N

The market steps up to provide paper currency when you let it.

I am proud to be listed among the proponents of dollarization for Argentina.

Does Argentina’s Milei Fear Dollarization? by MaryAnastasiaO'Grady wsj.com/articles/does-… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

Last week, under the auspices of the Federalist Society, I summarized my book _Better Money_, got knowledgeable prepared comments from Alexandra Harrison Gaiser and Bert Ely about bitcoin and banking, and we had a lively discussion. Here's the video: youtube.com/watch?v=g7vI95…

Congratulations to Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué for making the top 10!
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