Introduction to Bitcoin: FedNow and FedFuture

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Course Introduction

Modern Monetary Policy

Block 1 Overview

Introduction to Money

Sound Money Principles

The Federal Reserve

Global Money, Debt and Inflation

Introduction to Bitcoin

Block 2 Overview

Introducing Cryptography & Bitcoin

Understanding the Proof of Work Consensus Protocol

Securing your Bitcoin from Theft

Bitcoin Economics

Storing and Transacting Bitcoin

Block 3 Overview

Summary of Methods for Bitcoin Storage

Custodial and Exchange Wallets

Non-Custodial Wallets

Hardware Wallets

Multisignature / Shared Wallets

Custody Providers

A journey through the Blockchain

Bitcoin Mining and Securing the Bitcoin Network

Block 4 Overview

What is Bitcoin Mining?

Understanding Bitcoin’s Hash Rate & Difficulty Adjustment

The Bitcoin Mining Industry: History and Growth

Proof of Work (PoW) versus Proof of Stake (PoS)

Bitcoin and the ESG Debate

Valuing the Bitcoin Network

Block 5 Overview

Functions of Money in Modern Society

Various Bitcoin Valuation Methodologies

Diving into On-Chain Metrics

The Nakamoto Portfolio c/o Swan Research

Buying Bitcoin and Related Proxies

Block 6 Overview

Buying on an Exchange

Bitcoin-only Financial Services

The “Grayscale” trade

Futures & Stock Market Proxies

Future Trend: An eventual SPOT Bitcoin ETF?

The Rise of CBDCs

Block 7 Overview

What is a CBDC?

The Argument For and Against CBDCs

FedNow and FedFuture

El Salvador: A Meaningful Test for Bitcoin

Block 8 Overview

El Salvador: A Brief History

The IMF: A Brief History

Clash of the Titans

What Happened? What Comes Next?

Building on Bitcoin

Block 9 Overview

BIPs - Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

The Lightning Network

Projects Building on Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Regulation

Block 10 Overview

A Brief History of Regulation in the United States

Regulatory Bodies and the Howey Test

The SEC’s role in Regulation and Industry Response

Regulatory Legislation: Now and the Future

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Introduction to Bitcoin

FedNow and FedFuture

Block: 7
Transaction: 3
Duration: 01:40
Published: Oct 11th, 2023

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We'll explore FedNow, the Federal Reserve's proposed real-time payments system, and FedFuture, the central bank's initiative to improve and modernize the U.S. payments infrastructure.