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Jul 7

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Luis Garicano on the Future of Digital M...

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About this episode

Luis Garicano is a former member of the European Parliament and a professor at the London School of Economics. In Luis’s first appearance on the show he discusses his new book, Crisis Cycle: Challenges, Evolution, and the future of the Euro, the ever-changing landscape of digital money, his suggested reforms to the Euro, and much more.

Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.

Recorded on June 18th, 2025

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:55 - Future of Money

00:08:46 - Bank Regulation

00:12:51 - Stablecoins

00:23:35 - Crisis Cycle

00:56:05 - Outro

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