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Bitcoin Simply Existing Positively Impacts Monetary Policy: Research

Posted on August 19, 2019 by nbelov

The existence of private decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin has a healthy impact on governments’ fiscal and regulatory policy, a new analysis contends.

The existence of private decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) has a healthy impact on governments’ fiscal and regulatory policy, a new analysis contends.

The argument was put forth in a paper published on Aug. 16 by Max Raskin (NYU School of Law), Fahad Saleh (McGill University) and David Yermack (NYU Stern), entitled “How Do Private Digital Currencies Affect Government Policy?

3 positive impacts of cryptos simply existing

The analysis notes that as regards the global financial system, the question of cryptocurrencies’ influence is not confined to whether or not the majority of the population opts to use them. 

Rather, the authors argue that cryptocurrencies’ very existence has a counterfactual impact in that they function as a check on both fiscal and regulatory policy. 

While cryptocurrencies may not have replaced the dollar, they have three important positive areas of impact on the existing monetary system, the authors note.

First, citizens secure welfare gains from the existence of cryptocurrencies because they offer diversification; moreover, private digital currencies serve as competition for local investment and thus restrain monetary policy, thereby generating lower inflation.

Second, the authors argue that cryptocurrencies encourage local investment and serve as a complement — not as a substitute — for that investment. In offering an alternative to local fiat, they discipline monetary policy — again reducing inflation — leading to higher returns from investment and thus more investment overall.

Third, the government itself gains from permitting the use of cryptocurrencies within the local economy, given that it extracts revenue through taxation and thus benefits from the higher levels of local investment.

Currency crises

Examining two major national fiat currency crises that have erupted since the financial crisis — the Turkish lira and the Argentine peso — the authors further argue that:

“A private digital currency has significant implications for a corrupt emerging market. We define a corrupt emerging market as an economy with high volatility and a government that sets policy based on selfish interests rather than considering the welfare of citizens.” 

As Cointelegraph has previously reported, 20% of the Turkish population was reported to hold cryptocurrencies as of summer 2019.

Last week — as the peso plunged 30% — Bitcoin (BTC) was trading in Argentina at a 4% premium. 

Not only do cryptocurrencies influence the incumbent system, but macroeconomic factors feedback into the crypto sector: recently, the head of global fundamental credit strategy at Deutsche Bank noted that central banks’ dovish policies are positively impacting alternative currencies such as Bitcoin — a view that has been echoed by many.

Source: Cointelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/

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