{"id":23766,"date":"2017-09-28T12:03:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/?p=23766"},"modified":"2018-12-21T01:57:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:57:28","slug":"drive-cryptocurrencies-really-driving-bus-lynette-zang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/drive-cryptocurrencies-really-driving-bus-lynette-zang\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drive to Cryptocurrencies, Who is Really Driving This Bus, by Lynette Zang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Drive to Cryptocurrencies, Who is Really Driving This Bus, by Lynette Zang\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PChjGysro4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>9-28-17 The Drive to Cryptocurrencies, Who is Really Driving This Bus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The key problem faced by central bankers in their ability to generate inflation. Janet Yellen says she doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand why inflation is not responding the traditional way. OK then, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll tell her. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because, by design, fiat money loses value over time via debt inflation. This inflation is regulated via interest rates and perception management.<\/p>\n<p>Officially, there is only 4 cents in value left out of the original 100 cents since the Federal Reserve took over in 1913. As the dollar has declined, so have interest rates. So here we are at the end of the currency&#8217;s life-cycle and the only place to go now is to attack principal and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where negative interest rates fit in. Thus the push to cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>In 1996 the NSA published a White Paper titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How to Make a Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The white paper\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s index reads like an outline of today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cryptocurrencies. In 1997 First Monday, a peer-review journal on the internet sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago, published \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Smart Contracts: Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public Networks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Which laid out the foundation of today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Smart Contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Urban legend says that Satoshi Nakamoto released bitcoin on January 9, 2009 near the depth of the crisis (QE began in March) claiming to have written the code in 2007. Yet he has remained anonymous and hidden. Is it a coincidence that cryptocurrencies were revealed as the markets were crashing?<\/p>\n<p>There are those that believe cryptocurrencies bypass central banks. But what if they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t? What if they actually support the goals of the established system? What would that mean if everything we earned, owned and spent was controlled by a small group of technocrats?<\/p>\n<p>Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s webinar explores these questions and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slides and Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide1-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide1-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide1-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide1-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide1-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/90-of-the-industrialized-world-right-anchored-by-zirp-2015-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/90-of-the-industrialized-world-right-anchored-by-zirp-2015-2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.stlouisfed.org\/fred2\/series\/CUUR0000SA0R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/research.stlouisfed.org\/fred2\/series\/CUUR0000SA0R<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide2-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide2-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide2-5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide2-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide2-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5d3f0692-9334-11de-b146-00144feabdc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5d3f0692-9334-11de-b146-00144feabdc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/pubs\/ft\/scr\/2016\/cr16355.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/pubs\/ft\/scr\/2016\/cr16355.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide3-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide3-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide3-8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide3-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide3-8-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/WP\/Issues\/2017\/03\/27\/The-Macroeconomics-of-De-Cashing-44768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/WP\/Issues\/2017\/03\/27\/The-Macroeconomics-of-De-Cashing-44768<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide4-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide4-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide4-7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide4-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide4-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/groups.csail.mit.edu\/mac\/classes\/6.805\/articles\/money\/nsamint\/nsamint.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/groups.csail.mit.edu\/mac\/classes\/6.805\/articles\/money\/nsamint\/nsamint.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ojphi.org\/ojs\/index.php\/fm\/article\/view\/548\/469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ojphi.org\/ojs\/index.php\/fm\/article\/view\/548\/469<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide5-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide5-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide5-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide5-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide5-6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/Staff-Discussion-Notes\/Issues\/2016\/12\/31\/Virtual-Currencies-and-Beyond-Initial-Considerations-43618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.imf.org\/en\/Publications\/Staff-Discussion-Notes\/Issues\/2016\/12\/31\/Virtual-Currencies-and-Beyond-Initial-Considerations-43618<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide6-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide6-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide6-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide6-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide6-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1407&amp;context=cjil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/chicagounbound.uchicago.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1407&amp;context=cjil<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide7-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide7-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide7-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide7-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide7-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-bis-report-cryptocurrencies\/too-soon-to-determine-risks-of-central-bank-issued-cryptocurrencies-bis-idUSKCN1BS0OS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-bis-report-cryptocurrencies\/too-soon-to-determine-risks-of-central-bank-issued-cryptocurrencies-bis-idUSKCN1BS0OS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide8-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide8-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide8-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide8-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide8-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bis.org\/publ\/qtrpdf\/r_qt1709f.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide9-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide9-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide9-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide9-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide9-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/btcmanager.com\/ubs-launch-utility-settlement-coin-collaboration-10-financial-institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/btcmanager.com\/ubs-launch-utility-settlement-coin-collaboration-10-financial-institutions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1a962c16-6952-11e6-ae5b-a7cc5dd5a28c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1a962c16-6952-11e6-ae5b-a7cc5dd5a28c<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide10-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide10-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide10-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide10-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide10-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/citi-speaks-state-backed-cryptocurrency-key-blockchain-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/citi-speaks-state-backed-cryptocurrency-key-blockchain-adoption\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newmedialaw.proskauer.com\/2017\/04\/20\/arizona-passes-groundbreaking-blockchain-and-smart-contract-law-state-blockchain-laws-on-the-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/newmedialaw.proskauer.com\/2017\/04\/20\/arizona-passes-groundbreaking-blockchain-and-smart-contract-law-state-blockchain-laws-on-the-rise<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2417\/2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/bill\/HB2417\/2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide11-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide11-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide11-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide11-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide11-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/hyperledger.org\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/hyperledger.org\/members<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Society_for_Worldwide_Interbank_Financial_Telecommunication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Society_for_Worldwide_Interbank_Financial_Telecommunication<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide12-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide12-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide12-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide12-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide12-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rogeraitken\/2017\/07\/26\/accord-projects-consortium-launching-first-legal-smart-contracts-with-hyperledger\/#1235f6b9472c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/rogeraitken\/2017\/07\/26\/accord-projects-consortium-launching-first-legal-smart-contracts-with-hyperledger\/#1235f6b9472c<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide13-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide13-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide13-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide13-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide13-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnews.com\/local-sources-china-bans-travel-by-bitcoin-executives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ethnews.com\/local-sources-china-bans-travel-by-bitcoin-executives<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/09\/19\/chinas-bitcoin-clampdown-is-likely-here-to-stay-analysts-say.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/09\/19\/chinas-bitcoin-clampdown-is-likely-here-to-stay-analysts-say.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/09\/04\/chinese-icos-china-bans-fundraising-through-initial-coin-offerings-report-says.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/09\/04\/chinese-icos-china-bans-fundraising-through-initial-coin-offerings-report-says.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailycoin.org\/2016\/08\/31\/digital-enslavement-central-banks-cryptocurrency-has-arrived\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thedailycoin.org\/2016\/08\/31\/digital-enslavement-central-banks-cryptocurrency-has-arrived<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1a962c16-6952-11e6-ae5b-a7cc5dd5a28c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1a962c16-6952-11e6-ae5b-a7cc5dd5a28c<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide14-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide14-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide14-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide14-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bankinnovation.net\/2017\/09\/the-two-faces-of-cryptocurrency-in-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bankinnovation.net\/2017\/09\/the-two-faces-of-cryptocurrency-in-china\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide15.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide15-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itmtrading_zang\/status\/912534306941104128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/itmtrading_zang\/status\/912534306941104128<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide16.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Slide16-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/historic-quarter-coindesk-launches-q2-state-of-blockchain-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/historic-quarter-coindesk-launches-q2-state-of-blockchain-report\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/wisconsin\/articles\/2017-08-01\/wisconsin-company-holds-chip-party-to-microchip-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/wisconsin\/articles\/2017-08-01\/wisconsin-company-holds-chip-party-to-microchip-workers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9-28-17 The Drive to Cryptocurrencies, Who is Really Driving This Bus The key problem faced by central bankers in their ability 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