Aleh Tsyvinski Lecture “The Economics of Cryptocurrencies“

Cryptocurrencies are a new phenomenon in economics and finance. Academic lecture aims to explore what cryptocurrencies represent using the tools of asset pricing. Are they a new form of currency, a new commodity, a stake in the future of blockchain technology? What drives the prices of cryptocurrencies? Can cryptocurrency movements be predicted? Presentation: About the Speaker Aleh Tsyvinski - NES Visiting Professor, Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University and works as a Research Associate at NBER.