About
Digital Currency Center
Welcome to the Digital Currency Center, a new initiative launched by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania. This new center explores the scope of our ongoing research on digital currency and opens the door to the many opportunities for economists, policymakers, and the public to examine the emerging and evolving area of digital currency.
About
The Digital Currency Center builds on the Philadelphia Fed’s expertise as a thought leader. This designated hub will not only educate other researchers about our cutting-edge work on digital currency, but it will also pave the way for more cooperation and collaboration between our researchers and others in academia and government. This one-stop shop provides insights into digital currency’s effect on the broader economy, profiles of our key experts, and a collection of featured resources, including information about our research as well as our annual Digital Currency conferences and links to the papers and slide presentations from those events. The hub will be updated regularly with the latest research, news, trends, and information on the digital currency landscape.
Latest Publications
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Working Paper
Beneath the Crypto Currents: The Hidden Effect of Crypto “Whales”
August 2024
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Article
Making Sense of Decentralized Finance
Q1 2024
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Article
Q&A with Daniel Sanches on Digital Currency: The Other Side of the Coin
31 July ’23
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Article
New Moneys in the Digital Era
Q2 2023
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Working Paper
Blockchain Economics
May 2022
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Working Paper
Should Central Banks Issue Digital Currency?
November 2021
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Article
Central Bank Digital Currency: Is It a Good Idea?
Q2 2020
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Working Paper
Central Bank Digital Currency: Central Banking for All?
June 2020
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Article
Bitcoin vs. the Buck: Is Currency Competition a Good Thing?
Q2 2018
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Working Paper
On the Economics of Digital Currencies
February 2018
More Information
The Philadelphia Digital Currencies Conference series brings together academics and policymakers to present and discuss recent works on the economics of digital currencies and their policy implications. Conference agendas and summaries are available from programs run in 2020, 2021, and 2023.
Download the Conference Materials (.zip)
This presentation, originally delivered to the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, focuses on the design of blockchain-based record-keeping systems — one of a broad range of topics related to digital currency that we will explore.
Download the Presentation
Featured Experts
Senior Economist
Economic Advisor and Economist