Tag Archive: Cryptocurrency
Michael Kendall
December 29, 2017
While an increasing cryptocurrency market valuation is indicative of greater acceptance, it does not define its legitimacy as currency. In other words, a currency’s legitimacy is not based on its market valuation but rather on its potential for stability of…
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Michael Kendall
December 10, 2017
Cryptocurrency is money, not a rare artifact of speculative value. Decentralized issuance beyond the control of government or central banks is the essential tenet and attraction of cryptocurrency. The immutable, public ledger blockchain provides the foundation for peer-to-peer commerce in…
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Michael Kendall
November 28, 2017
Money has three roles; a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account. A unit of account is the most important role of money and the least understood. A unit of account is a monetary standard of reference. …
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Michael Kendall
October 6, 2017
The primary utility of any currency is as a unit of account. Its other roles are a store of value and medium of exchange. The unit of account is a monetary standard of measure. It is a reference upon which…
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