The Battle for the Future of Money, feat. Lawrence Summers, CZ, Michelle Phan, the Winklevoss brothers, The Chainsmokers and more. [Money Reimagined Episode 4]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the economic dimension of the COVID-19 crisis comes into clearer view, what have we learned about the battle for the future of money? Does the dollar reign supreme? Are within-the-system competitors like the euro or China’s digital yuan gaining ground? Does an outside the system alternative like bitcoin stand a chance? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the last month, the “Money Reimagined” series has looked at the battle for the future of money. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 1 focused on the dollar and why it is simultaneously stronger and more set up to fail than ever before. </span></p> <p><strong><em>Catch up:</em></strong> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/why-the-dollar-has-never-been-stronger-or-more-set-up-to-fail"> <strong><em>Why the Dollar Has Never Been Stronger or More Set Up to Fail</em></strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 2 was all about the obvious contenders to replace the dollar such as the euro or China’s currency, especially as they race towards a digital yuan. It also looked at where Facebook’s Libra might fit in the mix.</span></p> <p><strong><em>Catch up:</em></strong> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/the-global-contenders-trying-to-displace-the-dollar"> <strong><em>The Rise of the Dollar Killers</em></strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 3 looked at one of the most unique features of this modern currency battle - the fact that there are fundamentally new systems like bitcoin in the running. Can a non-sovereign currency actually be more relevant than global fiats? </span></p> <p><strong><em>Catch up:</em></strong> <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/where-bitcoin-fits-in-the-new-monetary-order"> <strong><em>Where Bitcoin Fits in the New Monetary Order</em></strong></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This final episode of the “Money Reimagined” series checks in on each of the previous episodes but brings a new set of voices to the mix. Between May 11 and Ma