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Diego Zuluaga is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute\\u2019s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives where he covers financial technology and consumer credit, and before joining Cato, Diego was head of financial services and tech policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. He joins the show today to talk about his work within this policy area. David and Diego also discuss the future of cryptocurrencies, the fragmented nature of the US banking system, and the growing importance of fintech in our daily lives.

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Transcript for the episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/10282019/diego-zuluaga-libra-real-time-payments-and-legacy-community-reinvestment

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Diego\\u2019s Twitter: @DiegoZuluagaL

Diego\\u2019s Cato Institute profile: https://www.cato.org/people/diego-zuluaga

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Related Links:

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*New York\\u2019s Bank: The National Monetary Commission and the Founding of the Fed* by George Selgin

https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/new-yorks-bank-national-monetary-commission-founding-fed

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*Fintech, Regulatory Arbitrage, and the Rise of Shadow Banks* by Greg Buchak, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski, and Amit Seru

https://www.nber.org/papers/w23288

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*Of Libras and Zebras, Part One: What Are the True Financial Risks of the Facebook-Led Digital Currency? (Systemic Risk)* by Diego Zuluaga

https://www.alt-m.org/2019/07/11/of-libras-and-zebras-part-one/

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*Of Libras and Zebras, Part Two: What Are the True Financial Risks of the Facebook-Led Digital Currency? (Monopoly Risk)* by Diego Zuluaga

https://www.alt-m.org/2019/07/16/of-libras-and-zebras-part-two/

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*Of Libras and Zebras: What Are the True Financial Risks of the Facebook-Led Digital Curency? (Part III: National Security Risk)* by Diego Zuluaga

https://www.cato.org/blog/libras-zebras-what-are-true-financial-risks-facebook-led-digital-currency-part-iii-national

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*The Community Reinvestment Act in the Age of Fintech and Bank Competition* by Diego Zuluaga

https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/community-reinvestment-act-age-fintech-bank-competition

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David\\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David\\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth