Bank of England Youth Forum podcast

Episode 6: What are CBDCs and why do they matter to the British Youth?

For our last episode of this podcast series around digital currencies, we are excited to be joined by Louise Johnston, Manisha Patel and Guillermo Pons, senior economists and specialists on Central Banking Digital Currencies (CBDCs) at the Bank of England! In this episode, we introduced the concept of CBDCs and discussed about how they differ from other forms of money, about the associated risks and benefits for the British youth, and about the work already achieved by the Bank of England.  This episode was filmed in late 2022, prior to the publication of the consultation paper.  Manisha Patel has since left the Bank or England.

Episode 5: What is Web 3.0 and what is the Future of the DLT Ecosystem?

For the fifth episode of the Bank of England Youth Forum podcast series, we are excited to be joined by Dr. Carsten Sorensen, Associate Professor in Digital Innovation at the London School of Economics and an ICT (Information and Communications Technology) expert. In this episode, we discussed the subjects of Web 3.0 and how it compares to Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, the future of the DLT (“Distributed Ledger Technology”) ecosystems, the tokenisation of activities outside of the traditional marketplaces, and Bitcoin as a legal tender. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boeyouthforum Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/boeyouthforum/

Episode 4: What are Stablecoins & are Cryptocurrencies a Form of Money?

In our last episode before Christmas, we are excited to be joined again by Dr. Enrico Rossi, Research Associate at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and former head of the LSE online course on crypto-assets. Enrico is currently Research Lead at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance on decentralized financial markets infrastructures (dFMIs). Enrico will soon join the crypto-policy & regulation team of the FCA at the end of the year as a senior associate to work on the UK incoming crypto-regulatory framework. In this episode, we discussed stablecoins at length, and delved into existing forms of money and whether cryptocurrencies were to be considered as a form of money in the future. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boeyouthforum Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/boeyouthforum/

Episode 3: What is the Impact of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies on Sustainability?

For the third episode of the Bank of England Youth Forum podcast series, we are excited to be joined by Derek Sorensen, PhD. student and researcher at the University of Cambridge, as well as expert on the topic of carbon offsets on the blockchain. In this episode, we discussed about why Proof of Work cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin pollute, about the energy consumption of cryptocurrencies, and about how blockchain technology can help tackle climate change thanks to innovations such as carbon offsets tokenisation. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boeyouthforum Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/boeyouthforum/

Episode 2: How the cryptocurrency ecosystem has evolved since the creation of Bitcoin

For the second episode of the Bank of England Youth Forum podcast series, we are excited to be joined by Dr. Jiahua (Java) Xu, Programme Director of the MSc in Emerging Digital Technologies and Lecturer in Financial Computing at the UCL, as well as and Research Project Manager at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies. In this episode, we discussed about the concepts of smart contracts, decentralised finance, Layer-2 solutions, and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). Follow the Bank of England Youth Forum on social media to learn more about the upcoming episodes! Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoEYouthForum Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/boeyouthforum/