Susie on Nostr: Harvard economist Matthew Ferranti has published a peer reviewed study showing that ...

Harvard economist Matthew Ferranti has published a peer reviewed study showing that central banks preparing for sanctions risk should hold more than just gold. His model demonstrates that adding Bitcoin to reserves strengthens resilience when access to traditional assets is threatened.

For the first time, a peer reviewed economics journal is treating Bitcoin as a credible reserve asset rather than speculation.

What took them so long?

A reminder that money can be weaponised, while Bitcoin remains neutral, borderless, and open to everyone.

At the Financial Times Digital Asset Summit, the UK’s Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Emma Reynolds said Bitcoin “isn’t for us.” Ferranti’s study shows why the government must start researching Bitcoin’s role in reserves.

This is the kind of research bitcoinpolicyuk (nprofile…xzud) has consistently urged the Treasury and Parliament to conduct.

Read the full paper:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261560625001688