Sovereign Currencies Meet Three Criteria Division
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Investment
Management
Sovereign Currencies Meet Three Criteria Division
1) They are used as a medium of exchange.
— To represent a medium of exchange, an instrument must facilitate the transaction
of goods or services between parities (US$ are used to buy a barrel of oil).
2) They serve as unit of account.
— A unit of account is a measurement which allows value to be accounted and
compared (a barrel of WTI is worth ~$55).
3) They are a store of value.
— Astore of value is an asset that can be saved, stored, and exchanged in the future
for a predictable stable value (with 2% annual inflation, a nominal dollar today
will be worth 82¢ in 10 years).
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Source: Investment Strategy Group, Do Digital Currencies Pose a Threat to Sovereign Currencies and Central Banks?, Daniel Heller, PIIE.
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