The blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the decentralization of finance

Some argue the U.S. and global economies are headed toward the so-called decentralization of finance. What is defi? In what form does it currently exist? In what form will it exist in the future? What is “programmable money”? And how plausible is a broadly decentralized financial future? Matt Hougan, CIO of Bitwise Asset Management and an authority on cryptocurrency and financial technology, joins the program to explain. (07/2021)