We investigate monopolistic tendencies and the intensity of currency competition on the crypto market in the light of Hayek’s "Denationalization of money". Interestingly, Hayek never considered differentiation and specialization by innovative private currencies could lead lasting currency...

We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of removing barriers to bank entry on bank competition and economic growth. As governments were not concerned about systemic stability in this period, we are able to isolate the...

This study investigated the extent of currency competition within the cryptocurrency market through the Hayek's concept of the denationalization of money, Hayek's original analysis primarily centered on competition revolving around the medium of the exchange function, This study posited that...