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Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created, and effectively administered without recourse to a central bank or other central authority.
Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.  


It was launched in 2009.
Historically, mechanisms for influencing the money supply have included the use of open market operations, the central bank discount rate and reserve requirements.




Bitcoin is sometimes abbreviated to 'BC', rather than BTC.
'Unconventional' monetary policy includes:
*Quantitative easing (asset purchase programmes)
*Forward guidance
*Negative interest rates
*New lending operations




==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Altcoin]]
* [[Forward guidance]]
*[[Bit]]
* [[Lending operations]]
*[[Blockchain]]
* [[Negative interest rate policies]]
*[[Cryptocurrency]]
* [[Quantitative easing ]]
* [[ekrona]]
* [[Reserve requirements]]
 
* [[Sterling Monetary Framework]]
 
* [[Supply side policy]]
===Other links===
* [[Zero lower bound]]
*[http://www.chicagofed.org/digital_assets/publications/chicago_fed_letter/2013/cfldecember2013_317.pdf?goback=%2Egde_1799642_member_5805378057078321153#%21 Bitcoin: a primer,  Chicago Fed Dec 2013]
* [[ZLB problem]]


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Revision as of 20:27, 8 June 2020

(UMP).

Monetary policy is central government or other policy to stimulate or otherwise influence economic activity by influencing money supply or interest rates.

Historically, mechanisms for influencing the money supply have included the use of open market operations, the central bank discount rate and reserve requirements.


'Unconventional' monetary policy includes:

  • Quantitative easing (asset purchase programmes)
  • Forward guidance
  • Negative interest rates
  • New lending operations


See also