It is not every day that one can talk about money, both as an economic and cultural phenomenon. But when you invite Morten Søberg to a conversation, you get what you ordered. Morten Søberg, in addition to being Director of Community Liaison in Sparebank 1 and a member of the Supervisory Board of Norges Bank, is also the author of the book “Svalbard! Money!” , where he has gone through the history of money, both in Svalbard and in our culture.
At the same time, we have a clear backdrop for why we're inviting to talk about money right now. An investigation is underway at Norges Bank into whether Digital Central Bank Money (DSP), Bitcoin and stablecoins are making their way into the payment system and the Swedish government has just set up a committee to look at the future of cash.
These are all topics that Morten Søberg is interested in. Without having many bombastic positions, he invites reflection and open debate about the future monetary system in Norway.
In the video interview, we talk about the importance of money, the difference between state and private money, the investigation into digital central bank money, privacy considerations, stablecoins and DeFi (Decentralized Finance) as well as the EU and a possible digital Euro.
We recommend that you stay tuned until the end of the interview, where Morten also shares his thoughts on the symbolic and narrative function that money has in our culture.
The book “Svalbard! Money!” is published by Spartacus Forlag in 2022.
The full video interview with Morten Søberg can be seen below:
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It is not every day that one can talk about money, both as an economic and cultural phenomenon. But when you invite Morten Søberg to a conversation, you get what you ordered. Morten Søberg, in addition to being Director of Community Liaison in Sparebank 1 and a member of the Supervisory Board of Norges Bank, is also the author of the book “Svalbard! Money!” , where he has gone through the history of money, both in Svalbard and in our culture.
At the same time, we have a clear backdrop for why we're inviting to talk about money right now. An investigation is underway at Norges Bank into whether Digital Central Bank Money (DSP), Bitcoin and stablecoins are making their way into the payment system and the Swedish government has just set up a committee to look at the future of cash.
These are all topics that Morten Søberg is interested in. Without having many bombastic positions, he invites reflection and open debate about the future monetary system in Norway.
In the video interview, we talk about the importance of money, the difference between state and private money, the investigation into digital central bank money, privacy considerations, stablecoins and DeFi (Decentralized Finance) as well as the EU and a possible digital Euro.
We recommend that you stay tuned until the end of the interview, where Morten also shares his thoughts on the symbolic and narrative function that money has in our culture.
The book “Svalbard! Money!” is published by Spartacus Forlag in 2022.
The full video interview with Morten Søberg can be seen below:
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