DLT vs Blockchain ----------------- The New Idea? Not really [economic point of view] • Magazine - The Economist, publishes a paper in Jan 9, 1988; “Get Ready for the New World Economy”; • “THIRTY years from now, Americans, Japanese, Europeans, and people in many other rich countries, and some relatively poor ones will probably be paying for their shopping with the same currency.” • “In time ... its value against national currencies would cease to matter, because people would choose it for its convenience and the stability of its purchasing power.” • “As telecommunications technology continues to advance, these transactions will be cheaper and faster still.” • Friedrich Hayek (Nobel Prize in Economics), 1984 `Link `_ • Milton Friedman (Nobel Prize in Economics), 1999 `Link for Video `_ • David Chaum (DigiCash), Wei Dai (B-money), Nick Szabo (Bit Gold)