From Bitcoin to Ethereum and Litecoin to Tether, there are now over 4,000 cryptocurrencies in circulation. In economic theory, money is said to have three primary functions: a medium of exchange; a store of value; and a unit of account. Our expert panel consider how and if crypto can fulfil these roles and what the continuing process of digitalisation of the world’s financial systems means for the future of money.

Chaired by Maria Farrell (writer), with Dinis Guarda (author and founder of Ztudium Group), John Turner (Queen’s University Belfast), Will Quinn (Queen’s University Belfast) and Jillian C. York (International Freedom of Expression). Photo Credit: Bhagesh Sachania Photography