Fellows
Nicholas Anthony
Nicholas Anthony is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and a fellow at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Anthony’s research covers a wide range of topics within the field of monetary and financial economics, including central bank digital currency (CBDC), financial privacy, cryptocurrency, and the use of money in society. Anthony is the author of Digital Currency or Digital Control? Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money and his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Business Insider, and numerous other outlets. Anthony has testified before Congress and maintains the HRF CBDC Tracker, which documents CBDC development and civil liberties concerns around the world.
Past Fellows
Janine Römer
Janine is a privacy researcher, independent investigative journalist, and educator on the topics of informational self-determination, financial technology, and (counter)surveillance. She is the author of ‘This Month In Bitcoin Privacy’ newsletter, and a board member of Open Sats. You can learn more at https://enegnei.github.io/thatoneprivacygirl/.
Matthew Mezinskis
Matthew is a corporate finance professional. In January 2017, he started the Crypto Voices podcast. In January 2023, he started a macro and money series on the YouTube channel, Porkopolis Economics. You can learn more at https://porkopolis.io/basemoney.