Theme：Digital Empires on Blockchain: Exploring Stablecoins, the Genius Bill, and Global Impact

Guest Speaker：Victor Song, PhD (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Time：November 10th, 2025(Monday)，10:30-12:00 am

Venue：Room 318, Business School Building

Organizer：The Department of Economics

Guest Bio:

  Dr. Victor Song holds dual PhDs in Economics and Finance. He is a tenured Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, Canada, and a doctoral supervisor. He has published numerous papers in world-leading financial journals such as the Review of Financial Studies.

Synopsis：

  From trade deficits to digital currencies, from tariff leverage to interest rate maneuverability, the global economy is undergoing profound structural transformation. The United States navigates between capital and exports with frequent policy pivots whose implications remain elusive. Simultaneously, President Trump wields a trident of “interest rate cuts, tax reductions, and stablecoins” to reshape the financial order, while the digital financial landscape quietly expands. As trade systems are redefined and financial structures reconfigured, a new era of great power competition is gradually unfolding.