But the idea dates back to the early 1970s, when economist Friedrich Hayek first proposed the denationalisation of currencies.
BBC: Make foreign currencies legal in UK - Douglas Carswell
2.
This recognition is also a direct testament to the monetary theory work of Friedrich von Hayek who inspired many with his 1976 landmark publication of Denationalisation of Money.
FORBES: ECB: "Roots Of Bitcoin Can Be Found In The Austrian School Of Economics"