Dr. William J. Luther is an associate professor and graduate director in the Economics Department at Florida Atlantic University, director of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project, and an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where his research focuses on currency acceptance and government influence over money. An internationally recognized expert on cryptocurrencies, his work has been cited by major media outlets and published in top academic journals, with the Social Science Research Network ranking him among the top five percent of business authors.