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History of Money

From cowrie shells to cryptocurrency: a 10,000-year journey through the invention, evolution, and future of the medium that makes civilisation possible.

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From cowrie shells to cryptocurrency: a 10,000-year journey through the invention, evolution, and future of the medium that makes civilisation possible. Key sections include: History of Money; Table of Contents; Before Money: The Myth of Barter; Commodity Money: The First Currencies; Mesopotamian Credit: Money Before Coins; The First Coins: Lydia, c. 600 BCE; Greek Monetary Innovation; Roman Money and the Denarius System; Chinese Monetary Innovation; Islamic Golden Age: Finance Without Interest.

Key sections

  • 01History of Money
  • 02Table of Contents
  • 03Before Money: The Myth of Barter
  • 04Commodity Money: The First Currencies
  • 05Mesopotamian Credit: Money Before Coins
  • 06The First Coins: Lydia, c. 600 BCE
  • 07Greek Monetary Innovation
  • 08Roman Money and the Denarius System

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  1. 01History of Money
  2. 02Table of Contents
  3. 03Before Money: The Myth of Barter
  4. 04Commodity Money: The First Currencies
  5. 05Mesopotamian Credit: Money Before Coins
  6. 06The First Coins: Lydia, c. 600 BCE
  7. 07Greek Monetary Innovation
  8. 08Roman Money and the Denarius System
  9. 09Chinese Monetary Innovation
  10. 10Islamic Golden Age: Finance Without Interest
  11. 11Medieval European Banking
  12. 12The Spanish Silver Flood
  13. 13Birth of Paper Money in Europe
  14. 14The Gold Standard: 1821-1914
  15. 15The Gold Standard Collapses: 1914-1944
  16. 16Bretton Woods: The Dollar as World Money
  17. 17Nixon Shock: August 15, 1971
  18. 18What Is Fiat Money?
  19. 19Hyperinflation: When Money Dies
  20. 20The Rise of Electronic Money
  21. 21Money in the Digital Age
  22. 22Bitcoin: Money Without the State
  23. 23The Crypto Ecosystem Expands
  24. 24Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
  25. 25The Dollar's Global Dominance
  26. 26Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)
  27. 27Money and Inequality
  28. 28The Psychology of Money
  29. 29The Future of Money
  30. 30Key Lessons from 10,000 Years
  31. 31Key Figures in the History of Money
  32. 32Reading List
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