The Origin of Money

Another controversial topic perhaps… There are numerous theories and historical evidence for the origin of money, and it has caused rigorous debate among Economists, Archaeologists, Anthropologists and other Social Scientists… What is money, what constitutes a money, and where does it originate? And considering the importance of money to a functioning market economy beyond that […]

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The “Intrinsic” Value of Bitcoin

A provocative title to kick things off… Many so-called “Financial Experts”, Bankers, “Economists” and myriad “Analysts” have decried Bitcoin as a fiction, a delusion, a Ponzi Scheme, Linden Dollars, “intrinsically” worthless imaginary monopoly money… Even elements within Mainstream Austrian Thought, which one would expect to know rather better, have jumped on the Bitcoin Ponzi bandwagon… […]

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