Discover the evolution of money from ancient barter systems to modern digital currencies, including coin minting, paper notes, and Bitcoin's virtual innovation.

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Demand for stablecoins has risen significantly but the crypto assets shouldn’t be the mainstay of the future monetary system, a group representing the world’s top central banks said. Stablecoins, a ...

Stablecoins fare poorly on three measures of their use as a mainstay in the monetary system, the Bank for International Settlement said on Tuesday. In a document on the next-generation monetary and ...

We may be on the verge of a revolution in monetary finance that is the century-long dream of many prominent economists. Financial innovation is laying the foundation for their dream just as the U.S.

The modern monetary system, built on fiat money, has weak foundations similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, risking economic instability and collapse. Historical debasement practices, like those of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. With the recent passage of the GENIUS Act, the United ...

In an interview with Kitco News this week, Zang said, “When President Trump signed the Genius Act, he changed the global monetary system,” adding that she has no doubt that stable coins will usher in ...

When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and digital balances. But new research led by University at Albany Anthropology ...