Wences Casares talks on the History of Money

Wences Casares talks on the History of Money

Xapo CEO and founder Wences Casares explains the history of money in a Big Think video about Bitcoin. His explanation of the history of money is below. “Bitcoin is a new digital currency that is perhaps the best form of money that we have ever seen. It’s important because most of us don’t understand money very well and perhaps the concept that is harder for us to understand is that money is and has always been a ledger. …the best way to understand money is to understand the history of money.


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