Around 40 years ago, we saw yet
another development in currency
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when we decided to start using credit
cards and debit cards.
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Just like previous advances in currency,
these advances came about
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as a way to use new technology to
improve our financial system.
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But in the last forty years a lot has
happened.
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Even though we've seen the rise of the Internet
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and an information revolution, our system
of money has not reflected these changes
and still rooted in the past.
Bitcoin
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Enter bitcoin - the first form of truly digital money.