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The History of Money (From Barter To Bitcoin)
Money. We all use it. But is it real? I mean, you can touch a coin or bill, but who decided that’s worth anything? And what about all those 1’s and 0’s getting swapped and traded by computers thousands of times per second? How are those...
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History and Importance of Money
Today we are going to explore, History of Money and Importance of Money, This video covered like How money is evolved, Whom the owner of money and much more thing related to money. You know which things are used before money is form. How...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: On the Money: A History of American Currency
Podcast on the history of the changing face of American currency. From Greenbacks to Bitcoin, the American History Guys explore which currencies throughout history Americans have embraced and why. This audio is provided in segments, no...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commodity Money vs. Fiat Money
This video [8:18] is a brief look at how money has evolved over time from being printed on valuable substances (commodity money), to merely representing those valuable substances (commodity-backed money), to not representing anything at...
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 25: Gold Coin of Croesus 19 Feb 2010
One of the world's earliest coins, minted in ancient Turkey about 2,500 years ago. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how a powerful new state found a dramatic way to help run its increasingly complex economy and...
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 56: Vale of York Hoard 21 Jun 2010
Hoard of coins and other items buried in a silver cup. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines a great Viking treasure hoard that was discovered by metal detectors in a field in North Yorkshire. This recent discovery...