Currency

While the U.S. features mainly white men, many countries highlight a more diverse range of people on their currencies.

Nicolás Maduro's government is taking desperate steps to try stop the bleeding in the country's economy.

The secretive industry is notoriously hard to track, but an economics-based model could help researchers and policymakers estimate just how much electricity the cryptocurrency requires.

Many people think $2 bills are more valuable than their labels advertise. Are they?

Researchers report that reminders of money make people feel physically cooler.

Public transportation passes are one of the most common forms of non-bank money that we interact with on a daily basis, but it’s easy—perhaps too easy—not to think of them as such, until something goes wrong.

Changing monetary policy in China reminds us that all national currencies are little more than constructions, open to manipulation and wild fluctuation.

The recent notice is a surreal step that brings what was once an anarchist’s dream come true closer to being a tool of the state.

From Literature and Physical Culture to Banknote 2014, academic gatherings you should be aware of.

And how Bitcoin is learning from the mistakes of those that came before it so it can avoid the same fate.

After watching it survive Chinese legislation that attempted to ban the use of virtual currencies, we’re much closer to positive that Bitcoin is here to stay for good.

The primary goal of money is to connect disparate individuals and groups, giving them a universal medium of exchange in the form of an object or symbol that all parties value.

Fear not, virtual currency enthusiasts: Recent legal activity surrounding Bitcoin will only help to better integrate it into our financial system and make it more accessible.

Activism. Education. Publishing. Now it's time for the Internet to revolutionize our outdated banking system. Meet some of the cryptocurrencies vying for a spot in your digital wallet.

A cafe in Australia let's you buy a coffee with a kiss. Maybe they're on to something.