Harriet Tubman Won’t Be Featured on the $20 Bill Just Yet. Here’s a Look at Currencies That Already Feature Women.
While the U.S. features mainly white men, many countries highlight a more diverse range of people on their currencies.
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Will Venezuela Be Able to Curb Its Hyperinflation?
Nicolás Maduro's government is taking desperate steps to try stop the bleeding in the country's economy.
How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Use?
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.
The Mystery of $2 Bills
Many people think $2 bills are more valuable than their labels advertise. Are they?
Cold Cash Is More Than Just a Metaphor
Researchers report that reminders of money make people feel physically cooler.
Fare Money: Trapped on the Beijing Subway Without a Ticket
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.
The Fall of China’s Renminbi
Changing monetary policy in China reminds us that all national currencies are little more than constructions, open to manipulation and wild fluctuation.
What the IRS’s Taxation Ruling Means for Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies
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.
4 Conferences Happening in March and April That Are Worth Attending
From Literature and Physical Culture to Banknote 2014, academic gatherings you should be aware of.
How Digital Currencies Led to the Biggest Money Laundering Case Ever
And how Bitcoin is learning from the mistakes of those that came before it so it can avoid the same fate.