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Bitcoin. ฿. History of Money. Barter. Goods *BECOME* Money. Acceptable Durable Portable Scarce Divisible Recognizable. Gold Storage -> Paper Receipts. Safety for travelers Charles I’s Royal Mint loan (1640) Goldsmiths Fungibility Lending. England, 17 th Century.
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Goods *BECOME* Money • Acceptable • Durable • Portable • Scarce • Divisible • Recognizable
Gold Storage -> Paper Receipts • Safety for travelers • Charles I’s Royal Mint loan (1640) • Goldsmiths • Fungibility • Lending England, 17th Century
1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:10 1694 – Bank of England Monopoly1913 – US Federal Reserve Monopoly
1:1 -> 1:2 -> 1:10 1971 – Executive Order 11615
Who Will be the Aristocrats? Producers vs Central Bank Cronies Bad Money -> Bad Culture
Ancient Rome 27AD – Augustus – Denarius 95% Silver 45 coins / pound Gold 117AD – Trajan – Denarius 85% Silver 180AD – Marcus Aurelius – Danarius 75% Silver 200AD – Septimius – Denarius 60% Silver 210AD – Caracalla – Denarius 50% Silver50 coins / pound Gold 230AD – 72 coins / pound Gold 268 AD – Denarius 0.5% Silver 300AD – Diocletian – Argenteus Silver Coin60 coins / pound Gold 330AD – Constantine – 72 coins / pound Gold Same idea, different technology.
Ancient China 7th Century (Tang Dynasty). Merchant receipts of deposit during. 13thCentury (Yuan Dynasty). Marco Polo: "How the Great KaanCauseth the Bark of Trees, Made into Something Like Paper, to Pass for Money All Over his Country."
Electronic Money • EGold-- 1996 to 2009 $2 billion transactions / year (2008) • Liberty Reserve -- 2006 to 2013 “Liberty Dollars” “Liberty Euros” ~ $0.9 billion transactions /year • Also, Goldmoney.com, e-Bullion.com, CrowneGold.com, Pecunix.com, INTgold.com.
History & $ Price of 1 Bitcoin Oct 2008: Satoshi PaperJan 2009: First wallets begin workingOct 2009: $1 = 1,309.03 BTCMay 2010: Pizza sells for 10,000 BtcJuly 2010: MtGox EstablishedJuly-Nov 2011: $32 -> $2March 2013: Cyprus Crisis. $40 -> $260 -> $90 -> $120May 2013: Forbes “Living On Bitcoin For A Week“ May 2013: First major VC investment in Bitcoin companiesJuly 2013: Bitcoin FundOct 2013: Silk Road ShutdownOct-Nov 2013: Chinese Demand. $120 -> $1200 -> $800Dec 2013: China restricts banks from using BitcoinJan 2014: BitInstant CEO arrested Feb 2014: Apple Bans Bitcoin AppsJun 2014: Apple allows Bitcoin AppsJune 2014: Mt Gox Bankruptcy Sept 2014: Overstock.com accepts Btc
Market Capitalization Euro (M2): $16 TrillionDollar (M2): $14 Trillion Ukraine (M2): $95 Billon Mongolia (M2): $5.1 Billion Georgia (M2): $4.8 BillionBitcoin: $4.5 Billion Moldova (M2): $3.9 BillionArmenia (M2): $3.3 Billion Litecoin: $125 MillionSao Tome & Principe: $100Million
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