Over the last 10,000 years, the material form that money has taken has changed considerably—from cattle and cowrie shells to today's electronic currency

What IS money?

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/history-money/

How Our Currency Evolved from Pelts to Money

https://mint.intuit.com/blog/investing-2/the-history-of-money/

The Origins of the Piggy Bank

https://www.paragonbank.co.uk/blog/origins-of-the-piggy-bank

What are global currency markets?

https://global.pimco.com/en-gbl/resources/education/understanding-currencies

Mom, what is bitcoin?

https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/14/pf/crypto-kids/index.html

https://www.newscientist.com/definition/bitcoin/

Cryptocurrency and blockchain

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/financial-services/fintech/bitcoin-blockchain-cryptocurrency.html

Bitcoin's mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto

https://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-history-cryptocurrency-satoshi-nakamoto-2017-12

The enormous electricity consumption needed for cryptocurrency fuels the climate crisis

https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/bitcoin-miners-revived-dying-coal-plant-co2-emissions-soared

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-bitcoin-is-bad-for-the-environment

Montana’s Hardin Generating Station, a 115-megawatt coal plant was slated for closure until bitcoin came along:

https://marathondh.com/our-facilities/

What Does the Future Hold for Cryptocurrency?

https://online.stanford.edu/future-for-cryptocurrency

https://www.forbes.com/sites/earlcarr/2021/12/30/cryptocurrency-risk-or-opportunity-the-good-the-bad--the-ugly/?sh=7fa5e58f74c8

62% of Crypto Investors Believe They’ll Get Rich — Are They Right?

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/62-of-crypto-investors-believe-theyll-get-rich-are-they-right-a5bcec78aae1

Crypto scams are the top threat to investors ‘by far,’ say securities regulators

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/11/crypto-scams-are-the-top-threat-to-investors-by-far-say-regulators.html

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/scam-websites

Missouri Mayor Pledges $1,000 in Bitcoin to Each Household in His Town

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/missouri-mayor-pledges-1-000-in-bitcoin-to-each-household-in-his-town-f8f696f78e85

Another New Step: Developing Digital Currency

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/the-fed-this-summer-will-take-another-step-ahead-in-developing-a-digital-currency.html

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2021/06/online/digital-money-new-era-adrian-mancini-griffoli.htm

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