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currency

A stack of hundred dollar bills folding over itself with crumpled and folded bills around the stack

Decentralizing the Dollar: A Financial System Beyond Washington

Anurag Arjun, co-founder of Avail and one of the original architects behind Polygon, examines how decentralization could redefine the dollar’s future. As modular blockchain infrastructure advances, Arjun explores the provocative question: what happens when the dollar no longer depends on Washington? He argues that the next phase of the global financial system may not be led by governments, but by code, consensus and community.
By Anurag Arjun

Crypto’s Decline Was Inevitable, Because It Is Based on a Classic Money Myth

Crypto advocates believed that the blockchain could keep human impulses out of a "perfect" form of money. They were wrong.
By Kenneth Eisold

A Strong Dollar Is Great News For America’s Consumers—But Not So Much For its Businesses

The U.S. dollar has gained 13 percent in 2022 so far. That's great news to American shoppers in Europe and Asia, but spells trouble U.S. multinational companies like Boeing that rely on overseas sales.
By Sissi Cao
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

After Plunging US Currency Value, Mnuchin Doubles Down on ‘America First’ in Davos

By Davis Richardson
The market is moving towards decentralized exchanges, which are more secure and globally available.

Is AirSwap the Answer to Minimizing Your Cryptocurrency Investment Risk?

By Richard Hecker and Arick Wierson
Thinking a bit more like an economist can help you save a lot of money.

Thinking Like an Economist Can Make Your Next Trip Abroad Cheaper

By Jay L. Zagorsky
The advantages of coins as currency were clear.

When—and Why—Did People First Start Using Money?

By Chapurukha Kusimba
The U.S. Mint's 225th anniversary commemorative $100 gold coin features a black Lady Liberty.

Black Lady Liberty to Appear on US Coin, How Art Can Be Used to Detect Alzheimer’s

By Alanna Martinez
The increased reliance on data will enable companies to offer better, more relevant products and improve consumer experiences.

Why Data May Become More Valuable Than Dollars

By Hossein Rahnama
SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH 23: A worker uses a machine to separate coin blanks at the U.S. Mint March 23, 2004 in San Francisco, California. The San Francisco Mint opened in 1937 and is the only mint devoted to producing the only traditional annual sets of highly polished proof coin sets made of both copper-nickel clad and silver.

Look Out for These Fake Trump Coins, Wall Street Journal Shrinks Arts Coverage

By Alanna Martinez
Military delegates arrive for a session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on March 4

Why the West Must Stop China

By Pete Ross
Members of the crowd attending a commemorative event to celebrate the life of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox link hands as a show of unity in Trafalgar Square, central London, on June 22, 2016, on what would have been Jo's 42nd birthday. Murdered British MP Jo Cox's family marked what would have been her 42nd birthday on June 22 with a river tribute and a rally in London on the eve of Britain's European Union referendum. The commemoration in the city's central Trafalgar Square was set to be matched with similar events taking place in cities around the world, among them Beirut, Nairobi, New York and Paris.

Steem Aims to Beat Facebook by Paying Its Bloggers in Cryptocash

By Brady Dale
23rd November 1965: Daniel Americanos and his bride at their reception at Stoke Newington town hall, London. According to Greek tradition guests pin money on to the clothes of the happy couple.

States Tiptoe Into Regulating Bitcoin

By Brady Dale
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) American born in slavery, escaped 1849, and became leading Abolitionist. Active as a 'conductor' in the Underground Railroad. Photograph.

Harriet Tubman to Appear on $20 Bill, Hirst’s Formaldehyde Art Leaks Fumes—and More

By Alanna Martinez
President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with leaders from the Trans-Pacific Partnership at the US Embassy in Beijing.

New York Congress Members Lobby Obama to Drop Massive Free Trade Deal

By Will Bredderman
An uncut sheet of $10 bills at National Archives in 2006 in Washington, DC. The new redesigned bill will feature Alexander Hamilton and a to-be-determined woman. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

New Face on the $10 Bill Will Belong to a Woman

By Hailey Cunningham
A small group of investors still sees the potential of bitcoin, despite all the bad press. (Photo: ThreatTrack)

Russian Malware Might Be Using Your Computer to Mine Bitcoins

By Jordan Valinsky
(Photo: Talk Android)

Booting Up: Yes, Eric Schmidt Loves His BlackBerry

By Jessica Roy
Mr. Francois (Photo: Paymium)

Bitcoin-Central Becomes First Bitcoin Exchange to Operate as a Bank

By Jessica Roy
Denis Beaubois's "Currency" (2011) (Photo: Deutscher and Hackett)

At an Australian Auction, $20,000 Sells for $21,350

By Andrew Russeth

Obama to China: Your Money Is Too Cheap

By Mike Taylor

China Economist to U.S.: You Don’t Want a Trade War

By Mike Taylor
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