Discover the evolution of money from ancient barter systems to modern digital currencies, including coin minting, paper notes ...

Money is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. But crises of credit have been with us since ancient times.

This month China’s central bank revealed that its digital currency, the e-CNY, had been used for 7trn-yuan-worth of transactions in its short life—an amount equivalent to almost $1trn. China is not ...

Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...

This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. MONEY PREDATES history. Before the ancient Mesopotamians ...

(This is an excerpt from Neil MacGregor's new book, "A History of the World in 100 Objects," just published by Penguin.) Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- We've all grown so accustomed to using little round ...

Discover the thrilling world of cryptocurrency through Cointelegraph's immersive “History of Crypto” timeline, brought to you in partnership with Phemex. This interactive experience takes you on a ...

Definition: Fiat currency is a form of money or tender not backed by a tangible asset or commodity like gold or silver. It’s usually mandated by governments, but this isn’t always the case. The ...

It is common knowledge that money makes the world go round, but have you ever wondered what Nigeria used as a means of trade and exchange before we had the naira in our wallets or even bank apps on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X All 39 dead presidents have appeared on a minted coin, but only a baker’s dozen has been portrayed ...