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4: The currency that cuts crime

Lateral with Tom Scott

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Is the Denomination of These Banknotes Zero?

Fake money is like monopoly, monopoly money. Is the denomination of these banknotes zero? It's for bribery. Whether or not you can spend it is a different question. So maybe inflation is the problem. Or no. Maybe they're printing money with a certain feature where it looks like real money but then once you steal it, you realize, oh, okay.

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