17min chapter

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Bitcoin as Power to the People with Robert Breedlove (WiM358)

The "What is Money?" Show

CHAPTER

The History of Currency

This chapter explores the historical background of how the dollar became the world's reserve currency and the role of gold in this system. It discusses the collapse of the gold standard in 1971 and the consequences of centralizing and monopolizing currency production.

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