Money serves as a middleman in trades, allows for savings over time, and helps compare the value of different things, but its value can be distorted by inflation and manipulation.
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A History of Money: From Goldsmiths to Bitcoin
Gold has been a trusted form of money for thousands of years, with goldsmiths storing gold and issuing receipts to trade for goods, leading to the creation of banking as we know it, and the dollar became the world’s reserve currency with the Bretton Woods system, but the rise of digital currencies like Bitcoin is challenging the petrodollar system’s dominance.