Introduction to Money, Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs, and Stablecoins

Mohammad (Mo) Zia* and Nathan Truong**

Series of articles for the “Blockchain for Social Impact” project

I. Why do we use paper money?

II. Coin and Paper Money: From 600 BC to the 21st Century

China, Ming Dinasty, Emperor Tai Zu(1368–1398), note worth 1,000 cash. From MoneyMuseum, Zurich

III. Paper Money vs. Digital Money

IV. Digital Money

V. Cryptocurrency

Series of articles for the “Blockchain for Social Impact” project

VI. CBDCs

Image from "Dispatch #6: Global Financial Institutions in the CBDC Era" article

VII. Stablecoins

VIII. Conclusion

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