currency

The value of paper money

How money became 'the most powerful metaphor' in the world

Faith is all that separates cash from printer paper

How money became 'the most powerful metaphor' in the world
Zimbabwe Money

Running out of US dollars, Zimbabwe says it will print its own 'bond notes'

Running out of US dollars, Zimbabwe says it will print its own 'bond notes'
Tamar Charney

What we learn from the money we touch

What we learn from the money we touch
An employee works at a garment factory, which exports products overseas, in Hefei, Anhui province January 19, 2015.

What might China's currency devaluation mean for US consumers?

What might China's currency devaluation mean for US consumers?
A pile of American two-dollar bills, which are relatively rare everywhere the currency is used.

Why are Ecuadoreans obsessed with the $2 bill?

Why are Ecuadoreans obsessed with the $2 bill?

New York could move Bitcoins out of the shadows and into broad acceptance

Bitcoins have been in the limelight a lot lately, with their skyrocketing value that made some people wealthy overnight and their link to financial improprieties and criminal schemes. Now a New York regulator is holding hearings that could help Bitcoin soar or sink as a virtual currency.

New York could move Bitcoins out of the shadows and into broad acceptance
(L) Sketch of Jane Austen in 1810, (C) a 1870 portrait of Austen based on the 1810 sketch and (R) Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen

Which Jane Austen do you think should go on the British £10 note?

Fans of 19th century novelist are split over the Bank of England’s choice of image for the new £10 note.

Which Jane Austen do you think should go on the British £10 note?

New Dollar Bills Challenge

New Dollar Bills Challenge