Money shapes every aspect of modern life, but its journey from ancient commodities to digital currency spans thousands of ...

Money as a concept has been a cornerstone of human civilization and economic development. To start with the latter, money is a method of storing value and worth, and it also functions as a medium of ...

Callahan, a recent Santa Monica High School graduate now attending UC Berkeley, has released "500 Events That Shaped the ...

This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. MONEY PREDATES history. Before the ancient Mesopotamians ...

Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here and on TikTok here. Planet Money Summer School is back! It's the free economics class you can take from anywhere... for everyone! This summer, we ...

This month China’s central bank revealed that its digital currency, the e-CNY, had been used for 7trn-yuan-worth of transactions in its short life—an amount equivalent to almost $1trn. China is not ...

The country’s distinct history is revealed in banknotes, coins and other monetary objects, says the Smithsonian’s curator of numismatics Ellen Feingold - Curator, National Numismatic Collection The ...