Want to open an account at the central bank? I'll pass, thanks

The only type of central bank-issued money that we hoi polloi can own are bank…

Cryptocurrency in a land of strict gambling laws

Kim Jin-Woo, K-pop star jailed for online gambling [ source ] I recently read …

Buying coffee with Tesla shares

It's fascinating to see how brokerages these days are offering no-commissio…

A fifty-year history of Facebook's Libra

Last week, we finally got some information about what Libra's currency bask…

Esperanto, money's interval of certainty, and how this applies to Facebook's Libra

Facebook recently announced a new cryptocurrency, Libra. I had earlier specula…

Supernotes

The U.S. $10,000 was available till Nixon nixed it in 1969 For the last few yea…

Prepaid debit cards. The other anonymous payments method

When it comes to financial privacy, good old fashioned banknotes and privacy cr…

Can lottery tickets become money?

Say that the local lottery system has decided to innovate. Lottery tickets can …

No, Ohio isn't accepting bitcoin tax payments

Anthony Pompliano, or Pomp, is at it again. Some of you may recall his odd clai…