Looking at the economic impact of India’s 2016 demonetization of large denomination rupees, researchers concluded that cash still matters.…
The Cash We Love to Stash
Although going cashless seems to be a trend, we are printing more $100 bills for people in the U.S.and elsewhere in the world.…
What Money Should Look Like
Using color, size and content, better banknote currency design would make our dollar bills more functional and meaningful.…
Why Bitcoin Is Not Money
By spending bitcoin, we see the multiple reasons that calling it a cryptocurrency can be misleading because it is not money.…
Why the Secret Service Monitors Fake Movie Money
When Rush Hour 2 needed many millions in 100 dollar bills, Independent Studio Services (ISS) sent them 14 pallet loads of 4′ x 4′ cubes of fake money. During the filming, the Secret Servic…
The Money That People Won’t Spend
Swinging from hyperinflation to deflation, the value of Zimbabwe currency has created uncertainty for more than a decade.…
Deciding What is Real Money
While intuitively, we know the characteristics of money, when we receive a bent coin or a half of a dollar bill, we might wonder if we can spend it.…
An Artist Who Made Money
As an artist, a forger, or both, J.S.G. Boggs has made museums, colleges, Scotland Yard and the U.S. Secret Service decide what is fake money.…
The Money That Vegans Won’t Spend
Angering vegetarians, the U.K.’s new £5 note is an example of polymer currency that is made with a trace of meat in one of the materials that compose it.…
Random Currency Notes
Retaining Hamilton on the $10 and replacing Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 are currency redesign decisions that change and continue the past.…