For a fistful of dollars

Money is the most important human technology, with the power to shape our society. Today, we stand on the brink of a monumental shift—and money is at the center of it all. Are we ready?

Money is the hidden technology through which the degree of a civilization’s freedom is measured. By observing the quality of a currency, one can assess the health of a people. It is, after all, the most widely used technology by everyone, every day: invisible, omnipresent, amniotic. And yet, perhaps precisely because of its constant use, we no longer kn…