The Currency Scene
Remembering Old Concepts and Examining New Ideas for Armored Cars
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Cash-In-Transit
When someone hears the term, "Armored Car," they usually imagine the big, bulky, square, tank-like trucks that transport money to banks. But what about other types of armored vehicles? The ones used to transport other types of precious cargo -- including important people -- all around the world?
Digital Currency Doesn't Mean We're Dropping Cash
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Digital Currency
There's interesting news out of Ecuador. The government is planning to release a new digital currency, possibly as soon as late this year. Unlike Bitcoin and other existing digital currencies, this new version will be the first digital currency released by a national central bank as an official state currency.
Does this step indicate a "giant leap forward" for an all-digital monetary system, moving us even closer to a completely cashless society? While a total lack of cash may be somewhere in the future, we're not there yet. Not even close.
INFOGRAPHIC: Ten Years of the World With Bitcoin (UPDATE!)
- Written by: Bitcoin Play
- Category: Digital Currency
As Bitcoin reaches ten years on The Currency Scene we thought you'd enjoy this fantastic infographic courtesy of our friends over at BitcoinPlay (recently UPDATED!) A big shout out to Josh & Karthik over at WebmastersJury who worked on the project and provided the suggestion and permission to re-publish here. Follow along to learn...
