The evolution of money, from gold to Bitcoin | Harold Tan | TEDxBreckenridge

Have you ever asked what money is and why we have the money we do? In this talk, Harold describes the history and intention of money up to modern times. Our current monetary system was built pre-internet, and we see systemic issues with money printing and debt leading to record inflation levels and widening wealth inequality. Because money is the glue that holds our society and civilization together, our globally connected but politically divided world is prime for a new form of money.

[meta-labs-space]

The entire presentation free of note cards and power point did not go unnoticed. Thank you for sharing!

[mavinwiz]

One of the best explanations of Money and Bitcoin I've come across! Thx for your exp and analysis

[eheartbeat]

Really refreshing to see bitcoin contextualized against the fundamentals of money, especially in light of issues today of endless war and inflation and growing wealth inequality. I personally find this a lot more grounding and empowering than the popular discourse about crypto regarding get rich quick schemes and other sensationalist and more surface-level information. Hope to see more content out like this!

[ishmonbrown]

Excellent Ted Talk! Portability and anti censorship are huge selling points for Bitcoin. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us! 😁

[psynapz]

The price of Bitcoin was $17.2k when this was released

[awangjeme]

The talk is real world problem. Money should be separate 100% from the state.

[georgerossetti]

<Spot on as always. I really appreciate your coverage of all markets, and how they tied together. I also love how far back you go to get a historical perspective on what is transpiring now. I got real apathetic after the losses from the start of this bear market. Just recently got new interest in following the crypto space and was lucky enough to find a comment randomly suggesting that Mrs. Robin Moore is the most grounded trader and signal provider for delivering profit on the situation. So far I believe it. For trade signal quality control, that immediately removes 95% of trade loses. I contacted and subscribe to her daily trade signal and since then my bitcoin trading portfolio have dramatically increased from 4.7BTC to now 13.5BTC within this period of FTX saga till now. Make investment in other not to depend on the government for funds. Invest today so you don't turn your children to retirement package. Even a fraction bought today can turn to millions tomorrow if you are trading.

[marydunsford]

What happens when you lose internet access? How do you use your crypto to buy things you need during, natural disasters, war, large scale cyberattacks, when internet and even electricity are not an option? When your phone and computer have no charge and no way to charge them. There are still flaws in this monetary option to work out. When everything is running smoothly, it will definitely be better than what we currently have.

[Cryptokittty]

I’m interested to hear your thoughts on crypto regulations in 2024.

[ayyawar]

Real fact was paper money was never backed by gold, no ever seen gold, everyone always, I have it basement, trust me bro.