Money shapes every aspect of modern life, but its journey from ancient commodities to digital currency spans thousands of years. The story of money reveals how human societies solved the fundamental ...

At some point, humans went from bartering goods to exchanging shiny coins and paper bills. The concept of money has evolved to keep up with human needs. But where did the story of money begin, and how ...

Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams’s “The History of Money” is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now. By Alexandra Jacobs When you purchase an independently ...