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Podcast: The Peter McCormack Show
Episode: Bitcoin: The Hardest Money with Richard James - WBD245
Description: Location: Zoom Date: Tuesday 21st July Company: hardmoneyfilm.com Role: Film Maker Some of the earliest forms of money included seashells and glass beads before people discovered precious metals and began trading using silver and gold. Anything can be a medium of exchange, but the forms of money that have stood the test of time are scarce. We are now in the era of fiat money; government-controlled, paper money, with no intrinsic value or backing. Fiat money is easy to produce, and with that, there is a huge incentive for governments to k...