Asmundson, I. Oner, C. 2012. What Is Money? Finance and Development, Vol. 49, No. 3, https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2012/09/basics.htm

Background: A concise but informative exploration of the history and defintion of money.

How I Used It: Reinforce my pre-existing knowledge about the history of money, and provide a useful explanation I could build on.

Sergeenkov, A. 2021. What is Cryptocurrency. CoinDesk. https://www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-cryptocurrency/

Background: A brief explanation of what cryptocurrencies are, how they work, and their advantages in regard to fiat currency.

How I Used It: This article helped me explain what distinguishes cryptocurrency from fiat currency, in addition to defining “blockchain,” a word I’d heard before but not known what it means.

Laughton-Scott, A. Butterfill, J. Institutional Crypto Adoption: Three Factors to Watch, CoinShares, https://coinshares.com/research/institutional-crypto-adoption-three-factors-watch

Background: An exploration of three factors in the likelyhood of cryptocurrency being institutionally adopted in the near future.

How I Used It: I researched this article for information about the growth of cryptocurrency.

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