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When Will Coins And Banknotes Be Phased Out?
As could be predicted, banknotes and coins will probably lose their purpose once we have fully adopted some form of Cryptocurrency. This will happen in stages. First we will move from a fiat-based money system to an asset-backed money system. The asset-backed money system will most likely be based on Gold, but this will ironically […]
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David Bowie Portrait
What would local and alternative currencies look like if they were designed and produced like real banknotes? I decided to see by ‘upgrading’ the design of the UK’s best known alternative local currencies, the Brixton Pound. This design experiment came from talking to the designers of the Brixton Pound, who did everything they could to […]
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Single Millennial Musings On Real Estate Ownership
[All figures are in Pound Sterling, GBP – figures may differ elsewhere] A standard, comfortable family home costs around £400,000. There is cheaper to be found in the UK, but how comfortable, and in what kind of suburb? A 400k buys a standard home that can comfortably accommodate a family unit, in a safe and […]