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We shall scrutinize

I would like to add: credit is not money, it might be older than money, but money it is not

Indeed it is not. That's why the chapter is titled "A world without money".

I would like to add: a commodity is also not money.

A goat is a goat is a goat.

Same for shells, fish, grain, salt, gold, and bitcoin.

Indeed it is not

now we talking :)

i'm too stupid to see how bitcoin is not money :)

are gold coins money?

They can be. They were. They are not.

Since when they are not? Who decided that?

Can Bitcoin be money?

Q: Since when they are not? Who decided that? A: Take your pick: 1913/14 or 1933. See chart.

Q: Can Bitcoin be money? It can be. To get there, we must get the credit money layer right.