web3/concepts/money.md

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Money

Money is any item or verifiable record that is accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts and payment of national obligations, such as taxes, in a particular jurisdiction. Money is issued by a central banks.

The United States dollar is an example of money.

Money is a social technology whose efficacy is based on both its universal acceptance in an economic region and the money's coherence to three properties:

  • Medium of Exchange -
  • Unit of Account -
  • Store of Value -

Qualities

The qualifies of a currency representing money are defined by coherent to three properties:

  • Durability
  • Portability
  • Divisibility
  • Uniformity
  • Limited supply
  • Acceptability