Due to concerns about inflation and money printing, the last 20 years has seen an incredible number of new developments in the world of money. This infographic shows how gold got digital, how digital currencies exploded into life and who the key players are in this global story.
The above words of Will Bancroft (the realasset.co.uk) are edited excerpts from the introduction to his following infographic* entitled The growing digital challenge to government money.
[The following infographic is presented by Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com and www.munKNEE.com and the FREE Market Intelligence Report newsletter (sample here – register here). This paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.]
*http://therealasset.co.uk/digital-money-infographic/ (© Copyright The Real Asset Company 2013. All rights reserved.)
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