18 May Bitcoin News | Fintech Zoom
Physical Properties of Currency
- Divisible: A currency must be divisible so that units of its value can be paid to match the value of your purchase. Bitcoin News.
- Scarce: Money has to be sufficiently rare. If the medium of the currency is easily obtainable or reproducible, it will have little
worth and be easily counterfeited. - Portable: For a currency to be convenient, it must be portable.
- Uniform: Every unit of a currency must be equal in value. Diamonds are not fungible because there are other properties of a diamond that makes it worth more or less than any other diamond.
- Durable: Money must not have a property that allows it to decay over time. Any perishable items are a good example of this: Apples, Spices, Tea, Milk, etc.
- Acceptable: Trusted and accepted by all.
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1 | Trust | Trust |
2 | No counterfeiting | Verification of ownership
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3 | Anonymity | Fast
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