Scenarios about 'cryptocurrency'
The decentralized digital or virtual currencies that use cryptography for security and operate independently of central banks. Cryptocurrencies emerged with Bitcoin in 2009, introducing blockchain technology that enables peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries while maintaining transaction records across distributed networks. In alternate history scenarios, cryptocurrencies often feature in timelines exploring different economic systems, technological development paths, or as catalysts for social and political change.
What If Digital Currencies Developed Differently?
Exploring how global finance and economics would have evolved if alternative approaches to financial technology emerged, reshaping monetary systems and economic power.