Scenarios about 'digital currency'
Digital currencies are electronic forms of money that exist solely in digital form without physical counterparts, often utilizing cryptography for security and decentralized ledgers like blockchain. They emerged in the early 21st century as alternatives to traditional government-issued currencies, with Bitcoin (2009) being the first widely adopted cryptocurrency. In alternate history scenarios, digital currencies can represent divergent technological developments, different economic systems, or alternate paths of financial evolution outside conventional banking structures.
What If Bitcoin Failed Early On?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Bitcoin collapsed in its infancy, dramatically altering the trajectory of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and digital finance as we know it today.
What If Blockchain Technology Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where blockchain technology was never invented, altering the trajectory of digital currencies, decentralized applications, and the broader technological landscape of the 21st century.
What If Cryptocurrency Was Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Bitcoin and subsequent cryptocurrencies never emerged, radically altering the trajectory of digital finance, blockchain technology, and global economic systems.
What If India's Digital Rupee Replaced the Dollar in Asian Trade?
Exploring how global financial systems and geopolitical power would transform if India successfully launched a digital currency that became the dominant medium of exchange across Asia, challenging the US dollar's seven-decade hegemony.
What If New Zealand Adopted Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Exploring the economic, political, and social consequences if New Zealand became the first developed nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, transforming its financial system and global economic position.