Not everything is suitable as money. Tomatoes spoil, houses cannot be divided, and sand is as plentiful as sand on the beach. Over thousands of years certain properties have turned out to be decisive. The seven properties of good money - Scarcity: Good money must not be multipliable at will, otherwise it loses value. - Durability: It must not spoil or decay. - Divisibility: You must be able to pay large and small amounts. - Portability: It must be easy to transfer, even over long distances. - Resistance to counterfeiting (verifiability): It must be easy to tell whether it is genuine. - …
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