From Bretton Woods to Bitcoin

From Bretton Woods to Bitcoin Vladimir Putin recently declared that “the Bretton Woods system is dead”. The world needs an alternative, and Bitcoin appears to be an obvious choice. Imperial Currency Monetary hegemony rarely lasts more than 100 years. The Florentine florin, which reigned supreme in the fourteenth century, was eventually dethroned by the Portuguese real. Then came the Spanish real, the Dutch florin, the French livre, the British pound, and finally the dollar. Here is a great infographic tracing …