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Life 2.0: The Most Powerful Currency

March 30, 2016

Do you know the most powerful currency in the world? Well, it is not what you think – it’s not US Dollars (USD).

But if you had enough USD in your bank, you could buy anything you want. That’s what the purpose of currency is, right? Yeah, that way it is USD but I am talking metaphorically here.

“Meta …what?”, You would probably say with a confused look.

Currency gives you an option to exchange it for whatever you want. So the most stable, sought after, and accepted way of exchanging wealth should be the most powerful currency. Isn’t it?

But the world is changing fast. Today we’re turning to a new economy where the most powerful currencies isn’t money. Not anymore.

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