A halfpenny token issued by the Parys Mining Company of Anglesey in 1788. The hooded druid design was used for many years and was the first of hundreds of token designs.
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A Welsh mining company was the first to issue tokens to workers as an alternative form of payment.
A worker from Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies on El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small shop that accepts bitcoins, in Tamanique, El Salvador, June 9, 2021.
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An expert in the field of cryptocurrencies answers the question: Is crypto really here to stay or is it just a fad?
U.S. corporate boards still lack women.
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More women on corporate boards means more opportunities for women, and better performances by businesses.
Cryptocurrencies even have their own investment companies.
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Bitcoin and other digital currencies have been running wild in recent years, soaring and then plunging in value. A few stories from The Conversation’s archive offer a glimpse into their world.
What’s this digital token good for, anyway?
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Tokens, the next stage in the development of blockchain technologies, can help expand blockchains’ uses beyond simply exchanging money.
Blockchain technology, in which real-world assets are symbolically represented by digital objects, harks back to medieval times when helmets, swords, and other items represented land and other valuables.
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Blockchain is a hot, innovative technology
— with roots in medieval treasuries.