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September 16, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dogecoin
September 16, 2021
The Dog(e) That Needs An Owner

Whereas a Dogecoin trademark had initially seemed unnecessary, its developers soon faced big problems without one.

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September 8, 2021
ATM
September 8, 2021
How the ATM’s Twenty Dollar Bills Affect Us

The Atlanta Fed looked at how we spend our twenty dollar bills to see the ATM's impact on whether we use cash or debit or credit.

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August 19, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and income inequality
August 19, 2021
The Mystery of the Missing Coins

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August 11, 2021
Argentina's cryptocurrency preference
August 11, 2021
Why You Might Not Use Bitcoin at AMC

Spending bitcoin for your AMC movie theater ticket and a bucket of popcorn will be possible this year...but will you want to?

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July 13, 2021
Central bank digital currencies
July 13, 2021
What Central Banks Could Do To Our Cash

As more nations experiment with central bank digital currencies, we could see less cash, fewer banks, and maybe some unintended consequences.

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July 6, 2021
meaning of money
July 6, 2021
Where Money Is Not What We Expect It To Be

Asked about the meaning of money, we might be surprised to see a circular chunk of limestone compared to a U.S. dollar bill.

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May 17, 2021
federal gasoline tax
May 17, 2021
When Your Gas Tank Is Like Your Bank Account

It is possible that bank runs during the early 1930s can explain the gasoline shortages created by the Colonial Pipeline hacking.

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February 16, 2021
catalytic converter
February 16, 2021
Comparing a Meltdown, a Lockdown, and a Catalytic Converter

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January 27, 2021
new twenty dollar bill
January 27, 2021
The Special Side of a New Twenty Dollar Bill

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January 19, 2021
Argentina's cryptocurrency preference
January 19, 2021
A Bit of Bitcoin Geography

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June 19, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and income inequality
June 19, 2020
How the U.S. Mint and a Breath Mint Are Causing Coin Shortages

Hershey's Breath Saver mints and the U.S. Mint have both contributed to the coin shortages problems that the Federal Reserve is trying to solve.

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May 17, 2020
economic news roundup and cash transfers
May 17, 2020
When It’s Legal to Launder Our Money

Worried about contaminated currency, monetary officials have quarantined cash and limited its circulation during epidemics.

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