https://sn.1w6.org/file/clacke-20170822T065915-62n7u5l.html

The state of my #ssb is messed up. I can read but not post. :-(

Probably I can reset it by dumping everything but the keys. Until then I'll post a reply here:

https://viewer.scuttlebot.io/%25fdt%2F4ZchkJjWwhF2ETihpBoO%2BVJxwTugBPPN4KrHSUw%3D.sha256

> *Theories of the origin of money*

> There are quite a few different theories!

> https://elaineou.com/2016/12/31/theories-on-the-origins-of-money/

> Personally, I think the State theory of money needs to get more airtime.

Sounds like they're all true to me. Money is unlikely to have emerged once.

The System of the World[0] presents the original UK currency and Mexican Silver Dollars as mainly or purely Marginal-Utility-Metallism and money in southern France as mainly Chartered-Credit/Debt. The USD world reserve currency today seems to me mainly to be Regression Metallism, and the HKD is State-Chartered and Trust-Minimization-Metallism, Chartered-Credit/Debt, as well as Information.

Cryptocurrencies are pretty extreme on Regression-Metallism and Information.

Would be great to hear someone who knows stuff about stuff comment on this.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_System_of_the_World_%28novel%29