"The precursors of money, along with language, enabled early modern humans to solve problems of cooperation that other animals cannot \u2013 including problems of reciprocal altruism, kin altruism, and the mitigation of aggression. These precursors shared with non-fiat currencies very specific characteristics \u2013 they were not merely symbolic or decorative objects."\xa0\xa0- Nick Szabo\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message