A HISTORY OF MONEY

In ancient times, with barter near,

Goods exchanged, as needs drew near.

Grains for tools, a cow for cloth,

Value felt, in honest troth.

Then shiny shells and beads appeared,

As precious metals drew us near.

Gold and silver, weighed with care,

Coins minted, wealth laid bare.

Empires rose on markets’ might,

Trade routes thrived, both day and night.

Yet kings would decree, their whims to sway,

Debasing coins to have their way.

Paper notes, a wonder unveiled,

Promises of value, trust regaled.

But banks and states, with pow’rs conferred,

Tinkered with worth, as rulers preferred.

Inflation crept, and trust decayed,

The value we held, often betrayed.

As governments printed, the worth seemed thin,

Devalued riches, a battle to win.

Yet still, the hunger for something new,

A shift awaited, untried, untrue.

Then 2009, a spark ignites,

Bitcoin rises, breaking old heights.

A digital form, with freedom claimed,

Decentralized wealth, forever famed.

From barter's roots to Bitcoin's glow,

Evolving forms of the value we know.

Through time, it weaves a story plain,

The journey of money—progressive gain.

A lesson learned from what's been done,

In the dance of value, we continue to run.

*** The End ***

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