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a regular look at the hottest, most controversial and thought-provoking events in the world of digital currency through the eyes of skepticism and wonder. Your host … John Law.

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How many currencies are there? That’s an unanswerable question. If you define currency as nation-state backed traditional notes-and-coins currency, then there are around 170, lightly fewer than the 190-odd countries in the world. If you mean tokens of value, then who knows – you can count anything from Costa Coffee loyalty card stamps to gambling chips.

As for cryptocurrencies: last time anyone counted, there were 140 or so. By the time you read this, they’ll probably be on a par with the fiat brigade. And, ifmarketing outfit Humint’s plans come to fruition, there could be thousands.

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