WASHINGTON – Don't count coins and paper money out just yet. While the advent of cryptocurrencies and other forms of electronic money – on top of the pervasiveness of credit card swiping and ...

One 2003 study estimated that moving from a wholly paper-based network to a completely electronic one could save an economy 1 percent of its annual GDP (a $150 billion sum for the United States ...

Over three centuries ago on this day, Massachusetts printed America's first paper money. Before creating bills, Americans used Pine Tree Shillings and other coins as their currency. After the ...

The first scientific study of 18th-century paper money printed by Benjamin Franklin reveals that the inventor developed innovations that paved the way for modern currencies. Close.