How Money and Banking Work - And Why They're Broken Today

How Money and Banking Work - And Why They're Broken Today

April 28, 2024

Lyn Alden Media

In this 30-minute explainer video, Lyn Alden takes a step back through history and looks into the intricacies of money and banking.

Offering an answer to an overlooked but extremely important question: What is money?

This video takes core ideas from Lyn's recent book "Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better" and distills them into an easy to consume format.

Chapter Timestamps:
00:00 - Broken Money Intro
02:35 - What is Money?
07:08 - The Rise of Banking
12:45 - The Global Financial System
20:03 - Centralization & Abstraction
25:40 - Open-Source Money

Read Lyn's Book "Broken Money" here: https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money

More info & research: https://www.lynalden.com

Video produced by: https://www.tranches.com

Original: https://youtu.be/jk_HWmmwiAs

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