Origins of Crypto: Currency Timeline

This course examines the historical evolution of money from early fiat experiments to the modern pure fiat system. It traces how governments, banks, and war shaped currency through repeated cycles of debasement, confiscation, and centralization, providing essential context for understanding modern financial systems and their limitations.

Attendees will learn to identify major monetary milestones, recognize recurring patterns of currency failure, and explain how political power and trust influence money.  The course equips learners to interpret historical monetary events in a way that informs modern financial analysis and forensic investigations.  Upon completion, attendees should be able to summarize the currency timeline, construct a coherent narrative linking money and cryptography, and present historically grounded explanations suitable for investigative reports, courtroom testimony, or professional education.