📜 History lesson: the median currency lasts just 33 years ⏳
🧭 The Bank for International Settlements has published a database of 568 currencies from 1850 to 2026. Only 163 are still around, and the median lifespan is 33 years 📊
🔍 THE BIG PICTURE
✅ Lifespans vary a lot by region
✅ North America has the longest median, at about 57 years
✅ Europe, Asia, Africa and South America are closer to 28 to 34 years
✅ Some currencies lasted more than 150 years, while others ended within a few years
🧠 WHY THE NUMBER IS MISLEADING IF YOU STOP THERE
Currencies end for different reasons: hyperinflation, reforms and merging into currency unions are all counted. So a 33-year median does not mean any currency is about to disappear 🔄
🪙 WHY IT MATTERS TO CRYPTO
The story shows that money has changed many times in history. Today, $BTC and stablecoins are new experiments next to government currencies, and their long-term role is still being tested 🧪
🙋 Do you think money will look different in 20 years? Share below 👇
#Bitcoin #BIS #BinanceSquare
🧭 The Bank for International Settlements has published a database of 568 currencies from 1850 to 2026. Only 163 are still around, and the median lifespan is 33 years 📊
🔍 THE BIG PICTURE
✅ Lifespans vary a lot by region
✅ North America has the longest median, at about 57 years
✅ Europe, Asia, Africa and South America are closer to 28 to 34 years
✅ Some currencies lasted more than 150 years, while others ended within a few years
🧠 WHY THE NUMBER IS MISLEADING IF YOU STOP THERE
Currencies end for different reasons: hyperinflation, reforms and merging into currency unions are all counted. So a 33-year median does not mean any currency is about to disappear 🔄
🪙 WHY IT MATTERS TO CRYPTO
The story shows that money has changed many times in history. Today, $BTC and stablecoins are new experiments next to government currencies, and their long-term role is still being tested 🧪
🙋 Do you think money will look different in 20 years? Share below 👇
#Bitcoin #BIS #BinanceSquare
