Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Huang writes about Bitcoin and its wider impact on society. Salvadoran Roxana Reyes works as a cashier in a warehouse that ...

As society’s structure and organization became more complex over time, the need for an evolving monetary system arose from the limitations of barter. Barter is not suitable as a means to exchange ...

It is conceivable that by 2050 Bitcoin could be used to settle 10% of the globe’s international trade and 5% of the world’s domestic trade. This scenario would result in central banks holding 2.5% of ...