Broken Money

Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better

De: Lyn Alden

Narrado por: Guy Swann

Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.

The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications. From shells to gold, from papyrus bills of exchange to central banks, and from the invention of the telegraph to the creation of Bitcoin, Lyn Alden walks the listener through the emergence of new technologies that have shaped what we use as money over the ages. And beyond that, Alden explores the concept of what money is at its very foundation to give the listener a framework to analyze and compare different types of monetary technologies and monetary theories.

The book also takes a distinctively human look at how money impacts the lives of real people, and how new monetary technologies shape the power structures within society.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Lyn Alden (P)2023 Lyn Alden

Absolutely incredible. A must read.

I’m a huge fan of Lyn, but this book still absolutely blew away my expectations. Absolutely incredible. There are no wasted words. It is extremely clear and yet provides just enough detail to help you understand complex topics. A must read.

Brilliant yet easy to understand

Relentlessly fair to all sides yet uncompromising in her conclusions, Lynn Alden has created the most comprehensive yet accessible guide to why we are at our present monetary moment, and where we can go from here.

Broken Money

The evolution of money and monetary system with obsessively researched history and facts. Money has to be understood very well if you want to thrive in today’s time. Thanks for this book!

If you care about the future of you and your family, read this book

Do yourself a favor and read this book. Read it now. It might be too late soon

Overviews

I couldn’t grasp the bitcoin part other than that fair view about dollar and overall financial markets in all aspects easy to grasp

Every bitcoin sceptic should read this book

You have dismissed bitcoin so far? You think it is stupid and worthless? Fine. Prove yourself you are correct and read this.

Great

Provides an intelligent perspective on Macro economics and the 201 on Bitcoin and Bitcoin related issues

Great Quality Read (Listen)

A very good breakdown of currency itself, it’s origin, and purpose. This book is mainly about bitcoin but you don’t hear anything about bitcoin until about 5 hours in. Parts of the book can be very intricate. Most of the detailed inner working explanations of bitcoin went over my head. However, there is a lot to be learned about how bitcoin can be used for more than just paying for something. I definitely recommend this read!

Education of biblical proportions

This book will be cited for decades, possibly centuries. The insights that Lyn bring in this book will change the way you operate in this world.

Insightful book

i consider myself a history buff and I learned a lot about the history of money. The author was very good about showing both sides of a debate in most cases. That said, the book was a bit too long.