Where did cash come from?
From ancient Lydia and Roman Britain to the founding of the Royal Mint and Decimalisation Day — the story of how Brits started using coins and banknotes.
Why Evangelicals Started Looking for 666 in Barcodes
Revelation 13 describes a mark, 666, branded on people so that no one can buy or sell without it. How did American evangelicals come to read that as a barcode,…
Where the $ symbol actually comes from
Why is the $ sign an S? What does 'dollar' even mean? In this video, I answer both of those questions, while also explaining what the British pound is a…
How payment networks control the definition of acceptable sex in videogames
We speak to adult industry researchers and Stripe alumni about Steam and Itch.io's NSFW content cull