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>In another meaning, currency is a thing that is traded and has an expectation of growing value over time. What? A painting is currency? A house is currency? N

• Communitivity 5y ago
  If used as such, yes they are. In other cultures things such as beads, neck rings, shells have all been used as currency. In modern times diamonds are used as currency, and in some illicit circles so are paintings or other artwork.
  • prepend 5y ago
    No, not really. Paintings aren’t used as currency, they are used as assets or stores of value. Similarly, diamonds are pretty rarely used to actually transact and are rather just asset stores. It goes cash->diamond->cash; not cash->diamond->something else. Anything can be traded or bartered that doesn’t make it currency. Some cultures used beads and shells and stuff but don’t any more. That doesn’t make beads currency.