Um, Civics: Gold or Crypto?
In this week’s Um Civics, Um, Sir Episode, Emily and Samie take a wild ride and turn a bro-y “crypto or gold?” question into a sassy civics crash course. From Hamilton’s first national bank to Nixon ending the gold standard, they trace America’s messy money history—then dive into Bitcoin, scams, Trump’s flop coin, and why money is basically just trust (and BS).
💡 Takeaway: Gold, crypto, or cash—it’s all made up, but civic knowledge is real.
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1783 Copper Washington, UNITY STATES MS BN – Some random site
The First Bank of the United States – Federal Reserve History
The Second Bank of the United States – Federal Reserve History
Nixon and the End of the Bretton Woods Systems, 1971- 1973 – Office of the U.S. Historian
Fort Knox Bullion Depository – United States Mint
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