The story of money is ultimately the story of power, control, and freedom. In this comprehensive unit study, students will explore how Bitcoin represents the most significant monetary innovation since the abandonment of the gold standard—challenging centuries-old systems of centralized financial control through mathematical proof rather than political promises.
Through this curriculum, you’ll discover:
- how traditional monetary systems operate through coordinated manipulation by central banks, as demonstrated by historic agreements like the Plaza Accord that deliberately crashed the dollar by 50% in mere months
- why the current debt-based system has created mathematical constraints that prevent the United States from raising interest rates without an economic catastrophe
- how Bitcoin’s revolutionary design removes the levers of monetary manipulation through game theory, creating the first truly neutral global money
- why stablecoins are secretly recreating petrodollar mechanics in digital form, extending dollar dominance into the cryptocurrency age while most users remain unaware
- why individual participation through self-custody and education ultimately determines whether Bitcoin fulfills its promise of financial sovereignty
- Master the intersection of monetary history, cutting-edge technology, and economic theory while developing critical thinking skills about the most important financial transformation of our lifetime.
