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Start in the plaza
People have goods and wants, but the wants do not line up. Trade stalls.
Block 02 · 12 min
History of Money
The flagship EDK lesson. Start in a market plaza, get stuck in barter, discover saleable goods, and compare commodity money, fiat, and Bitcoin.
Learning Bitcoin Foundation
My First Bitcoin
EDK
Lesson path
Short, guided, and hard to get lost in.
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Discover money
A commonly accepted good becomes useful even when someone does not personally want it.
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Evolve the system
Commodity money improves trade, receipts improve portability, fiat adds institutional trust, and Bitcoin introduces digital scarcity.
Moneyopoly: Barter Market
Start with mangoes, cows, water, and shelter. Try to survive 12 rounds with direct barter only while floods, droughts, pests, and spoilage change the market.
Launch the gameWhat blocks the trade?
Joseph has bananas and wants coconut. Yael has coconut but wants mango. Tammy has mango but wants papaya. What is the core problem?
Market insight
After playing Moneyopoly, what changed when one good became widely accepted?
Run this with a group.
Assign learners as market characters. Run failed barter first. Only introduce “money” after the group feels the friction.
Open Host modeContinue the path.
Keep momentum. The app should always make the next step obvious.
Next: Fiat & Inflation