How flowers did NOT become the prototype of cryptocurrency
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Apr 4
1636, the Netherlands. The highest per capita income. The better people live, the more of the economy is focused on luxury goods. And as we know, in terms of luxury there is no limit to human imagination.
And then someone, having acquired the most expensive mansion, handmade furniture, and incredibly beautiful dishes, decided to turn his attention to tulip bulbs. The fact is that some varieties of tulips are subject to mutation: they have an unusual color and shape. To possess such a flower was considered a sign of the finest taste, and, of course, wealth.
And then the prices for mutated tulip bulbs skyrocketed. Some copies could be eas
