stackyFACTSLong before central banks, farmers were flexing their wheat portfolios. Wealth in ancient Egypt was stored in massive state-run grain silos. Instead of hauling barley around to buy goods, citizens just traded written withdrawal receipts, essentially creating the world's first functioning paper banking system.
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