published Dec 29, 2017 5:00:00 PM, by Brian Chappatta (Bloomberg) — Few bond traders around the world will raise a glass to toast U.S. Treasuries and the dollar this New Year’s Eve. Among the countries represented in the Bloomberg Barclays global sovereign-debt index, U.S. obligations had the worst 2017 total

When thinking of many, many people still imagine either a paper banknote with an easily recognizable historical figure on it or a metal coin. That is what money has been for thousands of years now and for the first time in its history, the way we pay is soon to be completely changed.