Magazine · Topic
Macro & money
Inflation, interest rates and money supply, and what they do to savings in euros, francs and bitcoin.
- · 13 min readHow Much Bitcoin in a Portfolio? The Correlation AnalysisBitcoin's correlation with stocks and gold since 2011, its falling volatility and what both mean for your bitcoin share of a portfolio. With the math.
- · 13 min readBitcoin vs. Real Estate: Which Protects Better Against Inflation?Bitcoin or real estate against inflation? Prices in DE, AT and CH since 2016, costs, mortgages, taxes and a worked example with €300’000.
- · 14 min readBitcoin as a Reserve Currency: How Realistic Is It?Bitcoin as a reserve currency: what central banks hold today, what bitcoin lacks for the role and what price parity with gold would mean. With IMF data.
- · 14 min readBRICS and Bitcoin: The New MultipolarityBRICS and bitcoin: why there is no BRICS currency, what CIPS, mBridge and local-currency trade achieve, and what Russia and China do with bitcoin.
- · 15 min readThe Cantillon Effect Explained Simply: Who Benefits from New MoneyThe Cantillon effect explained simply: who gets new money first, why wages and savings lag behind and what bitcoin changes about it. With figures.
- · 13 min readDigital Euro and Bitcoin: What CBDCs Mean for Your MoneyDigital euro and Bitcoin compared: where the law stands, holding limit, privacy, what CBDCs show worldwide and what it means for your savings.
- · 17 min readThe Fiat Money System Explained Simply: How Our Money Is CreatedThe fiat money system explained simply: who makes euros and francs, why the money supply always grows and what that means for your savings and for bitcoin.
- · 13 min readMoney Supply M1, M2, M3: And Why Bitcoin Is DifferentMoney supply M1, M2, M3 explained: what counts at the ECB, SNB and Fed, how much each level has grown since 1999 and why bitcoin's supply stays fixed.
- · 14 min readM2 Money Supply and the Bitcoin Price: What the Link Really ShowsM2 money supply and bitcoin: how closely does the price track it? Real data from the US, euro area and Switzerland since 2013, with a worked example.
- · 15 min readWhat Is Good Money? The Properties of Money ComparedThe properties of money compared: scarce, durable, divisible, portable, verifiable. How the euro, franc, gold and bitcoin score, with a table and figures.
- · 13 min readThe History of Hyperinflation: Weimar, Zimbabwe, VenezuelaHyperinflation in Weimar, Zimbabwe and Venezuela: what bread cost, why money collapses, who lost, who kept their wealth and what role bitcoin plays.
- · 15 min readPreserving Purchasing Power over 100 Years: Gold, Stocks, BitcoinWhat 100 dollars, francs and marks have lost since 1913, and how gold, stocks and bitcoin held purchasing power. With figures and an honest verdict.
- · 13 min readThe Austrian School and Bitcoin: What Menger, Mises and Hayek ExplainThe Austrian School and Bitcoin: what Menger, Mises and Hayek taught about sound money, interest and crises, where Bitcoin fits and where it doesn't.
- · 13 min readBitcoin and the Petrodollar: What Is Changing?Petrodollar and bitcoin: what was really agreed in 1974, why the "2024 expiry" was a myth, and where bitcoin fits in the oil trade and where it doesn't.
- · 13 min readNational Debt and Bitcoin: Why Bitcoin Benefits from the Debt BurdenNational debt and bitcoin: how high debt is in the US, DE, AT and CH, how states get rid of it and why that favours bitcoin. With figures.
- · 13 min readStagflation: How Bitcoin Fares in This ScenarioStagflation and bitcoin: what the 1970s teach about gold, stocks and bonds, what 2022 with −77% shows, and how you prepare as a holder.
- · 13 min readWhy Central Banks Are Adding to Their Gold ReservesWhy central banks have bought gold since 2010 and more than ever since 2022: Russia's frozen reserves, the biggest buyers, Bundesbank, SNB and bitcoin.
- · 13 min readInterest Rates, Central Banks and Bitcoin: What the Policy Rate Does to the PriceInterest rates and bitcoin: how the Fed, ECB and SNB move the price, phase by phase since 2020 with real data, and what rates mean for your savings.
- · 16 min readInflation and Loss of Purchasing Power: Why Saving No Longer PaysInflation and purchasing power in figures: what €100 and CHF 100 lost since 2000, why savings shrink in real terms and what bitcoin does differently.