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- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.
- Macro & money · · 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.