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Gold standard promises disciplined spending and stable prices. Governments abandon gold not because it constraints the economy but, because it can’t be printed. With advancement of technology, can we find a new path to honest, sound money?

Properties of Money enable it to be most useful! Money should hold certain properties that make it easy to exchange for goods and services and reduce transaction cost.

Money isn’t just paper or digital numbers—it serves three essential functions that keep economies running smoothly! Money makes transactions easy, makes comparing goods and services easy and holds value over time. Without money, trade and economic growth would be much harder! But the current financial system is hurting us with inflation and economic inequality.

Most people use the words currency and money interchangeably, but they’re not the same! Currencies can lose value due to inflation or bad economic policies, but money (like gold or other stable assets) retains value over time.

In a world of finite resources, printing more money doesn’t create more wealth—it just reshuffles who holds it. Currently it flows to those closest to printer from the rest of the population. There are paths to reverse this flow and redistribute to wealth the productive members of society instead of financial economy.

The primary export of USA is the Dollar – a currency they can create out of thin air. The rest of the world provides US with a lot of Products in exchange for this Currency. Higher Tariffs could mean less Demand for Goods. Less Demand could mean less need for US Dollar.

The European Commission’s new Savings and Investments Union aims to channel €10 trillion of EU citizens’ savings into “productive investments”.
While the initiative promises economic growth, it raises serious concerns about its potential impact on inflation, energy costs, and living standards.

EU has unveiled an ambitious plan to borrow additional €800 billion for defense over the next four years. This currency will most likely be created by ECB out of thin air and loaned to EU member states. There are big inflation risks associated with large-scale borrowing and spending initiatives. Like what we saw after the pandemic.

Have you ever considered the journey of an empire through the lens of its monetary system? Let’s explore how the rise, peak, and fall of civilizations align with their financial evolution.

Central Banks’ system is designed to funnel wealth to the elites. In 2024 there were approx 2.781 billonaires with a combined wealth estimated to be $14.2 trillion.
The poorest 52.5% of the global population collectively hold just $5.3 trillion.