The minority rule demonstrates how an intransigent small group can control the behavior of a large majority due to an asymmetry in compromise willingness.
100% of imported meat in the US is halal, exemplifying how a minority’s dietary restrictions can influence entire industries due to logistical and economic factors.
In complex systems, the behavior of the whole is often unpredictable from the behavior of individual parts, as seen in collective preferences differing from individual ones.
A 3% minority opposing GMOs triggered a significant shift towards organic food, showcasing the minority rule’s impact on market trends.
In the crypto industry, a 20% minority of developers demanding crypto payments could potentially drive widespread adoption across the sector.
Gold can be used productively by offering interest on it, allowing it to be used in real businesses that generate returns, unlike simply holding it as a store of value.
Monetary Metals offers two products: leasing gold to companies with inventory or work in progress, and gold loans to companies that produce or earn gold.
Adding a 4% yield on gold to a diversified portfolio turbocharges risk-reward, making returns higher and risk lower, according to Monetary Metals’ research.
The universal human need for interest on savings is a trillion-dollar market that’s currently unutilized, with gold having a market cap of $20 trillion and an estimated 200,000 tons above ground.
Monetary Metals aims to create an entrepreneurial, bottom-up, market-based system for free money and credit, setting the first free market interest rate since 1913.
The gold standard is not necessary for gold to be productive and used as a medium of exchange, as it can still be used effectively regardless of monetary policy.
Gold’s network effect is still present globally, especially outside America, with 115 million gold-denominated accounts in Turkey for a population of 80 million.
Monetary Metals’ global customer base is split between 60% US and 40% rest of world, with Dubai offering the single biggest growth opportunity due to its high volume of gold activity.
Gold’s non-correlation with other assets, including measures of money supply and interest rates, makes it an ideal anchor or hedge in a portfolio.
Gold’s marginal utility does not decline with increasing quantity, as it is always recycled, making it a stable store of value and medium of exchange for billions worldwide.
The barbell strategy in gold investing, where one part is low-risk and the other is high-risk, is not available in other assets, making gold a unique opportunity.
Gold leasing offers 4% yield with 10% excess to ensure metal presence, using daily tracking through ERP systems, cameras, RFID technology, and a second layer of insurance.
Gold bonds offered by Monetary Metals are higher risk than leasing gold, but lower risk than buying equities in gold mining companies, which are on the far end of the risk-return spectrum.
Bitcoin’s price has a 0.51 correlation with global liquidity (M2 money supply), with a 90% increase in price for every 10% increase in global M2 growth.
Bitcoin exhibits a 3-month lagged response to changes in global liquidity, potentially setting up for a rally towards $170,000 by September.
Global liquidity expansion has accelerated, with a 64% increase in central bank rate cuts in the last 6 months, outpacing the 2020 pandemic response.
Bitcoin demonstrates an 8.95 sensitivity to changes in global M2 growth, explaining its extreme performance during liquidity expansions and contractions.
The current global money supply trends suggest Bitcoin could be poised for an aggressive rally, similar to historical patterns during periods of expanding liquidity.
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