Seigniorage is a concept rarely understood by those caught up in the hype of cryptocurrencies, yet it’s crucial for grasping the true potential value of any digital asset. Seigniorage is the profit made from issuing currency. It is the difference between the face value and the cost to produce it. In the physical world, governments […]
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Alice: Deflationary Compounding and the Third Way to UBI
In December of 2022, the price of a small experimental token named Alice (AIus) was $0.001. Today, it’s $0.00426. That might not seem like much, fractions of a cent, but over two and a half years, it represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 79.55%. More importantly, it represents a new way of thinking […]