debasement
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“Central banks are buying gold on infrastructure that already exists; institutions are buying bitcoin on infrastructure still being built—the same debasement logic, two different stages.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
OK, time to pivot from the slow debasement of public service to a public-service announcement from my colleagues about what to read and listen to if you’re looking for a distraction:
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their bull case would see that marginal cost expand to 2 times due to currency debasement and capital flow into hard assets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bitcoin stirred to life last week as a bond rout revived talk of the debasement trade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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