The True Intentions Behind a "Renaissance Billionaire" Dear Daily Prophecy Reader, The world is full of people angling to meet a generous billionaire, emerging out of the blue, to bail out their business, marry their daughters, or bankroll their dream. The demand for these providential fellows sadly exceeds the supply. But the difference is gladly made up by cogent conmen and crooks. They often go by two first names: George Frederick, Richard Joseph, and the like. I was recently lucky enough to meet a suave "billionaire" investor who claimed links to the fabulous Renaissance Fund that I described in Life After Google. A smoothly engaging and articulate chap in billionaire denim, he sought to join me and my brilliant "Man on the Margin" Mike Kendall in a massive program, resembling Renaissance's Long Island data center, to launch a new cryptocurrency. Perhaps it would be a new "Gilder" that overcame the flaws of bitcoin described in my last chapters. Hey, I thought it was a great idea. Unfortunately, all my daughters are happily married to non-billionaires, but this guy was ready to bankroll all my dreams for a new currency and new architecture for the internet. The Bitcoin Flaw As Kendall will explain, the bitcoin flaw cripples all the other cryptocurrencies. It is the monetarist error of Milton Friedman. It consists in targeting the money supply, and letting the price gyrate for speculators. The correct policy — tested by centuries under the gold standard — is to peg the currency to a monetary value, such as gold, and let the supply grow to meet the demand of entrepreneurs with profitable plans to use the money. In our campaign to save the world by correcting crypto, we were exultant to meet a Renaissance billionaire with bottomless pockets. Delaying our grand plans, however, were minor snags. For one thing, the guy had no money. And he was shortly arrested as a conman and fraud with many previous convictions. So much for the new "Gilder," linked to time-prices. |
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