The Old Love for Gold – and Digital Distrust
Gold – the glitter of past millennia. Since the time of the pharaohs, the yellow metal has symbolised wealth, stability, and security. It's tangible, heavy, and somehow reassuring. No wonder many still look at digital alternatives with suspicion. "What has no body, has no value," they say. Especially Bitcoin or even Infinity-Economics? Just bubbles, critics claim. But perhaps we're looking through too nostalgic a lens.
Bitcoin: The First Step into Unknown Territory
Sure, Bitcoin is volatile. One day soaring, the next crashing. And indeed, its price is driven almost solely by supply and demand. But was gold ever different? Its price also fluctuates – often dramatically. The real difference lies in the story: gold has history, Bitcoin has... a white paper.
But this leads us to a far more interesting question: is history the same as substance? Or just a nice wrapper around an old myth?
What Actually Makes Something Valuable?
Value isn't primarily a matter of materiality, but of utility, function, and trust. Shells were once currency. Paper money became accepted only when states guaranteed its redemption. And gold? It's rarely used even in dentistry anymore. Its value lies more in the belief in its permanence than in function.
The New Substance: Native Blockchains
Unlike many coins, Infinity-Economics is not based on a token traded somewhere, but on a fully native blockchain. That means everything that creates value is contained within the system itself. No mining, no central control, no external dependencies. Value arises from functionality: a DAO, an integrated DEX, the native wallet, its own token system, SSI – all without intermediaries.
If that isn’t digital “goods,” then what is?
Gold as History vs. Blockchain as System
Gold lives from its past. Infinity-Economics thrives in the present. The blockchain works now, accessible to everyone, transparent, and free from banks or institutions. Sure, it doesn’t shine. But it does what gold never could: enable participation, globally and at any time.
So the real question isn’t: What is older? But: What is more functional?
Volatility Isn’t a Flaw – If the System Is Stable
Yes, Infinity-Economics also sees price swings – like anything that’s free. But true stability lies in the structure: no one can arbitrarily change the system. No central bank, no state, no greed. Inside the blockchain, there is order. And those who understand this order recognise its true value: freedom, fairness, function.
Infinity-Economics: Substance Through Independence
Infinity-Economics is not a get-rich-quick promise. It’s a tool. An infrastructure for a new kind of economy. With true digital ownership, decentralised control, and a system that works because it belongs to no one.
Perhaps this is the new definition of "value": What works, endures. What only shines, fades.
Conclusion: Shine Is Superficial. Function Endures.
Gold impresses. Bitcoin inspires. But Infinity-Economics works. And in a world full of promises, that may be the most valuable thing of all.