Quote Originally Posted by mathguy View Post
The bottom line is really that you can't have a non-centralized, privatized, currency.

You need government endorsement & a controlled centralized banking authority that monitors interest rates, printing of new currency, recycling/destroying old currency, and so on....
Your post reminds me of all the stories of the Mark being burned for heat and similar hyperinflation tales during the Weimar Republic.

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/ban...nflation-1923/

Too many HUGE conflicts of interest when it comes to the private sector controlling monetary policy!