Assets
Assets: properties, not prices
Each profile explains an asset through six lenses: value preservation, payment utility, investment character, security, privacy and control. The set is chosen for contrast; being listed says nothing about merit.
The six lenses
- Value preservationSupply rules, issuance, purchasing-power history.
- Payment utilityFees, speed, finality, acceptance.
- Investment characterVolatility, liquidity, drawdowns, market size.
- SecurityHow robust the network, issuer or contract is.
- PrivacyHow much it reveals about its users.
- ControlWho holds ultimate power in a conflict.
Crypto assets
Networks and tokens with their own rules for issuance and control.
BitcoinBTC
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EtherETH
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Tether USDtUSDT
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USD CoinUSDC
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EURCEURC
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DaiDAI
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MoneroXMR
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SolanaSOL
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CardanoADA
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Currencies
For context: money issued by central banks and commercial banks.
EuroEUR
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US dollarUSD
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Swiss francCHF
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Commodities
For context: gold, the oldest reference point for value.
GoldXAU
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Central bank digital currencies
For context: digital central bank money that is planned or being tested.
Digital euro
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