Most Kinesis are familiar with the way yields are mapped out. (If you’re not, the short summary is that there’s a 0.22% – 0.45% fee for purchases/transfers, and that fee goes into the master fee pool, and each month that is distributed to participants in the system.) Today that changed: it was announced in today’s … Read More “Kinesis Introduces Velocity Yield” »
Year: 2021
Kinesis KAU is backed 1:1 with gold, and offers a yield that so far is about 3% annually.
Today Kinesis sent out the first holder’s yield payments. For the first time in history physical gold and silver produce a yield. Let’s define what we’re talking about What is Kinesis? Kinesis is an asset backed digital currency. Kinesis has two components: Vaulted precious metals storage. Allocated, audited, insured, deliverable, and stored in 8 countries … Read More “I’m getting paid to store my gold and silver with Kinesis” »
We now live in a negative yielding world – the official inflation rate is over five percent, but the unofficial rate (calculated as the CPI was calculated in 1980) is over twelve percent. Ten-year Treasuries are yielding 1.35% percent, guaranteeing purchasers a minimum 4% loss of purchasing power every year. Using the Treasury’s official numbers, … Read More “Sound Money You Can Use Today” »
I should start with a disclaimer here: this article is based on my experience and opinions, this is not investing advice, and I am not compensated by anyone I mention in this article. I am a huge fan of Kinesis and I own some KVTs so I have a tiny financial interest in that platform, … Read More “The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Precious Metals” »
I just received my first yield from Kinesis – my Minter’s Yield: It’s not a ton, but considering I only started minting coins in April, 0.65 grams of gold and 0.9 ounces of silver (worth around $62) today seems like a nice payout. What is this all about? Kinesis is a project to create sound … Read More “Kinesis Yields are Now Live” »
People are talking about inflation again You’ve probably seen an image like this one posted on social media. Talk of inflation is more and more common of late. As I write this (June, 2021): The CPI is reported as 4.2%, but 10 year Treasuries are yielding 1.528%. According to official measures, if you purchase Treasuries … Read More “Why Gold and Silver tokens?” »
Kinesis.money, as I see it, is about sound money in the 21st Century. This has to be more than just physical metal. Wanna buy my car? Let’s start with a simple example. The average price for a used car in 2020 was around $22,000. So let’s pretend you are looking to buy a used car, … Read More “Why bother with the blockchain over physical gold/silver?” »