An independent site devoted to the Kinesis monetary system
Quick overview: why Sound Money Matters There are volumes of work out there on Sound Money. Rather than rehashing work that’s been done before, I’d just like to start with a historical quote, and a table to illustrate the problem: A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until … Read More “Sound Money” »
Nope. Fine, but why? Let’s start with banking as it used to be Over a century ago, before the Fed, before FDR, and before all the monetary shenanigans, this was money: We made it through the industrial revolution without all this debt nonsense, and we did so in a way where costs were constant for … Read More “Is Kinesis just a paper promise, like SLV or GLD?” »
This whole site is about Kinesis, but this is designed to be a much shorter introduction for a more traditional audience. The Financial Status Quo As of 2021, cash is involved in only 11% of transactions in the US. This year 21% of purchases are expected to take place online, and that’s expected to reach … Read More “What is Kinesis, Anyway? A Primer” »
This is not my redemption experience (I’m keeping my KAG in Kinesis), but user TrustingHorse shared his redemption experience in this thread on Reddit this week. The summary: Fees: .45% (~$20) + $100 + $125 shipping. = ~$250 Calls to his local dealer indicated a $6 premium – $1,200 versus the $250 Kinesis charged. Premium … Read More “Kinesis Redemption Experience from Reddit” »
I’ve mentioned Sound Money a few times, and it’s one of the reasons I’m such a big supporter of Kinesis. But I’m not sure I’ve ever defined it. Money Basics In my first college economics class, we learned money has three roles: medium of exchange store of value unit of account The currencies we use … Read More “What is Sound Money, Anyway?” »
So Terra, a stablecoin, just did this: And now we’re seeing fluctuations in Tether. In a year when… BTC is down 38% Nasdaq is down 28% The S&P is down nearly 20% Inflation is reportedly at 8.5% in the US, but calculating the CPI as it was done in the 1980’s comes up with a … Read More “How about a stable-coin backed by hard assets?” »
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” »
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?” »
