The money problem
Three diseases of modern money
Fiat is printed without limit. Crypto makes scarcity pay only the first. Large players move the price at the expense of small ones. Pick a disease and test it with numbers.
Disease 1
Fiat: savings melt
Since 1971, when the dollar was unpegged from gold, no major currency has had physical backing. How much money circulates is decided by central banks and governments.
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Disease 2
Crypto: scarcity that pays the first
A hard cap removes the printing press, but the money stays the same while demand grows. Each next participant pays more and effectively funds those who came earlier.
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The first row is a simplified model: supply is fixed, price grows with demand. The second is computed by the WattCoin engine on demonstration parameters: circulation grows from 1 % of the cap.
Disease 3
Whales: the largest moves the price
- Crash by a large sale. The price drops, small holders sell in panic, the whale buys back cheaper.
- Pump and dump. The price is driven up by buying and news, then sold at the peak.
- Spoofing. Large orders are placed and pulled to fake demand.
The same $100M block:
Test it on two exchangesComparison
What money the economy needs
none — printed by state decision
fixed forever
the country’s yearly final energy consumption
debt
none
energy bonds + USDT, 100 % redemption
yes, but with inflation
no
yes — the cap grows with energy consumption
for those who get new money first
the largest
none — buy and sell returns no more than paid
no
no
each next coin sold is cheaper
depreciates
sharp swings
smooth, tied to the energy price