Gold Token primer for a non-technical audidnce consisting of 12 pages of U.S. history, technology impact, banking scenarios, the Gold Token paper, current U.S. legislation, regional monetary effects and BRICS comparison.
The gold token platform is a supplementary payment platform which can offset the cost of a precious metals depository, influence regional economic activity and serve as an emergency payment system in the event of a Federal Reserve/ACH mishap.
1837 History Repeating - 2025
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis triggered by speculative lending, collapsing land prices, and President Jackson’s dismantling of the Second Bank

Why? Transaction Costs
The essence of transaction costs and the impact on institutional structure

Intrinsic vs Token
Intrinsic cryptocoin versus a token

Impedance Match - 2024
ParasocialPower Distribution law was part of LongTail theory in the early days of the Internet and my own Cultural Diffusion. “Parasocial relationships” are a modern transmutation of Power Law. The perils of P. Diddy are a present-day paradigm of the pitfalls of Parasocialism. What Is a Parasocial Relationship?Parasocial relationshipsbrowardbroward

Borrow Short, Lend Long
Most bankers know this concept but perhaps y’all State legislators not so much... Maturity Mismatch: “Banks and other financial institutions often borrow money which... involves short-term liabilities (like checking accounts or overnight loans). They then use these funds to make longer-term loans to individuals and businesses, such as mortgages, auto

Land Title + Pawnshop
The Gold Token system is somewhat a hybrid of a county land title registry and a pawnshop

Stability
Institutional stability is more important than buying Bitcoin

Gold Token Paper Ver 8
Proposal for a State Token Platform (STP) backed by a State-regulated depository

South Bloc
Regional legislative synergy

Token Roadmap - 2025
A State Crypto legislative roadmap crowdsourced from fifty States.

State Legislatures 2025, Alt-Payment
Sixteen alt-payment bills for 2025 session.

States vs BRICS
Comparison of upcoming BRICS system versus my Gold Token / SXS design

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