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Tim Bouma
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Finished reading @Lyn Alden ‘s masterpiece #BrokenMoney. My two key takeaways:

1. Speed of transaction versus speed of settlement: Increasing mismatch has caused major imbalances,

combined with

2. Discretionary monetary rulesets that work in a local context eventually break down in a global context.

Together, these lead to ‘broken money’ sooner (like now) than later.
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a source familiar with the matter · 129w
Fractional reserve banking doesn't work in any context. Seee Bagehot's Lombard Street for example; fractional reserve banking was causing a crisis every 10-15 years just like it does now.