Money & Banking

Interactive simulations revealing how modern money actually works. Explore money creation, fractional reserve banking, and discover why Bitcoin offers a fundamentally different approach.

"If new money always enters at specific points, who gets the advantage—and who pays the price?"

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How Money Is Created

Explore the two-layer money creation system. Watch central banks create base money and commercial banks multiply it through lending.

  • The Two-Layer Money Fountain
  • Fed Control Room Simulator
  • Trust Seesaw Demonstration
  • Interactive Policy Missions
Start Simulation
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Fractional Reserve Banking

Watch one $100 deposit multiply through the banking system. Understand the hidden risks that make your savings more fragile than you think.

  • Reserve Ratio Slider
  • Money Multiplication Chain
  • Bank Run Trigger
  • Real-World Case Study: SVB 2023
Start Simulation
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The Cantillon Effect

Who benefits when new money is printed? Watch $1 trillion flow through the economy and see who gets rich — and who pays the hidden tax.

  • Money Waterfall Visualization
  • Price Impact Ticker
  • Wealth Redistribution Demo
  • Bitcoin's Fair Alternative
Explore the Effect
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Central Banking Explained

How does the Federal Reserve control the economy? Explore the Fed's toolkit with interactive sliders and see real-time effects on markets.

  • Fed Control Room Simulator
  • Interest Rate Effects
  • History of Fed Interventions
  • Rules vs. Rulers: Bitcoin
Enter the Fed
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The History of Money

From barter to Bitcoin: 10,000 years of monetary evolution. Each era reveals what money needs — and why every system before Bitcoin failed.

  • 7 Eras of Money
  • Failure Patterns & Lessons
  • Property Comparison Tags
  • Bitcoin as Culmination
Explore History
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