GoldCoin: Fusing Cryptocurrency and Reserve Policy

Greg (MicroGuy) Matthews
4 min readAug 8, 2023

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Improving GoldCoin: The Fusion of Cryptocurrency and Reserve Policy

Cryptocurrencies have transformed the financial landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for digital transactions and investments.

However, what if we could bridge the gap between the virtual and the tangible? Imagine a cryptocurrency that not only holds its value but is also backed by assets managed by a treasury.

GoldCoin can leverage a concept known as a Super Block (SB). This mechanism allows for the minting of a pool of coins into a single block. Over time, as market conditions permit, these coins can be converted into bonds, gold, stable coins, and real estate.

The treasury can also buy back currency during periods of market weakness, build credit, offer restricted stock, and attract institutional investment. This flexibility not only ensures the stability of the currency but also offers a new and powerful level of versatility. This approach has been highly successful in the case of XRP.

A Glint of Gold in Monetary Policy

The creation of a Goldcoin treasury introduces a new paradigm in terms of monetary policy. By adjusting the float of coins in circulation, GoldCoin ensures that the currency remains a convenient and practical method of payment. This echoes discussions that took place during the early days of Bitcoin’s release, where the importance of maintaining a stable value was underscored.

It is important that there be a limit in the amount of tokens/coins. But it is also important that this limit be adjustable to take account of how many people adopt the system. If the number of users changes with time, it will also be necessary to change the total amount of coins.

Addressing this question posed by Sepp Hasslberger, we acknowledge the necessity of a limit on the number of coins. However, unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, GoldCoin’s treasury would allow for dynamic adjustments to this limit, accommodating changes in user adoption. This ensures that the circulating supply of coins remains adaptable to evolving circumstances.

Satoshi Nakamoto: Monetary Supply Could be Adjusted

The absence of a central bank or federal reserve to manage the money supply has been a point of contention in the cryptocurrency space. Satoshi Nakamoto’s response to Sepp’s question highlights the challenge of software accurately reflecting real-world value.

That would have required a trusted party to determine the value, because I don’t know a way for software to know the real world value of things. If there was some clever way, or if we wanted to trust someone to actively manage the money supply to peg it to something, the rules could be programmed for that.

GoldCoin’s treasury approach works to leverage the power of the Super Block mechanism to create a currency reserve allowing for the precise control over the currency’s inflation, along with improved risk and financial management.

This reserve can also work to maintain liquidity, or solvency of the project: a project needs to have the funds available that will enable it to stay in business.

Elevating Market Capitalization with a Super Block

A notable advantage of the Super Block mechanism is its potential to significantly impact market capitalization.

As the execution of the SB occurs to fund the treasury, the market capitalization of GoldCoin will experience an immediate and substantial spike, without exposing the market to this newly created supply. The coins will be locked into a reserve and not diluting effective circulation.

The treasury not only enhances the attractiveness of the currency but also promotes market stability, benefitting both investors and users.

A Glimpse into the Future: Super Block Testing

Currently undergoing rigorous safety checks on Testnet 4, the Super Block code showcases promising results. This testing phase serves as a testament to GoldCoin’s commitment to delivering a secure and reliable mechanism for the conversion of coins into physical assets.

In conclusion, GoldCoin stands at the forefront of a new era in cryptocurrency. By seamlessly integrating physical gold reserves and creating a treasury through the Super Block mechanism, GoldCoin paves the way for a more stable, adaptable, and secure digital currency.

The fusion of blockchain technology and hard assets has the potential to reshape the financial landscape, offering users a new level of confidence and convenience in the world of digital transactions.

As the Super Block code advances through testing, the future of GoldCoin looks bright, promising a dynamic evolution as the project continues to innovate and leverage its brand.

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