2026-03-06 at

BNM : metaphysics of money

2025 Working paper by BNM on Syariah ontology of modern money, and relevance to CBDC 

https://www.bnm.gov.my/documents/20124/826852/ahmad-et-al-2025-wp325.pdf

Here, BNM appears to take an EITHER-OR stance on the ontology of money : 

  • - either it's a COMMODITY, with intrinsic value, 
  • - or it's a DEBT INSTRUMENT, merely a double-entry item.

** THIS IS INCREDIBLY NAIVE **

In modern monetary use, each transaction is a CONTRACT between THREE parties.

  • 1. The ISSUER of money, a.k.a. bank, controls its BASE SUPPLY
  • 2 & 3. OTHERS who use money, are counterparty to 1, and needs 1. to be sane

I skimmed the paper, and may go back for a deeper read later.

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