The Cantillon Effect — why the money printer doesn’t make you rich
When central banks print money, it doesn’t reach everyone equally.
Banks, funds, and corporations get it first.
They buy assets before prices go up.
You? You get the same dollars — after the inflation.
Same salary. Lower purchasing power.
This is the Cantillon Effect:
The closer you are to the source of new money, the richer you become.
The farther you are — the more you lose without noticing.
Crypto flips this script.
There’s no “printer proximity.”
You’re either early in the trend — or watching it from the sidelines.