When you look into how economies work, the concept of circular flow of income and its elements is pretty fascinating. It gives insight into the movement of money and all the different parts of an economy whether it’s individuals, households, or government. A major benefit is that it helps countries get a grip on trade balances and manage foreign exchange inflows and outflows, which allows businesses to make smarter choices.
This leads me to my main point: it’s hard not to envision a future where Bitcoin acts as a complement to traditional currencies and banking systems, and that’s already in motion. In this scenario, banks might lose some of their centrality, and the government would likely give up a slice of its economic sway. If we combine this with consumer protection and price stability, we could start seeing a smoother circular flow of income.
So, in this context, Bitcoin definitely has the potential to enhance the circular flow of income.
Consider Bitcoin as a catalyst for improved income circulation
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f4lc0n2015Full Member
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#2Jan 23, 2017, 10:58 PM
Well Bitcoin stands on its own as an independent asset so the word tool makes it feel more like something that needs the government to survive but instead you can use the word alternative.
That said I believe Bitcoin has boosted the economy in different ways, like through the peer-to-peer system (P2P) for fast transactions. Its unique scarcity of 21 million and its decentralized nature all this helps us, the users, balance the scale of value to our freedom a value that even the government can't provide. Overall as the government continues to print more and more fiat currency just to solve short-term issues it often leads to high inflation whereby our money is worth less over time.So yeah I believe Bitcoin is whatever we the users says it is for that, I like to call it the better flow of Bitcoin value to an enthusiast. Thats all....
Circular flow is influenced by spending and production not just money movement
It would mean nothing much if Bitcoin just buy and not spend the Bitcoin.
This is like assuming that as time goes on that Batman will get less paranoid.
The world model is currently on Debt financing which Bitcoin currently can't circumvent.
You might expect that, but it just doesnt work that way in the real world. Governments dont simply give up control because a better ledger system comes along; they will actually fight hard to keep it. Bitcoin is not some kind of boost for the regular flow of money - it is more like a big shake-up that banks will either try to block or try to get their hands on.
Well, I strongly doubt that the governments will ever want to easily give up on their economic control. Despite Bitcoin's widespread adoption, taxes, salaries, loans and most of the daily payments still depend on the fiat system. So if you ask me, I think Bitcoin will exist alongside traditional finance instead of fully replacing it. Maybe there might be a future change of how things work I expect both systems to continue to coexist for a long time.
Bitcoin will certainly give a big boost to our income wheel or economy but this will not happen because everyone will kick away fiat currency or government money,, This will happen because in this fast paced world everyone will want to increase speed of their transaction. And Bitcoin is a weapon that offers no boundaries, costs less, and no one can stop it. So naturally everyone will be more inclined towards it.
In fact we are moving towards a future where government will create new laws to accommodate Bitcoin and stablecoin into their system
gwei_minerSenior Member
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#7Jan 27, 2017, 11:01 PM
Circular flow of income has to do with the buying and selling, production and distribution of goods and services and how money is used across them, however bitcoin is no different from a traditional currency, it does no more job than being money, for the medium of exchange. Bitcoin goes out and you get your products, so spending bitcoin is the only place circular flow of income comes in, but however the main difference bitcoin and traditional currency has is when it comes to the things is that it appreciates over time and hence is also a product if bought.
We don't have to study economics to understand the flow of money among people from rich to poor and then back to the rich. Because money has been moving like this since the beginning, and we have been reading about it since our early classes too. I came to know about the benefit of Eid that we Muslims celebrate, where we sacrifice animals, and I read in my early days that this is also a way for money to circulate into the poorest homes so the rich think about them, share with them, and they all grow together.
I have not explained it completely though, but whoever wants to know more can ask ChatGPT. But this is not only about Eid ul Adha, many events and special days we celebrate globally or locally are meant to help grow each other's businesses and support one another, which we can observe and learn from even without studying economics.
BTC is making things harder for banks, and that's why, bro, they are now adopting it in different ways after the ETF approvals so people don't completely leave them and they can keep their clients. Actually, their clients' money haha.
Without such things, Bitcoin market is a zero sum game so capital in Bitcoin market is already circular, it's just not perfect like natural circles such as water circle and there are capital inflow and outflow with different balancing skew towards either inflow or outflow during different period and phase of Bitcoin market. It's for macro vision of the market capital but if it is about individual capital, it's more circular.
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LoneRocketSenior Member
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#10Jan 29, 2017, 10:11 PM
We can say that the global economy has already begun to move towards a two-tiered monetary system where fiat is for everyday transactions and Bitcoin is for savings and international transfers (given that it is still difficult to use Bitcoin in everyday transactions) and this will reshape the circular flow of income in a way that the world has not seen before the existence of Bitcoin.
Even countries that have not regulated or accepted Bitcoin to this day will have to deal with it later because Bitcoin has become a reality and cannot be ignored. Bitcoin has become part of the global economy whether governments accept it or not.
Yeah, thats how it seems to be evolving. Many people already treat Bitcoin as savings while using fiat for daily spending. Even in things like bitcoin betting, BTC is just becoming a normal part of the digital economy.
quantumbearHero Member
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#12Jan 30, 2017, 09:29 PM
I get your point, but banks will not become less centralized. There is nothing that can make the bank to become less centralized.
Most people are holding their bitcoin because they see it as an investment than a currency. I do not know the reason you are talking about bitcoin, fiat and circular flow of income. Fiat, goods and services is what that most people will still use to talk about circular flow of income. Even if other money can be involved, I do not think it is what should be talked about because fiat still dominated what is used to buy goods and services.
Areas of economy flows that doesn't attributes to the benefits of the masses and how it can generate public revenues can't be addressed as economy flow especially one like the bitcoin that the government doesn't really create and regulated by the authorities.
The incitement of bitcoin propagating economy flows is on the insight that the government can invest on it and projects the income in the aspects that they'd used the revenue to proceed executions of public projects.
The truth is that the income or economy attributes of bitcoin is a one sided flow that's cited to be more benefit able on individuals whose bitcoin is in the custody.
I think that the future on this subject is very interesting because the use of bitcoin by the state governments and countries and individuals is in a growth period right now but also in a state of flux because things can change quick just look at the ever adapting bitcoin
HyperCipherFull Member
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#15Jan 31, 2017, 06:01 AM
That's the sort of "thinking" that makes many plebs like us give up easily from HODLing Bitcoin. They believe the technology is something that could give them some profit. I won't be a hypocrite, I also HODL Bitcoin as an investment, BUT that's not the main reason why I HODL.
I HODL because HODLing a decentralized, censorship-resistant cryptocurrency will make us self-sovereign. HODLing Bitcoin is also a HEDGE against the legacy financial system, a system that devalues people's fiat-money savings. That system will make every pleb like us POOR if we don't hedge against it.
It's not easy, never easy for people who have first experience with Bitcoin and this market, in earliest years of Bitcoin history and even in 2026 and future years. Because the market is volatile, just more or less in the past, the present and the future, that results in uncertainty, fear, panic in people's mind, hence affect their actions.
This Bitcoin is dead chart
https://newhedge.io/bitcoin/bitcoin-is-dead
This song "Not this time (The Bitcoin Obituaries Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hlN2nel5HI
Can show how hard to stay calm, confident and hold bitcoins over time and many chaos, especially the song reveals the fact better than the chart.
Not that easy op. World governments do not like sharing their vast power with the masses which is why they hoard as much of it as possible no matter the cost. BTC and other cryptocurrencies do the exact opposite of what they want to do in this context.
This is why they will never happily utilize them for a better circular flow of income.
The bigger the role of Bitcoin is in the circular flow of economy the better. Although the role of the government is vital in a way, the risk of it causing a dysfunctional flow is high. In my country, for example, the government is equal to partisan politics. It's the weakest link in the cycle. The economy is better off without it. Abuses, incompetence, extremely bad policies, laws that are so detached from reality, corruption, and so on are what the government brings.
What would otherwise be a smooth circular flow of capital, revenue, income, taxes, and so on is disrupted by the presence of the government. If the economy is using the Bitcoin standard--decentralized, transparent, with a fixed supply, ruled by codes, and so on--the rest of the flow would be smooth sailing.
lynx_rocketSenior Member
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#19Feb 2, 2017, 03:57 PM
I take Bitcoin as if everything fails in the future bitcoin won't, flow of income from Bitcoin is a lie, when you earn money every day or weekly is what you should call flow of income, and bitcoin investment is far from it.
To make money from Bitcoin you simply needs to be a holder, a long term holder, someone who don't have a job can't even survive this, there is no holding this month and walking away next month with thousands of dollars.
Working online and getting payed in Bitcoin is even different and better fit to what you are saying, but one needs to be very skilful to get such jobs online this days.
shard_minerSenior Member
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#20Feb 4, 2017, 12:25 AM
Having online skills also require one to spend money and time and apply patience, consistency and smart work to achieve. Else, one might just become stuck while considering investing in Bitcoin's sovereignty for better circular flow of income.
With Bitcoin investment, individuals have gained power to control the circular flow because they have the economic tools that's similar to what the traditional banks and CBN holds, and that's visible in the ability to hold and transact without intermidiaries, globally.