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Re:Is it a Ponzi? A framework for evaluating crypto projects by forum_ghost on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:19PM (#31673414)
Total above-ground stocks (end-2021): 205,238 tonnes.

81 tons out of 205,238 tonnes used per year...

rounding error.

Re:Is it a Ponzi? A framework for evaluating crypto projects by danuker on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @04:26PM (#31673518)
Indeed, not a lot of gold gets traded, compared to what is mined. People joke that the metal is dug out of the ground just to be buried back (in vaults).