Why do not all become rich when money is printed?

Have you seen how stocks soar after the Fed announces new stimulus, while your salary remains the same? This is not a coincidence.

Money does not reach everyone at the same time

When the central bank issues trillions, the first to receive them are banks and large funds. They immediately buy up assets — stocks, real estate, cryptocurrency. Prices rise. Then this money reaches the rest of the population through salaries and loans. But by that time, prices have already risen by 20-30%.

You are buying the same thing — but at a higher price. And your purchasing power is decreasing. Economists call this the Cantillon effect: those closer to the printer become richer, while those farther away lose, often without even noticing.

Cryptocurrency - the first place where the Cantillon effect weakens

In traditional markets, everything is transparent: central bank → banks → investors → ordinary people.

In crypto, it's different:

• No one can “print” bitcoin or ether at will.
• Information about new trends spreads through the internet - simultaneously for everyone
• Those who saw the potential of the token early win, those who are late pay their price.

There is no privileged access to the “printer.” There is only response speed.

Withdrawal

Cantillon was right 300 years ago. Money does not work evenly. But in crypto, the system has become fairer — if only because there is no central treasury that decides who gets the money first.