Investment Insights
by Group Investment Strategy

The Investment Institute's podcast | Ep. 1 - STONE

A million dollars that weighs four tons and doesn't need to be moved to change hands: this is how Moneta's journey begins, starting from the island of Yap and its extraordinary stone currency. A discovery of how money is born from a shared fiction, from a social pact more powerful than matter itself. From the rocks of the Pacific to Greek obols, because currency is first and foremost an idea capable of transforming the world.

The Investment Institute's podcast | Episode 2 - METAL

From Maltese tokens to Lydia, and on to Imperial China: the story of the birth of coinage and its symbolic power. Gold, silver, and bronze are valued not for the material itself, but for the trust they embody and the authority that mints them. A journey through rulers, empires, and propaganda, where metal becomes narrative, promise, and an instrument of power. A crucial turning point in the history of money.

The Investment Institute's podcast | Episode 3: PAPER

Money leaves behind metal and becomes paper: seemingly fragile, but immensely powerful in reality. From Tang dynasty China to Florentine bankers, through to Operation Bernhard, discover how value transforms into promise and trust. A journey through banknotes and bills, printing secrets and economic revolutions, to understand when money learned to "fly."

The Investment Institute's podcast | Episode 4: BIT

In the midst of the 2008 crisis, a mysterious author publishes a document destined to change everything: Bitcoin is born. The bit revolution—from the enigmatic figure of Satoshi Nakamoto, through exchange collapses, all the way to states experimenting with digital currencies. A journey through technology, power, and trust, to understand how money is transforming in the blockchain era.