This Scottish mathematician bankrupted France in 1720.
— Grey (@jgreyfriend) July 31, 2025
He invented paper money & created the first central bank.
Printed money out of thin air.
And made the entire economy collapse overnight.
Here's how one man accidentally invented modern banking while stealing from French: pic.twitter.com/3cCLnb3S0K
Insightful
https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/2085728470668067125