Global Monetary Infrastructure Intelligence Engine — the platform itself. A macro-situational awareness system that monitors structural changes in the world's financial infrastructure across 14 jurisdictions.

GMIIE's analytical framework that separates analysis into five concentric layers: Structural Signals (Ring 1), Language Drift (Ring 2), Deployment Tracking (Ring 3), Fragility Mapping (Ring 4), and Fracture Detection (Ring 5). Each ring answers a different analytical question.

Narrative-Infrastructure Gap — GMIIE's signature composite metric. Measures the distance between what policymakers say about digital currency (narrative acceleration) and what's actually being deployed (infrastructure reality). Positive = rhetoric outpacing deployment. Negative = deployment outpacing rhetoric.

A 0.0–1.0 multiplier applied to raw ring scores before they influence downstream analysis. Computed from five factors: data density, source diversity, historical validation, recency decay, and analyst confirmation. Prevents low-quality data from inflating assessments.

The result of multiplying a raw ring score by its confidence weight. If Ring 2 has a raw score of 0.64 and a confidence weight of 0.68, the dampened score is 0.44. This is the score used in all composite calculations.

A quantitative data point from the financial system — interest rates, FX rates, stablecoin supply, settlement volumes, reserve ratios. These are hard numbers that form the foundation of the analysis.

A composite metric (0.0–1.0) computed from multiple structural signals for a given jurisdiction. Higher values indicate more financial stress. Based on rate differentials, volatility, and settlement irregularities.

The difference between interest rates in two jurisdictions. Large differentials (e.g., US 4.75% vs Japan 0.63% = 4.12%) can drive capital flows, carry trades, and settlement corridor stress.

The measurable change in how central bankers and regulators describe digital currency initiatives over time. Tracked via NLP analysis of speeches, publications, and official statements. Subtle word changes often telegraph policy shifts.

The rate of change in the emotional tone (positive/negative/neutral) of policy communications about digital currency. High tone velocity indicates rapid sentiment shift among policymakers.

When multiple jurisdictions simultaneously adopt the same new terminology (e.g., 'purpose-bound money' replacing 'programmable money' across SG, EU, UK within 14 days). Indicates behind-the-scenes coordination, typically through BIS or FSB working groups.

How quickly the language moves from exploratory ('studying CBDCs') to action-oriented ('preparing for digital currency infrastructure'). Faster maturity velocity suggests imminent policy moves.

The lifecycle position of a digital currency initiative: Concept → Pilot → Prototype → Live Testing → Production. GMIIE tracks each initiative's progression and computes deployment probability based on historical stage transition rates.

The measured distance between official statements about an initiative (Ring 2) and its actual deployment progress (Ring 3). A US Digital Dollar with 14 congressional bills but zero pilots has a rhetoric-reality gap of 0.52. China's e-CNY with 620M wallets but modest public communications has a gap of only 0.08.

A probability estimate (0.0–1.0) for whether an initiative will reach production within its stated timeline. Based on current stage, historical precedents, funding status, and political commitment indicators.

A composite measure (0.0–1.0) of how vulnerable a specific entity or network is to failure. Combines single-point-of-failure risk, centrality metrics, and cascade impact potential.

Single Point of Failure — an entity whose failure would cascade through the system with no alternative pathway. SWIFT scores 0.92 on SPOF risk because 11,500+ institutions depend on its messaging for cross-border settlement.

Measures how far and how fast a failure at one node would propagate through the financial infrastructure graph. Computed using betweenness centrality, degree centrality, and weighted edge propagation.

A graph metric measuring how often a node appears on the shortest path between other nodes. High betweenness = that node is a critical bridge. If it fails, connections are severed.

A geopolitical event that splits the global monetary system into competing segments. Sanctions, alternative payment corridors, bilateral CBDC agreements, and regional clearing blocs all create fracture lines.

A measure (−1.0 to +1.0) of whether an event brings the global financial system together (positive) or pushes it apart (negative). BRICS Pay launching at −0.35 means it's mildly fragmenting. AfCFTA digital clearing at +0.58 means regional integration.

The proportion of a jurisdiction's or region's cross-border settlement that relies on SWIFT messaging. A declining ratio indicates alternative corridors are gaining share — a key fracture indicator.

A modeled sequence of events where each step depends on the previous one occurring. Used in scenario analysis to estimate compound probabilities. Each node has a depth (how many steps from the trigger), a probability, and a magnitude.

GMIIE's forward-looking module that models hypothetical events ('What if SWIFT goes down for 72 hours?') and traces their cascading effects through the 5-ring architecture, computing impact scores at each stage.

The change in a prediction's probability or an impact score caused by a scenario event. Used to quantify 'how much does this matter' in numerical terms.

Net Societal Impact Composite — the master metric that weights all 12 impact scores by their direction-adjusted significance. Ranges from −1.0 (severe net harm) to +1.0 (strong net benefit). Near zero means impacts are balanced.

Measures whether digital currency deployment widens or narrows financial access for underserved populations. Higher = more inclusive.

Quantifies the degree to which digital monetary infrastructure enables state surveillance of financial transactions. Higher = worse for privacy.

Measures how vulnerable the infrastructure is to cascading failures based on concentration, redundancy, and system homogeneity. Higher = more fragile.

When multiple rings simultaneously signal anomalous values in the same jurisdiction, the system flags a potential pattern. Types include 'crisis precursor' (Rings 1+4+5 elevated), 'policy theater' (Ring 2 high, Ring 3 stalled), and 'silent rollout' (Ring 3 advancing, Ring 2 quiet).

A cross-ring pattern where rhetoric (Ring 2) accelerates while deployment (Ring 3) stalls. Indicates a jurisdiction is talking about digital currency more than building it. Example: US with 340% YoY increase in digital dollar references but zero pilot deployments.

The inverse of policy theater — deployment (Ring 3) advances while public communication (Ring 2) stays quiet. Indicates deliberate low-profile building. Example: Singapore's Project Orchid connecting 4 ASEAN CBDCs with minimal press coverage.

A pattern where Ring 1 (stress), Ring 4 (fragility), and Ring 5 (fractures) simultaneously elevate in the same jurisdiction. Correlates with historical pre-crisis conditions at 84% accuracy based on backtesting.

Human analyst assessment of an automated finding. Verdicts include: Confirmed, False Positive, Needs Context, Escalate, Modified. Analyst verdicts feed back into confidence normalization.

The process of computing confidence weights from five objective factors (data density, source diversity, historical validation, recency decay, analyst confirmation) using a weighted geometric mean. Ensures all scores reflect data quality.

Central Bank Digital Currency — a digital form of a country's sovereign currency, issued and controlled by the central bank. Unlike stablecoins (issued by private companies), CBDCs are government-backed legal tender.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication — the dominant messaging network for international bank-to-bank transfers. Used by 11,500+ institutions worldwide. GMIIE tracks it as the highest single-point-of-failure risk in global finance.

A BIS Innovation Hub project connecting 32 central banks for cross-border CBDC settlement. Uses a shared DLT platform to enable 8-second atomic settlement between participating currencies. A potential alternative to SWIFT for participating corridors.

Cross-Border Interbank Payment System — China's alternative to SWIFT for CNY-denominated cross-border payments. Processing $8.7T annually, it represents the largest non-SWIFT settlement channel.

A privately-issued digital token pegged to a fiat currency (usually USD). USDC ($52.8B) and USDT ($134.2B) are the largest. GMIIE monitors stablecoin supply as a structural signal and tracks regulatory frameworks around reserve requirements.

Distributed Ledger Technology — the broader category that includes blockchain. Used in CBDC platforms, tokenized deposit systems, and settlement networks like SIX Digital Exchange and mBridge.

Markets in Crypto-Assets — the EU's comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, including stablecoin reserve requirements, exchange licensing, and consumer protection rules. First unified crypto regulation globally.