A primary source
An original public post, recording, transcript, or publication—not merely a later retelling.
Office of the Historian
About the Hall
An institution dedicated to the identification, preservation, and cataloguing of recorded invocations throughout the public record.
Institutional charter
Preservation of the public record.
The Hall of Magic Internet Money documents notable public uses of a phrase that has moved through technology, politics, finance, and popular culture.
The collection distinguishes documented language from inference, affiliation, and endorsement. Each accepted artifact is presented with its source, attribution, and historical context. The object remains the object; the record remains the record.
Research standards
What admission to the record requires
Independent preservation
An archival capture that keeps provenance separate from the Hall's own presentation layer.
Responsible attribution
A documented link between the source and speaker, with uncertainty retained when evidence is incomplete.
No implied endorsement
Use of the phrase never becomes evidence of support for a token, project, or organization.
Office of the Historian
The record is a collective recovery project.
Researchers, contributors, and careful internet archivists make the collection possible. The submission process preserves contributor credit without turning unverified discoveries into published artifacts.
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