While the relation is only tangential, it reminds me of the East India Company minting their own coin. Another powerful megacorp with a monopoly. https://en.m.

While the relation is only tangential, it reminds me of the East India Company minting their own coin. Another powerful megacorp with a monopoly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_British_India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_British_India