Option 4 contains a logical inconsistency, as it states that no one can afford it all, so one party buys it all.
just sayin'.
Since the actual thing you are actually posting about is different that the 'asteroid of gold' analogy you are using, I will refrain from further comment, as I don't know jack about EOS or cryptographic technology specifically.
Interesting analogy tho!
How is this inconsistent? If people have no money they cannot buy.
As I pointed out, at one place it says no one can afford it all, and subsequently therefore one party buys it all.
No one is not one.