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Bitcoin’s 100‑million‑fold price increase represents a 10.41 % monthly de‑valuation of the dollar – a form of super‑inflation.
  • In 2009 Bitcoin traded at 0.1 ¢ per dollar; today it is around $100 k, a 100 million‑fold rise.
  • Compounded over 16 years this equals roughly a 10.41 % monthly de‑valuation of the dollar versus Bitcoin.
  • Balaji calls this “super‑inflation” and argues it is already happening, not a future scenario.
  • The phenomenon shows how fiat money can lose value dramatically while a scarce digital asset appreciates.
  • Investors and savers should view Bitcoin as a hedge against this ongoing de‑valuation.
Balaji SrinivasanThe Peter McCormack Show00:08:45

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Bitcoin was 0.1 cent per dollar in 2009, now $100,000, 100 millionx devaluation, 10.41% monthly. Balaji Srinivasan
Superinflation is already here, it's called Bitcoinization. Balaji Srinivasan

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