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FIAT
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The dollar has lost 87% of its purchasing power[1] since 1971. Not by accident. That's the expected output of how the monetary system works. Nobody explained this to you. This guide does.

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87%[1]
Dollar purchasing power lost since 1971
+41%[2]
M2 money supply expansion in 25 months [VERIFY: current]
21M[3]
Bitcoin's hard cap, enforced by code
~55%[4]
Bitcoin CAGR over 10 years [VERIFY: current]
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SOURCES
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Inflation Calculator — bls.gov
  2. Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), M2 Money Stock (M2SL) — fred.stlouisfed.org [VERIFY: current]
  3. Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin Whitepaper (2008) — bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
  4. CoinGecko historical price data (BTC CAGR estimate, 10-year trailing) — coingecko.com [VERIFY: current]

Last updated 2026-04-14. Not financial advice. Do your own research.