10:00 reality check: US housing prices up 23% in the last 2 years. $80K could've bought 0.73 BTC in 2022, now it's 0.67. Cute. They print. You pay.
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Bitcoin education for people who want cleaner records, better self-custody habits, and fewer surprises when the fiat receipt shows up. Educational only; not financial, tax, or legal advice.
$1 in 1990 is $2.53 today. Cute. Dollar debasement is real. They print. You pay.
$108K BTC, 25% inflation. Cute.
$100K BTC awaits. Cute. They print. You pay.
$108K BTC vs 50 MMJ. Cute.
$100B lost to inflation since 2016. Cute. They print. You pay.
25% inflation over 10 years. Cute.
16:00 and housing affordability is collapsing: 35% YoY increase in median US home prices. Cute. $80K BTC would've bought 2 homes in 2020. They print. You pay.
Bitcoin transactions take 10 minutes. Fees can spike to $50.
So how does anyone buy a coffee?
Lightning. Bitcoin's second layer — settlement vs payment rails. Same Bitcoin, different job.
EP13 explains payment channels, routing, invoices, real use cases (zaps, remittances, AI micropayments), and the honest tradeoffs nobody mentions.
The rule that saves your stack: Lightning = spending. Cold storage = saving.
Watch:
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20 years ago, US real wages were roughly 43K. Today, they're around 48K, a 12% increase. Cute. $1,200 in 2006 is $1,800 today due to 50% inflation. Poof. They print. You pay.
10:00, IRS notice in hand. 24 hours to respond. 2018 saw 583,000 audits, 30% of which resulted in additional taxes owed. Verify notice, gather records, consider consulting a CPA. They print. You pay.
1971: a 4-year public college degree cost about 19 weeks of household work.
2026: about 70 weeks.
But measured in gold, college got cheaper. In BTC, cheaper still.
The college did not change. The yardstick did.
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Your parents could pay for college with a summer job
One price tag. One lesson. Every week.
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7:00 AM and your accountant is still using LIFO. Cute. 2017's $20K BTC now worth $90K. They're costing you 30% in gains. Free: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Exitvelocitybtc/bitcoin-tax-calculator. They print.