Money in a Nutshell

Money isn't just for economists and investors—it's a technology that affects every aspect of your life. Understanding why we need money gives you the power to make better financial decisions in an economy that seems rigged against regular people.

Venezuelan refugees selling wallets made from worthless bolivar banknotes reveal a harsh truth: not all money is created equal. Understanding what makes good money isn't academic theory — it's the difference between preserving your wealth and watching it disappear.

August 15, 1971. You've never heard this date, yet it changed your financial future more than any other day in modern history. That Sunday evening, a "temporary" decision was made that's still stealing your purchasing power 53 years later. Most people have no idea what happened or why their money works so differently than their grandparents' did.

Every crisis justifies more money printing. Every monetary expansion widens the wealth gap. From housing affordability to eroded savings, discover the hidden mathematics of how broken money systematically transfers wealth — and why these costs accelerate with each emergency intervention.

Why does Bitcoin fix our broken monetary system? Because it returns scarcity to the realm of physics rather than politics, enables a truly voluntary monetary standard, and creates a universal language of value accessible to everyone. The solution to technological problems requires a technological approach.